This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 20, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Thursday, Oct. 20, the Clergy and Police Partnership (CAPP) from the Beaumont Police Department will host a forum at 7 p.m. “to promote understanding and unity (across) every area of our city,” according to a recent announcement. The event flyer also saysContinueContinue reading “Beaumont Police Community Forum coming to Trinity Church”
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Shots fired in aggravated robbery on McFaddin Street
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 20, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 9:42 p.m., Beaumont police responded to a report of gunshots in the 2800 block of McFaddin Street. The caller told emergency services that someone tried to rob him and may now be dead. Officers arriving on scene foundContinueContinue reading “Shots fired in aggravated robbery on McFaddin Street”
Second suspect arrested in Beaumont convenience store robberies
Shameca Pugh, wearing a necklace that reads “Only God can judge me,” is escorted from the Beaumont Police Department to the Jefferson County Jail. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 20, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The second suspect allegedly involved in a string of recent convenience store robberies hasContinueContinue reading “Second suspect arrested in Beaumont convenience store robberies”
How Season 4 of Orange is the New Black basically recapped 2016
Last spring, I talked about how I’d watched all three seasons of Orange is the New Black in about two weeks. When season four released in June, I did the bingewatching thing that Americans do nowadays and went home on Friday night finished the season by late Saturday evening (with a few hours of sleepContinueContinue reading “How Season 4 of Orange is the New Black basically recapped 2016”
Lace, Grace and Gears: More than 1,000 bikers attend Beaumont rally in attempt to break world record
Kim Snow and Kathy McCall enjoy the Lace, Grace and Gears rally in downtown Beaumont on Crockett Street. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 13, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Over a thousand bikers attended the Lace, Grace and Gears rally on Crockett Street the first weekend in October. TheContinueContinue reading “Lace, Grace and Gears: More than 1,000 bikers attend Beaumont rally in attempt to break world record”
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