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Beaumont police investigating after body found in 'advanced stages of decomposition'
BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police are investigating after a body in "advanced stages of decomposition" was found on Tuesday night. Officers responded to the 1300 block of College St. at 9:38 p.m. after receiving a report that a body was located behind a property between a fence and a neighboring building.
City Manager appoints Beaumont Police Captain Tim Ocnaschek for next chief of police
BEAUMONT, Texas — The City Manager has appointed Beaumont Police Captain Tim Ocnaschek for next chief of police. 12News has confirmed that overnight, Beaumont City Council received an email from City Manager Kenneth Williams with an official recommendation for the next police chief of the Beaumont Police Department. Williams...
Drug traffickng sting leads to arrest, indictment for Beaumont man
A narcotics trafficking investigation on May 2 led to the arrest and subsequent indictment of a Beaumont man this week. Sammy Lee Ware Jr., 49, of Beaumont was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury n a charge of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. According to court documents the controlled substance was MDMB-en-PINACA, a synthetic […] The post Drug traffickng sting leads to arrest, indictment for Beaumont man appeared first on Port Arthur News.
BPD asking for help in identifying human remains
Beaumont — The Beaumont Police Department is reaching out to the public for help in identifying human remains found Monday in the 1300 block of College Street, between a fence and a building. The remains were in an advanced state of decomposition, making identification challenging. The man is believed...
Three area teens arrested for alleged theft, evading officers in Louisiana
Three Beaumont-area teens were arrested in Sulphur, Louisiana, after a car chase involving a vehicle allegedly stolen from Port Arthur. A post by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said officers were informed of a stolen vehicle from Port Arthur traveling in the Sulphur area at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Deputies attempted to stop the car […] The post Three area teens arrested for alleged theft, evading officers in Louisiana appeared first on Port Arthur News.
Court denies appeal of Beaumont man found guilty in shooting death of 25-year-old
BEAUMONT, Texas — A Texas appeals court released its decision in the appeal of a Beaumont man seeking to have his conviction and 30-year sentence thrown out. The appeals court has denied the appeal of Deshaun Tremain Manuel, who was sentenced to three decades in prison last year in the 2020 shooting murder of Jacoby Jackson.
Southeast Texas law enforcement agencies focus on teamwork in active shooter drills
JEFFERSON COUNTY — The Nederlad Police Department conducted active shooter training for law enforcement agencies across Southeast Texas. The multi-day active shooter training emphasizes one thing, teamwork. Some of the failures of the Uvalde response were due to confusion about the command structure and the role of individual officers.
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