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Domonique Marysa Janae Jones

Domonique Marysa Janae Jones

Beaumont United drug dealer indicted

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Four months after a Beaumont United High School (BUHS) security guard caught an 18-year-old student with several e-cigarettes and ecstasy pills she intended to sell, a Jefferson County grand jury i

Referrals for violence at BISD's secondary schools (first 23 days of school)

Referrals for violence at BISD's secondary schools (first 23 days of school)

Detailed data denotes violent incidents at Beaumont schools

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During the first 23 days of school, Beaumont ISD high school and middle school campuses reported 158 unique disciplinary referrals for violent incidents that include staff and student assaults, ins

BPD responds to threats of an active shooter at BISD's Early College High School Photo by B. Scott McLendon

BPD responds to threats of an active shooter at BISD's Early College High School Photo by B. Scott McLendon

BPD finds ECHS shooting threat false

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More than 50 Beaumont police officers and federal agents swarmed BISD’s Early College High School campus after hearing a false report about a gunman having shot more than 20 students Sept. 22.

Eddie Dunwoody Jr

Eddie Dunwoody Jr

Pursuit ends with arrest of Vidor man

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An Orange County man was arrested after leading a state trooper on a brief pursuit on Sept. 19, reported the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Job Allen Smith

Job Allen Smith

Man arrested in joint effort

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) Narcotics Division, with the assistance of the Orange County Support Division and the U.S. Marshal’s Office, executed an arrest warrant Sept.