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Fugitive wanted regarding toddler's death

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Felony Fugitive Warrant Division is assisting the Port Arthur Police Department in the search for 24-year-old Port Arthur resident Jaylin Jevon Lewis – who is wanted in the death of a 3-year-old child.

BPD investigates Alabama Avenue homicide

At about 1 a.m. on Friday, June 24, Beaumont police responded to the 200 block of Alabama Avenue in reference to shots fired. When officers arrived, they located a gold Chevrolet Malibu parked in a vacant lot.

Duo indicted in love triangle murder

Marking two corners of an allegedly murderous, tri-county love triangle, two Southeast Texans in their 20s allegedly killed and hid the body of the man’s 16-year-old girlfriend March 26 .

Live music schedule for June 30-July 6

June 30-June 6 Blue Martini (Golden Nugget) Fri., July 1: Flashpoint Sat., July 2: Flashpoint Brick & Barley (Orange) Wed., July 6: Ryan Lee MC Bullfish (Orangefield) Fri., June 30: Blake Sticker Dylan’s (Port Arthur) Thurs., June 30: JP Primeaux Fri., July 1: Ryan Lee MC & Andrew McCabe Sat.

Concert photos: My People Tour at Ford Pavilion

Who: Crowder, We the Kingdom, Anne Wilson, Patrick MayberryWhere: Ford Pavilion, Beaumont, TexasPhotos by Chad Cooper

Out & About with Albert June 30-July 6

Boot scootinʼ The American Cancer Society hosted their kickoff party last Thursday at Madison’s on Dowlen for their annual Cattle Baron’s Ball Gala. Kathy Chessher, senior community development manager for this area’s ACS, had to miss the event, but was certainly there in spirit.

PHOTOS: Shorkey Center “Meat Up”

Where: 434 Fannin Photos by Gerry Dickert

PHOTOS: Ubi Caritas Craft Beer Festival

Where: KC Hall Photos by John Fulbright

Foreign Film Thursday

The historic Jefferson Theatre at 345 Fannin St. in downtown Beaumont will show the 1948 Italian drama, “Ladri Di Biciclette,” on Thursday, July 7, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $4-$6 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or at the venue, day of show.

Movies by the Decade

The McFaddin-Ward House will host their second, Movies by the Decade, on Thursday, July 7, with the 1941 Academy Award-winning classic, “Citizen Kane.” Seventy-year-old newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) dies in his palatial Florida home, after uttering the single word, “Rosebud.