Two game rooms robbed at gunpoint in Beaumont, Port Arthur over Christmas holidays

Two suspect wanted n Beaumont game room robbery. | Photo: Beaumont Police Department This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 29, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Two game rooms in Beaumont and Port Arthur were robbed at gunpoint over the Christmas holidays. The first robbery happened at 12:16 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25ContinueContinue reading “Two game rooms robbed at gunpoint in Beaumont, Port Arthur over Christmas holidays”

Arrest made in Smoke Shop burglary

Robin Claridy | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 17, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer One suspect is now in custody after a burglary at The Smoke Shop on MLK Parkway Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 9:44 p.m., Beaumont Police said. Beaumont Police officers responded to TheContinueContinue reading “Arrest made in Smoke Shop burglary”

Dollar General on Highway 105 robbed

Daven Mikel Simon | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 27, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 8:53 p.m., Beaumont Police responded to an aggravated robbery-in-progress at the Dollar General at 7365 Highway 105. Witnesses reported to officers that two black males entered the store,ContinueContinue reading “Dollar General on Highway 105 robbed”

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”

Hairbrush likely used in attempted robbery at Beaumont convenience store

Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Texas This article was originally published in The Examiner on Sept. 22, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff WriterBeaumont officers arrested a robbery suspect fleeing the Stop & Shop convenience store at 671 Washington Blvd. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 11:39 p.m. Gilbert Farrell Corbin, 30, entered the store wearing a hooded sweatshirtContinueContinue reading “Hairbrush likely used in attempted robbery at Beaumont convenience store”