Archives for 2018

A motorcyclist was seriously injured about 2 a.m. Saturday after he lost control of the cycle on a curve of the 2500 block of Simmons Drive near Interstate 10. Orange police said 32-year-old Rodney Keith Vice of Deer Park was driving a Harley-Davidson and lost control when he entered the curve and left the roadway. He was taken by Acadian Ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.     A couple traveling with young children in an SUV escaped injury Friday afternoon when the cover of a pickup truck bed flew off and hit the SUV. The pickup truck had hydroplaned in the … [Read more...] about Several Accidents Over The Weekend

David Cagle, Orange County Constable in Precinct 2, passed away Sunday.  He was 57. Cagle was reportedly working outside at his home in Mauriceville when he was found by a family member.  He was transported to a Beaumont hospital where he died of an apparent heart attack. He has been constable since 2012.  He won re-election in 2016, defeating challenger Jeremiah Gunter. He is survived by his wife Kathy and five children.  He has a brother Tim, and his brother Steve is also in law enforcement.  He works for the Bridge City Police Department.   … [Read more...] about Constable David Cagle Passes Away

At approximately 6:25p.m., a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) patrol car was struck on State Highway 62, near FM 105, in Orange County. Initial reports indicate the Trooper was responding to a reckless driver call that was reported on State Highway 62. The northbound DPS patrol car observed the reckless driver traveling southbound and the Trooper made a u-turn to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle.  Due to wet road conditions, the patrol unit was rear-ended by a 2014 Chevrolet passenger vehicle. The driver of the Chevrolet, 44-year-old Donna Stewart of Orange, and her … [Read more...] about DPS Officer In Accident On 62

On September 16, 2018, at 2:50 P.M., officers were dispatched to the area of the 1100 block of 11th Street, in reference to shots fired. The 9-1-1 caller advised several shots were heard in the area. Upon arrival, officers met with several people, including one male subject who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. Detectives and Identification Technicians arrived on scene and an investigation was begun. The injured person was treated on scene and was transported to a Beaumont hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing at this time. … [Read more...] about OPD Investigating Man Shot On Sunday

Last year when Orange County Commissioners Court raised the tax rate, angry citizens crowded into the meeting room for a public hearing. No increase is planned this year and no one has appeared to speak. The court Friday morning held its second public hearing and no citizens came. The tax rate is staying at 54.2 cents per $100 valuation. Property values overall decreased because of Tropical Storm Harvey damage, so the county will raise less money with that rate. County Judge Dean Crooks said the county will used reserve funds, or savings, to make up a budget deficit. Another public … [Read more...] about “Public” Hearing To Be Held Sept. 17

Newton County deputies searched Friday for two people who ran off after being stopped in connection with the theft of an all-terrain vehicle. The manhunt was in the area of the Call community, which is north of Orange along Highway 87. KJAS in Jasper reported deputies were alerted by a resident who was woken about 2 Friday morning by people attempting to take an ATV. The resident chased the thieves away. A short time later, deputies in the area saw a truck and trailer hauling an ATV. Deputies chased the truck and stopped it on FM 1004 in the Call community. They arrested one man and two … [Read more...] about One Arrested On ATV Theft