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Auto restorer prepares restitution amid new allegations

As a local classic car mechanic grinds through court appearances to hammer out a restitution deal to repay nearly $26,000, more Southeast Texans have complained about further alleged thefts of service. Kory Woodside, 42, of Beaumont, appeared Jan.

Alabama men arrested with meth and money

Jan. 17, at 11:01 a.m., Beaumont police officers working westbound on IH-10 near the 837-mile marker, stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation, uncovering a large amount of drugs and money in the process.

Two shot during break-in

The Newton Police Department is investigating a Jan. 11 shooting which left two people injured, reported KJAS.com. Police Chief Will Jackson said officers were called to a home at 1000 block of Martin Luther King Drive after 10 p.m.

Beware of online phone scams

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is urging Texans, especially older adults, to beware of both phone and online scams. In 2021, more than 6,700 Texans over age 60 reported losing more than $159 million to fraudsters, reported TDI.

Two area residents arrested in Tyler Co.

A Jefferson County man and a Hardin County woman were recently arrested by the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office. Marlon Riley Jr.

Man arrested for felony child sex crime

An area man was arrested on felony child sex charge, according to a Silsbee Police Department arrest report. Jan. 11, Christopher Scott Sundgren, 40, was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony.

Two people arrested in Vidor on drug charges

A Vidor couple was arrested Jan. 12 on multiple drug charges after the execution of a narcotics search and arrest warrant in the 700 block of Tram Road in Vidor, according to a press release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO).

Eviction ends in shooting of Newton police chief

A bulletproof vest prevented any serious or fatal injuries to an area police chief on Jan. 14. According to media reports, Newton Police Chief Will Jackson was shot twice in the back but his ballistic vest absorbed the impact of both bullets, and two people were taken into custody.

Taco Bell’s drive-thru dancer charged with DWI

A 57-year-old Port Arthur man’s dancing and “punching the air” in a Taco Bell drive thru last October ended with an arrest and DWI charge. Groves police received a call at about 11:40 p.m. on Oct.

Stolen car spray-painter charged

A Jefferson County grand jury charged a transient 34-year-old man with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after officers noticed a spray-painted Honda Civic traveling the wrong way on 4th Avenue in Port Arthur. According to a probable cause affidavit released Jan.