Nederland car break-ins prompt public outcry

“They just get out in the neighborhood and walk driveway to driveway to driveway and pull on car handles, and if they get one not locked, well, they’ll go into it and rifle through it and see what they can find,” Nederland Police Chief Darrell Bush said. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originallyContinueContinue reading “Nederland car break-ins prompt public outcry”

Temple Emanuel vandalized just before Friday Shabbat services

Temple Emanuel’s sanctuary | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 26, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  The organist at Temple Emanuel did not see anything suspicious on the afternoon of Jan. 20, but when the vocalist came back shortly afterward, there was a broken window in the stairwellContinueContinue reading “Temple Emanuel vandalized just before Friday Shabbat services”

Soft targets: Port Neches Police caution the unwary about innumerable scams

Port Neches Police Capt. Jesse Fournet knows how to track thieves, but when the trail leads overseas, there’s little the department can do. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 19, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  A Port Neches woman lost $1,700 to a loan scam a fewContinueContinue reading “Soft targets: Port Neches Police caution the unwary about innumerable scams”

One injured in shooting at Port Arthur gas station

This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 5, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  A man was shot at a gas station in Port Arthur Monday night, police said. Port Arthur Police received a call about a gunshot victim at 7:14 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3 at Christus St. Mary’s Hospital, according to aContinueContinue reading “One injured in shooting at Port Arthur gas station”

Pedestrian death: Intoxication manslaughter charge in Orange County

Christopher Morgan | Photo: Orange County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 5, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  Christopher Morgan, 31, of Vidor has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after a fatal auto-pedestrian crash on Concord Road in Orange County on Monday, Dec. 26, according to a release fromContinueContinue reading “Pedestrian death: Intoxication manslaughter charge in Orange County”