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FreshBrew buys Tri-Cities Vending

Beaumont acquisition could triple sales in 18 months

 

Houston-based FreshBrew Vending, a subsidiary of FreshBrew Group, has acquired Beaumont’s largest vending company, Tri-Cities Vending, in an effort to begin expanding its Houston operations. All operations were transitioned to FreshBrew Vending on May 1.

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Woman robbed in front of children at ATM

 

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Drive-by suspects in police custody

Law enforcement officials from two counties worked in conjunction to nab men investigators believe are responsible for a May 10 drive-by shooting in the city of Beaumont.

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Mother’s Day deadly in Beaumont

A 20-year-old Beaumont woman has been arraigned on murder charges following a Mother’s Day assault that resulted in the death of her children's father, 22-year-old Clifton Barkin, also of Beaumont.

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Woman stabs and kills boyfriend on Mother's Day

A 22-year-old Beaumont man is dead after an argument on Mother's Day turned violent.

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The Thick Blue Line

2012 Southeast Texas Police Memorial Ceremony

 



It has been called “the ultimate sacrifice” to die in the line of duty. But no pretty words or special designations dispel the heartache felt by those who knew and loved the men and women who have perished while trying to keep the citizens of their community safe while working as a law enforcement officer. What has shown to offer some consolation, however, is the annual memoriam where the lives lost in the line of duty are remembered and applauded.

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Study finds Beaumont is a leader in ID manipulation

A May 4 article in the Wall Street Journal ranks Beaumont as No. 1 – but not in opportunity or culture, as elected officials would perhaps like to see, but rather as the capital for incidences of identity manipulation. Beaumont, according to a report compiled and released by ID Analytics, leads the nation in per-capita identity-manipulation attempts, which is slightly different than identity theft, according to researchers working on the report – but no less a crime.

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Robber shot four times

Botched attempt followed unrelated robbery two weeks earlier

 

A 35-year-old Orange man is in stable condition Wednesday night after his attempt to rob a Beaumont jewelry store went horribly awry, resulting in four bullets finding their way into his torso, courtesy of the store owner.

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‘Out of control’

Educator pleaded for investigation of Jefferson Co. Constable Joe Stevenson

 

Joe “Quarterback” Stevenson has been Jefferson County Constable in Precinct 6 for the past 15 years and has been dogged by reports of thuggish behavior, domestic violence and official harassment during that regime. Now he’s asking voters in Jefferson County to promote him to the office of sheriff.

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Adios, Rajan

Total project director takes on his new role in Beijing

 

The deer and the antelope play at the Griffith Ranch, a 300-acre spread near Winnie and the home of exotic game and Carl Griffith, the former sheriff and county judge. It was in the latter role that he helped facilitate the Deep Conversion Project at the Total Port Arthur Refinery, a multi-billion dollar expansion that has positioned the facility to play a major role in 21st century fuel production.

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