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Update:  Authorities believe they have found two men responsible for the crime and have them in custody for questioning.   Around 10pm Thursday authorities were called to the recently opened Dollar General Store on 1442 near I-10 after a man shot through the front door with a pistol and walked in while employees locked themselves in the office.  He then left the store and reportedly fled south. Video had the man wearing a long sleeved camo shirt with gloves, a mask and dark pants.  He was also carrying a hatchet or hammer in his other hand. As of 11pm officers brought in the … [Read more...] about Man Flees After Shooting His Way Into Dollar General

It took six or seven patrol vehicles to stop a man accused of reckless driving on Highway 87 Thursday afternoon. The chase led south onto 16th Street where the red Charger was stopped near Novrosky's restaurant at 2:50 p.m. The two young women who called 911 after he almost hit them said he had black foam coming from his mouth. He told officers he had taken poison. Acadian Ambulance arrived and took him to a hospital. Kaylin Bland said the Charger almost ran into the back of the vehicle she was driving as she was traveling south on Highway 87 north of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The … [Read more...] about Chase On 16th Leads To Arrest

A man with a complaint about trespassing also faces charges of evading arrest on foot and resisting arrest. Orange police said the woman reporting him said he had smoked crack cocaine. Police at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday went to a house in the 2400 block of Fourth Street in the Brownwood neighborhood. A resident of a house had obtained a trespass document preventing the man from her property and she called police when he showed up. By the time police arrived, the man had run away. Officers saw him running around the back of a church and one officer ran after him. After stopping the man, the … [Read more...] about Evading Arrest Sends Man To Jail

Thursday, October 11, 2018, administrators at Orangefield Junior High became aware of an anonymous written threat directed at a group of OJH students. The District immediately notified law enforcement.  The identity of the author has been confirmed and appropriate action has been taken by the district. Following a thorough investigation, the District determined that the threat was not credible. Superintendent Dr. Stephen Patterson said,  "The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and Orangefield ISD takes all threats of this nature very seriously. We appreciate the continued … [Read more...] about OISD Takes Quick Action On Hit List

Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll said a child safety seat and a seat belt helped prevent more serious injuries in a collision Thursday morning that sent an adult a 2-year-old to a hospital. The crash was about 7:45 a.m. on the eastbound Interstate 10 access road near FM 1132. Carroll said a passenger van was traveling eastbound on the access road. A Vidor garbage truck was stopped in the outside lane with workers picking up trash cans. The driver told police that the sun was blinding and they couldn't see the garbage truck until the last second. The van hit the back of the garbage … [Read more...] about Accident Could’ve Been Worse