Crime

Two arrested in stoplight shooting

Beaumont police have arrested two suspects in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred July 16 in the 3000 block of Corley Street.According to the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) at approximately 5:26 p.m.

Mom’s boyfriend sentenced in infant’s ‘severe’ beating

July 21, a Beaumont man pleaded guilty to causing critical injuries to an infant under his care dating to December 2025. As a result, 28-year-old Howard Dewayne Walker Jr.

SETX Auto Task Force busts ‘too good to be true’ dealer

A JLG Lift listed for sale at $17,000, despite assigned valued at $48,5000, was described as “too good to be true” by the Southeast Texas Auto Task Force.

17-year old charged in shooting

A 17-year-old has been charged in connection with a shooting that left one person injured at a Beaumont apartment complex earlier this month.Beaumont police responded around 2:33 p.m.

Frisco furry sentenced for trafficking minor

Joseph Ray Robertson, 37, of Frisco, pleaded guilty to transportation of minors and was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Richard Schell on July 13. Schell also imposed lifetime supervised release on the defendant.

Man wanted for Beaumont shooting

July 10 at approximately 9:08 p.m., officers with the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) responded to a residence in the 1100 block of Porter Street in reference to a reported victim of a shooting.Upon arrival, officers located an adult victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Task Force take-down

July 10, at 1:25 p.m., Beaumont Police Department’s Special Assignment Unit, Narcotics Unit and the Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force were conducting an operation when they reportedly attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle near MLK and Florida Avenue.

Law enforcer arrested for DWI

July 10, following a wee-morning single-vehicle crash in Beaumont, Jefferson County Precinct 4 Chief Deputy Constable Jimmy Arnold Croley Jr., 53, was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Injury to a child lowlights Orange Co. arrests

A 35-year-old man was arrested June 28 for injury to a child, according to the Orange County jail report.Joseph Andrew Bowen, 35, was charged and booked into the Orange County Jail on June 28 for injury to a child. He was being held as of press time under a $150,000 bond.

Hardin County arrest report

Numerous arrests were made recently by law enforcement agencies in Hardin County, according to the jail report.