On Aug. 27, at about 9:30 a.m., Pinehurst Police Chief Fred Hanauer was attempting to locate a man wanted on an outstanding felony warrant at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Fourth Street. As Hanauer drove into the parking area for the complex, he spotted a a white male he recognized as the wanted man. The police chief made contact with the suspect, who immediately got into his vehicle and fled the area.

On Aug. 24, at about 3 a.m., officers with the Beaumont Police Department were called to the area of W. Cardinal Drive and Fannett Road in reference to a one-vehicle crash. Arriving officers found a black Chevy Suburban in the 1700 block of W. Cardinal Drive. The driver of the vehicle, as well as his dog, were both deceased. The preliminary investigation showed that the vehicle was traveling on Cardinal Drive when it left the roadway and went into the median and continued traveling between the guardrails dividing east and westbound lanes.

The Texas Department of Public Safety was called to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Old Champion Road and Highway 62 on Aug. 26, at about 5:30 a.m. The crash involved a commercial motor veihcle.