Lufkin News Archives

A speaker box being stolen from a car by two males was dropped after the car owner spotted the pair taking it late Thursday night, a police report stated. via Lufkin Daily News

“But the sheriff's office did some pretty good work, too.”

Angelina County Sheriff Kent Henson said Wednesday his office did not botch the 2003 murder investigation of a 15-year-old girl, as alleged by his opposing candidate. via The Lufkin Daily News

Assault was reported by a man who said a person he was involved with in a traffic incident Tuesday night hit him in the face, a police report stated. via Lufkin Daily News

In response to Paula Tudor, who had her say in The Lufkin Daily News about her nephew, Wesley Clayton Tudor. via The Lufkin Daily News

“My heart goes out to the family, and I'm sympathetic, but we need to get aggressive on it”

A Lufkin Police officer running for Angelina County sheriff has removed autopsy and crime scene photos of a murdered 15-year-old girl from his campaign Web site, but not in response to any backlash, the officer ... via The Lufkin Daily News

A fake $20 bill was passed at McDonald's on Friday in the 1100 block of South Timberland. via The Lufkin Daily News

Evading arrest, 2000 block of Banita Street. Police attempted to stop a man for a pedestrian violation, but the man refused to stop when commanded by the police to do so. via Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

“Our mum has missed so much in all our lives. Dad has since retired, something they dreamed of doing together and they had planned how their days would be. We'll fight this case for ever.”

Comments Tragedy: Patricia Leighton went into hospital with an infected bunion A doctor faces extradition from America to Britain, accused of killing a female patient being treated for an infected bunion nine ... via Daily Mail

A laptop computer left on a table at a Lufkin park in the 1100 block of Timberland Drive Wednesday was stolen, a police report stated. via Lufkin Daily News

A woman was assaulted Saturday by her husband on Newsome Street, according to a Lufkin Police report. via The Lufkin Daily News

A fake drug test was reported by an adult probation officer who said a probationer admitted to using a device during the mandatory test, a police report stated. via The Lufkin Daily News

“The situation is still under investigation”

The possible homicide of a man found injured on the roadside Sunday does not appear to be related to his similar injury in a fight six months ago, the Angelina County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. via Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

Assault was reported by an elderly woman in a nursing home who was seen with a bruise on her hand, a police report stated. via The Lufkin Daily News

“Given the serious circumstances surrounding existing operations, the agency was expected to act swiftly”

Thumbing your nose at the Texas Legislature is not the best way to get funding for your state agency. via The Lufkin Daily News

A woman smashed a beer bottle over another woman's head Sunday during a reportedly unprovoked fight at the Whataburger in the 400 block of North Timberland Drive in Lufkin, a police report stated. via The Lufkin Daily News

“You have to be really careful in this cold weather”

A house was engulfed by flames on Saturday afternoon in East Lufkin. The house at 410 Nerren St. via The Lufkin Daily News

Driving while intoxicated, 1500 block of East Starr Avenue. Cheyenne Calhoun, 18, of Garrison, was arrested after she was found at the intersection of Starr Avenue and Cardinal Street passed out in a vehicle. via Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

“I think it's important that we plan for it and that we plan well into the future. This will give you a greater connection to another part of the world.”

Hundreds showed up to a town hall meeting Thursday night in Lufkin, many with questions for Texas Department of Transportation officials about the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor that could run through or around ... via The Lufkin Daily News

A gas station attendant allegedly broke a customer's jaw after the two argued over payment for gas Monday morning at Murphy USA, 2500 Daniel McCall Drive, according to a Lufkin Police report. via The Lufkin Daily News

Lufkin police are investigating a pair of vehicle burglaries that occurred earlier in the week. via The Lufkin Daily News

Several hundred feet of live phone wire was cut from the top of utility poles on Ellen Trout Drive Sunday night, a police report stated. via Lufkin Daily News

“The first and most important thing is finding a place where a jury can be selected who hasn't formed an opinion”

A hearing has been scheduled for Thursday to determine whether a Rusk County judge will continue to preside over the second trial for the Kentucky Fried Chicken murders. via News-journal.com

“It's the biggest one we've ever done”

Nacogdoches police seized 158 bales of marijuana during a routine stop of a tractor trailer on the west loop Sunday afternoon, according to NPD Lt. via Lufkin Daily News

“And compensation is very dicey. "We're very much opposed to it. We'll be keeping an eye on the whole thing and the entire corridor process at every step of the way.”

Texas Department of Transportation officials were beginning a monthlong series of town hall meetings Tuesday to answer questions about a proposed network of superhighway toll roads that could end up 4,000 miles ... via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

A former Houston security guard convicted of a shooting rampage that left four dead is 1 of 3 condemned Texas inmates to lose U.S. Supreme Court appeals today. via KXXV-TV Waco

A woman observed a man in her yard around 2:30 a.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of Atkinson. via The Lufkin Daily News

An Angelina County constable used his Taser gun on a man after he hit a telephone pole following a police chase through Lufkin late Thursday night, according to a Lufkin Police report. via The Lufkin Daily News

“These are always so damaging, they spread so quickly”

A Lufkin apartment building was evacuated about 8 a.m. today after the unit at Oaks of Villa Maria caught fire. via The Lufkin Daily News

“She asked me not to tell anyone what happened to her, and to this day I haven't”

The aunt of a girl who has accused a Hudson man of repeatedly raping her for several years testified she saw the man in a "lip lock" with the girl as he dropped her off at school one day. via The Lufkin Daily News

“And once a case is closed, there's generally very little reason to except any of it.”

The key to public access of autopsy photos from criminal cases is usually that the case has to have ended in a conviction, a police spokesman said Thursday. via The Lufkin Daily News

“The indifference and incompetence over there is intolerable”

A Lufkin police officer campaigning for Angelina County sheriff has posted crime scene and autopsy photographs of a murdered teenage girl on a Web site accusing incumbent Sheriff Kent Henson of mishandling an ... via The Lufkin Daily News

“I felt like I was in a little locked box and I only came out when he wanted me to play”

A Lufkin pediatrician who treated one of the alleged victims of a Hudson man on trial for child rape said Wednesday the girl's injuries could have been caused by internal problems or possibly sexual abuse. via The Lufkin Daily News

Angelina County deputies on Monday arrested a registered sex offender on a charge of raping a 14-year-old girl at a friend's house in November, an arrest report stated. via The Lufkin Daily News

Robbery was reported late Monday night at MB Food Store in the 700 block of Raguet Street. via The Lufkin Daily News

“I felt like I was in a little locked box and I only came out when he wanted me to play”

A woman told jurors Tuesday that she endured years of sexual abuse and lost her virginity to a Hudson man on trial for multiple counts of sex crimes. via The Lufkin Daily News

“We were already incredibly proud of him, and now we are just thankful that he is OK.”

A soldier from Lufkin was in stable condition Monday after sustaining serious injuries while on duty in Iraq. via The Lufkin Daily News

An 18-pack of beer was stolen from the MB Food Store at 708 N. Raguet on Sunday. via The Lufkin Daily News

A pizza delivery driver was flagged down and robbed at gunpoint Saturday night on Abney Street, according to a Lufkin police report. via The Lufkin Daily News

“It is not possible to calculate the volume”

Could an industry that provided thousands of jobs in the last century be the origin of lake-area illnesses this century? The brown patches seen behind the Lufkin papaer mill, owned by AbitibiBowater, represents ... via The Daily Sentinel

A woman's boyfriend was arrested in Nacogdoches Thursday for allegedly stealing her car after an argument in Lufkin that night, a police report stated. via The Lufkin Daily News

A woman who said she was kidnapped and raped by a man driving a van earlier this week has recanted her story, a Lufkin police spokesman said. via The Lufkin Daily News

A woman told Lufkin Police that two men forced her into a red pickup truck Tuesday evening as she was walking to work in the 300 block of North First Street. via Lufkin Daily News

This week's column contains great bean recipe shares from a Lufkin reader. Let's cook! Recipe Request A Lufkinite is seeking quick and easy recipes. via The Daily Sentinel

“He said he was sorry and that he didn't mean to shoot his brother”

Lufkin police arrested a man early Tuesday after determining the man shot his younger brother in the chest during a dispute at a New Year's Eve gathering. via Lufkin Daily News