NACOGDOCHES POLICE INVESTIGATING FATALITY AUTO PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT

NACOGDOCHES,TX (October 17, 2024): Around 9:49 a.m. Nacogdoches police officers responded to reports of a major collision in the 3100 block of N. University Dr. When officers arrived they found that an adult female pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. The female was transported by EMS to the hospital but has since passed away. […]

NACOGDOCHES POLICE OFFICERS SAVE WOMAN ON BRIDGE

NACOGDOCHES,TX (OCTOBER 15, 2024): On Friday, September 27th, 2024, at around 12:19 PM, two of our patrol officers were dispatched to the 400 block of W. Austin St. in Nacogdoches, TX, responding to a report of a suicidal woman. Officer Seth Stover was the first to arrive and immediately began speaking with the distraught woman, […]

DPS Captures Tren de Aragua Gang Member in Houston

AUSTIN – A confirmed Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang member is now in custody following his arrest on Monday, Oct. 7, by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents in Houston. Working in collaboration with the Houston Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DPS arrested Jorgenys Robertson Cova, 32, an illegal immigrant […]

NACOGDOCHES POLICE TAKE HOME FIRST PLACE AT SHARPSHOOTERS TEAM CHALLENGE

The Nacogdoches Police Department was thrilled to represent our community at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Foundation’s annual Sharpshooters Team Challenge on September 26th at Athena Gun Club in Houston, TX. Sergeants Tyler Trout, Ty Birdwell, Detective Jonathon Bell, and Lieutenant Nick Stewart all took part and proudly brought home the 1st place trophy. Recently […]

DPS Trooper Dies After Being Struck During Crash Investigation

AUSTIN – It is with great sadness the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the death of a Highway Patrol Trooper following a traffic crash in Ector County. Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, 25, was investigating a traffic crash along SH 302 when he was struck by a vehicle around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, […]

Approximately 10 lbs of cocaine seized in pair of traffic stops

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office deputies intercepted more than 10 lbs of cocaine being transported on Nacogdoches County roadways in two recent separate traffic stops, resulting in felony charges for threeMichigan residents. Around 8:50 p.m. Monday, NCSO deputies pulled over Desean Hyken Lee Williams, 33, of Flint, Michigan, for traffic violations observed […]

Illinois man arrested with large quantity of meth, cocaine

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized more than 30 lbs of illegal drugs and arrested an Illinois man on first-degree felony charges during a traffic stop Tuesday. Juan Antonio Diaz, 27, was booked into the Nacogdoches County jail on two first-degree felonies for possession of acontrolled substance. A deputy patrolling in […]

Tennessee man faces felonies in pursuit

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – A Tennessee man who led Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a pursuit through multiple school zones and counties Tuesday now faces multiple felony charges. Christopher Michael Chaney, 41, of Ashley City, Tennessee, was booked into the Nacogdoches County jail on a second-degree felony for possession of a controlled substance; third-degree […]

Pursuit ends in arrests, recovery of stolen vehicles

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people and recovered three stolen vehicles following a high-speed pursuit that ended in the Cushing area Thursday. Malachi Daniel Dorch, 19, of Pearland; Holland Marcell Smith, 17, of Marshall; and Jarrell Lamar Handford, 19, of Lewisville,were booked into the Nacogdoches County jail. Handford is […]

NACOGDOCHES POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HOST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

NACOGDOCHES POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HOST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT (NACOGDOCHES,TX): Neighborhood Watch Programs and First Responders will be celebrating National Night Out in Nacogdoches on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Neighborhood Watch groups within the city of Nacogdoches will host “block events” on the evening of October 1st .  This year first responders have again partnered with the Nacogdoches […]