Wanted: Port Arthur Police seeking to identify Dollar General burglar

Port Arthur Police is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in a Nov. 24 burglary at a Dollar General. | Photo: Port Arthur Police Department This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 28, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Port Arthur Police is asking for the public’s help to identifyContinueContinue reading “Wanted: Port Arthur Police seeking to identify Dollar General burglar”

Port Arthur Police Blue Santa brings holiday cheer to children who lost their homes to Harvey

Port Arthur’s Blue Santa brings holiday cheer to families that suffered losses during Tropical Storm Harvey as residents line up outside the Department Club on Lakeshore Drive. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 28, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer After going through some of the worst ofContinueContinue reading “Port Arthur Police Blue Santa brings holiday cheer to children who lost their homes to Harvey”

JCPenney, YMCA team up to help families with post-Harvey holiday shopping

JCPenney employee Oleshea McCloney, Beaumont’s JCPenney general manager Lon Hawkins, and Sephora beauty manager Kelsey Moshier | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 21, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  JCPenney and the YMCA of Southeast Texas put in a united effort to help families impacted by Harvey’s floodingContinueContinue reading “JCPenney, YMCA team up to help families with post-Harvey holiday shopping”

Port Arthur man leads police on chase over Rainbow Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge

David Weeks | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 21, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  A Port Arthur man led deputies on a chase Monday morning over the Veterans Memorial Bridge and Rainbow Bridge. Jefferson County’s Fugitive Warrant Division tried to serve David Weeks a felonyContinueContinue reading “Port Arthur man leads police on chase over Rainbow Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge”

Port Arthur police chief issues response to officers’ no-confidence vote

Port Arthur Police Chief Patrick Melvin outside Cafe Del Rio in Beaumont | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 23, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Port Arthur Police Chief Patrick Melvin issued a response Sunday, Nov. 19 to the police union’s recent no-confidence vote against him. Eighty-five percentContinueContinue reading “Port Arthur police chief issues response to officers’ no-confidence vote”