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CRIME & PUNISHMENT | From The Examiner

Alleged meth peddler popped An Orange Police Department (OPD) traffic stop on Feb. 7 resulted in the arrest of a 53-year-old man carrying a quantity of meth investigators suspect was intended for distribution.

Port Arthur PD arrests pair of armed men

Dec. 7, officers with the Port Arthur Police Department Narcotics and Guns Unit followed up on a tip of suspected gang members armed with handguns hanging out in an apartment complex in the city. The suspect vehicle, driven by a man identified as Nikolas Brentshawn Foreman, 22, was located.

Silsbee, Lumberton police report arrests

Several persons were arrested on multiple charges recently, according to the Silsbee Police Department (SPD). Dec.

Silsbee PD reports various arrests

Seven people were arrested last week on misdemeanor and felony charges, according to the Silsbee Police Department. Johnethan W. Tanner, 64, was arrested July 11 for theft, $100-$750, a Class B misdemeanor.

Suspect quickly nabbed after Lumberton bank robbery

Bond was set at $1 million for a Kountze man who was arrested and charged after robbing Community Bank in Lumberton on June 6.

Officers memorialized during annual rememberance

In an annual show of reverence and remembrance, Southeast Texans gathered with Beaumont police officers May 19 at the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) to honor officers who sacrificed their lives while working to create a safer community.

Students gather in Beaumont for Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference

Hundreds of students from all over the state, joined by school faculty, law enforcers and other skilled specialists, gathered at the MCM Eleganté Hotel & Conference Center and the Event Centre in Beaumont for the three-day Texas Crime Stoppers Campus conference from Feb. 7-9.

Update: Deceased person identified

On Wednesday, May 26, at approximately 6:25 a.m., the Vidor Police Department Dispatch Center received a call of a deceased person in the 100 Block of Sargent Street in Vidor. The caller advised that when he went to tend to his animals, he located a white male lying in his garden.

BPD honors fallen officers

In concert with National Police Week, a crowd of family, friends and residents gathered to honor fallen officers of the Beaumont Police Department in front of their station May 13.