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AG investigates title protection company

Jan. 24, the Texas Attorneys General’s Office announced an investigation of Home Title Lock for potentially violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misleading consumers with deceptive statements concerning the prevalence of home title theft and the need for Home Title Lock’s services.

Silsbee PD arrests elderly man, others

The Silsbee Police Department reported an elderly man was arrested recently. Jan. 20, Norman Dean Land, 87, was arrested for criminal mischief, $2,500-$30,000, a state jail felony. Five others were also arrested on various charges recently. Jan.

Area man arrested in Tyler County

A Hardin County man was arrested recently by the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Bryan Weatherwood reported that John Hancock, 32, of Lumberton, was arrested for assault of family member and failure to identify with false information.

Individual with high bonds released in Hardin Co.

The Hardin County Jail Report, release by Sheriff Mark Davis, shows several individuals were leased for the Hardin County Jail with high bond amounts during the period of Jan.10 – Jan. 22. Jan.

Eight arrested by Lumberton PD

The Lumberton Police Department reported nine people were arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges recently. Jan. 22, Lonnie L. Crochet, 50, was arrested for assault (Class C); and William C. Luckey, 46, was arrested for assault of family member (third-degree felony). Jan.

Traffic stop results in drug arrests

An early morning traffic stop resulted in the arrest of two Beaumont residents, reported the Beaumont Police Department. Jan. 18, Keith Allen Fowler Jr., 30, and his passenger, Ty’Keyah Alliyanna Coleman, 23, were arrested when officers stopped them in the 1900 block of Nora.

Two citizens intervene in SPD officer assault

A Tyler County man was arrested after he assaulted a Silsbee Police Department (SPD) officer on Jan. 24 – thanks to bystanders stepping in.

Local man indicted in undercover sting

A Jefferson County grand jury indicted a Beaumont man on Jan. 18 for solicitation of prostitution, a state jail felony. Christopher Dontae Moore, 27, of Beaumont, was arrested Oct.

Port Arthur man indicted on multiple charges

In a three-month span, a Port Arthur man stole items and equipment from several stores – hitting the same establishments multiple times, police allege. Jan.

Man indicted for indecency with a child

A Port Neches man was indicted for indecency with a child, a second-degree felony, by a Jefferson County grand jury on Jan. 18. Adrian Lee Lakey, 44, remains in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility under a $250,000 bond. The probable cause affidavit for Lakey’s arrest states that, on Dec.