
An Orange woman woke up Wednesday morning to find tools and stereo equipment missing from her garage. The woman told officer Veronica Woodle that she went to bed the previous evening at about 6:30, and when she got up the next morning, she observed the theft of the tools, which were valued at approximately $750.
At approximately 10:30 this morning, an Orange County Deputy, who has been identified as Fred Ashworth, was shot in the chest by a juvenile suspect outside the Minnie Rogers Juvenile Detention Center just outside Beaumont.
On Wednesday, Jan. 25, at approximately 6:25 pm, Officer Jeffery Busby with the Orange Police Dept. responded to a call at Best Pawn, in the 1200 block of 16th St. Upon arrival, Officer Busby met with the business owner, who was holding a man at gunpoint.
On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the General Manager of the Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA-TX) changed the drought stage of Toledo Bend Reservoir from moderate (stage 2) to mild (stage 1), in accordance with the SRA-TX Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan.