Archives for 2018

No one was injured Thursday morning in a two-vehicle collision that made a Humvee flip over onto its roof. The crash was about 7:45 a.m. on Highway 87 North at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Orange Police Captain Jennifer Burns said a Honda sedan was traveling southbound on Highway 87 and was approaching the intersection, which has a traffic light. The Humvee was on MLK Drive preparing to turn right, or southbound. The driver turned right on the red light, however the traffic was not clear. The Honda ran into the rear of the Humvee. The impact made the Humvee flip over and land in a … [Read more...] about Accident Turns Car Upside Down

A man and a woman in their apartment were shot by two men early Thursday morning, but they are not cooperating with a police investigation. Orange Police Detective Corey Foreman said a 30-year-old man was shot in the arm and a 36-year-old woman was shot in the leg. The injuries are not considered life-threatening. He said police were called at 2:20 a.m. to the Sabine Park Apartments in the 500 block of Pine Avenue. Police report two men entered the apartment and began shooting. The victims were taken by Acadian Ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. … [Read more...] about Two Shot By Intruders On Pine

Beginning in October the Commissioners Court will be meeting at different times and on different days of the week during the month.  This is a change from the current policy of meeting every week on Tuesday afternoon. Last week the Commissioners Court changed the day and time of its regular meetings from Tuesday afternoons to the second Wednesday of the month.  The regular meeting will be at 10:00 AM in the Commissioners Courtroom of the Administration Building. This week the Court approved holding special meetings which will be every week except the second Wednesday of the month.  The … [Read more...] about CC Meeting Times Announced

The city of Orange had two sets of scaffolding stolen from the Boat Ramp and police have surveillance video. City Economic Development Director Jay Trahan reported the stolen items about 10 a.m. Tuesday. The sets were for two-foot-by-twenty-foot scaffolding. Anyone with information about the theft or recognize the people or truck & trailer in the video should contact the Orange Police Department Detective Division at 409-883-1095. Orange police found marijuana, synthetic marijuana and prescription pills during a search of a house in the 1000 block of Fourth Street Tuesday … [Read more...] about Thieves Steal From Boat Ramp (video)

On Sept. 20, at 12:46 am, officers with the Orange Police Department were dispatched to Crawdad’s, located at 12099 FM 1442, in reference to a possible Robbery.  Upon officers arrival, it was determined that a white male wearing a red and white mask and exhibiting a pair of pruning shears, demanded money from the register.  He took the register’s cash drawer and fled the scene.  With the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Officer the suspect, David Brent Price, was located and arrested a short time later.  The cash drawer and its contents were also recovered.  … [Read more...] about Robber Caught After Using Pruning Shears