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Fire destroys Beaumont church

Fire crews remained on the scene during the morning hours of July 26 after a fire completely destroyed a Beaumont church. According to Beaumont Fire Department (BFD), the fire was reported about 10 p.m. July 25 at the Central City Baptist Church, located at the corner of Franklin St. and Avenue E.

Sour Lake PD reports scams

The Sour Lake Police Department reported it has received multiple reports of social media scams and issued a warning to teens and young adults. “It starts with a seemingly innocent social media account friend request or add,” the department warned.

Man brings gun to HHS office

July 26, at approximately 1:16 a.m., officers from the Port Arthur Police Department were dispatched to 4200 Jimmy Johnson Blvd., the Texas Health and Human Services Offices, in reference to a man with a gun who had pointed the gun at a person.

Hardin County Jail Report

The following information was released by the Hardin County Sheriff Office recently.

Gun trumps knife

The Beaumont Police Department (BPD) reported an aggravated robbery warrant against 63-year-old William Coleman, who was admitted to a local hospital for multiple gunshot wounds sustained when he allegedly committed an aggravated robbery on July 22 at the Everest Food Mart, 2810 Eastex Freeway.

Suspect arrested for 2005 Cleveland double murder

July 8, Shelley Susan Thompson-Lemoine, 41, of Freeport, was arrested for the 2005 deaths of Antonio and Luz Rodriguez in Cleveland, Texas. Thompson-Lemoine was taken into police custody at the parole office in Angleton by the Texas Rangers and detectives from the Cleveland Police Department.

Man sentenced to prison for fondling 11 year old

Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced July 22 that a jury found Percy Andrepont, 68, guilty of two counts of indecency with a child. Judge Raquel West sentenced Andrepont to serve 50 years in prison on each count after hearing punishment evidence from an additional victim.

Continues wildfires danger in Southeast Texas

Of the 254 counties in the state, 224 of them now have instituted burn bans, reported the  Texas A&M Forest Service on July 28.

Sex offender sought

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office secured a warrant for the arrest of convicted sex offender Robert James Perry on July 21, and is asking for the public’s help in bringing the fleeing felon to justice.

Treading the waters of disaster - before drowning in the unexpected

  Brit Featherston was enjoying a cup of coffee and the company of his new baby when a dreadful air took over the ambiance of his Lufkin-area home. Shortly thereafter, the whole place began to shake.