On Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, between the hours of midnight and 3:30AM two white male subjects committed numerous burglaries of automobiles in the Hi Ho edition.  The streets include Beagle, Bassett, Huntsman, and Thousand Oaks. The Orange Police Department received several calls for service regarding the burglaries.  At least three firearms were removed from vehicles as well as personal items and purses.  The community is encouraged to call the Orange Police Department Detective Division at 409-883-1095 with any information that will assist in identifying the suspect(s) … [Read more...] about Hi Ho Cars Burglarized

On Saturday, September 28th, 2024, at about 11:20 AM, a white male operating a motorcycle struck a truck stopped in the turning lane in the 2500 block of Macarthur Drive.  The white male fled the scene before Police arrived.  If anyone recognizes the subject, please contact the City of Orange Detective Division at 409-883-1095 or report it anonymously to Crime Stoppers of SETX at 409-833-TIPS (8477), online at 833TIPS.com or download the P3 TIPS app. You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. … [Read more...] about Looking For The Operator

UPDATE: The road was reopened and power restored approximately 8pm Thursday, 1:30pm - An 18 wheeler carrying a large tank pulled down a couple of poles on Hwy. 105 near Cottonwood (near Hwy 87). The live wires also started a grass fire that was put out by the Orange Fire Dept. Hwy. 105 is shutdown in that area. Over 600 customers including Orangefield Schools were without power. That number was cut to 350 customers after Entergy arrived on scene and rerouted those customers west of Hwy. 62. photo by Cindy Lee … [Read more...] about Poles Pulled Down

Wednesday the Orange County Sheriff's Department arrested a Honduras man who is wanted for murder in North Carolina. Following a traffic stop on I-10 of a vehicle with three men, a murder warrant was discovered on one of them. He's identified as 34 year old Ramon Funes. North Carolina authorities flew to Orange Thursday to interview him. According to authorities and reports, Funes is wanted in connection to the murder of Khyre’ Jamaal Grier on September 26 in Charlotte, NC. Grier was found shot to death in the drivers seat of his tow truck. He was on the phone with his girlfriend and she … [Read more...] about OCSO Arrest Wanted Man

An Orange, Texas convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Robert Milton Riley, 40, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on October 3, 2024. According to information presented in court, on August 18, 2023, Riley took a pistol to K&C Pawn Shop in Orange where he pawned the firearm and was paid in cash.  Video surveillance from the store recorded the … [Read more...] about Riley Sentenced To Prison

A 36 year old Vidor man died Thursday morning after a fall at the Beaumont Clean Ammonia plant site on Hwy. 347 in Jefferson County. The Beaumont Clean Ammonia site is owned by Woodside Energy and construction is managed by OCI. Authorities said the accident happened around 8:30am. The man was identified as Cameron Powell who fell approximately 60 feet inside a tank that he was working in. He died after being transported to a Beaumont hospital. An autopsy was ordered and an investigation is underway. … [Read more...] about Vidor Man Dies After Fall