UPDATE ON NACOGDOCHES POLICE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION

NACOGDOCHES, TX (October 30, 2023): The Nacogdoches Police Department has identified the homicide victims from the Stone St. homicide that occurred on October 28th, 2023. The victims are Laura Sanford, 73 years of age, and Laquice Sanford, 48 years of age both from Nacogdoches, Tx. The Criminal Investigation Division has numerous personnel actively working this […]

Texas Deer Population Forecasted to Rebound from Drought Conditions

AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists expect deer hunters statewide to have plenty of opportunities to fill freezers this season thanks to widespread, improved habitat conditions. “Overall, the 2023-24 deer hunting season is expected to be good in terms of harvest numbers and opportunities, so don’t let the chance to spend time afield […]

NACOGDOCHES POLICE INVESTIGATING DOUBLE HOMICIDE

NACOGDOCHES,TX, (October 28, 2023): Around 4:04 p.m. this afternoon Nacogdoches Police responded to a welfare check in the 100 block of S. Stone St. Officers arrived discovering two adult female victims deceased at the residence.  Both victims appear to have suffered from a gunshot wound. We do believe this to be an isolated incident. The criminal investigation division […]

 NACOGDOCHES POLICE CONDUCTING DEATH INVESTIGATION

NACOGDOCHES, TX, (October 7, 2023): Around 4:34 p.m. this afternoon Nacogdoches Police responded to a report of a major motor vehicle accident in the 2200 block of S.E. Stallings Dr involving one vehicle. The adult male driver was transported to the hospital but was later pronounced deceased. The adult passenger suffered only minor injuries. The […]

Drug trafficking investigation leads to three felony arrests

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – Three Nacogdoches men were arrested Wednesday as the result of an ongoing drug investigation by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office. Michael Taundre Davis, 46, Joe Brownie Robinson III, 47, and Larry Dewayne Skinner, 38, were taken into custody by NCSO deputies. Davis faces a first-degree felony for the manufacture/delivery of a […]

Sex Offender from Houston Named October’s Featured Fugitive

AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Timothy Wayne Kirksey is October’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest has been increased to $4,000 if the tip is received in October. Timothy Wayne Kirksey, 34, is a high-risk sex offender affiliated with the Tree Top Piru Bloods gang. He has been wanted since […]

Four charged after 1.5 lbs. of meth found during traffic stop

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – Four Louisiana residents were arrested in Nacogdoches early Tuesday morning on felony drug charges.At 4:42 a.m., Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office deputies patrolling in the 3400 block of South Street performed a traffic stop on a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander traveling 62 mph in a 45-mph construction area. The vehicle was driven by […]

Rewards Doubled for Alligator Snapping Turtle Poaching Tips

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is offering rewards of up to $1,000 for Texans who report poaching of alligator snapping turtles through Texas’ wildlife crime-stoppers program, Operation Game Thief (OGT).  Thanks to additional funds from the agency’s Conservation License Plate Program, the reward can be doubled if the tip leads to convictions for snapping […]

Texas Game Wardens see Rise in Fatalities, Accidents During Labor Day Weekend

AUSTIN— Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state noticed an increase in water-related fatalities and boating accidents compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend. The weekend typically marks the end of the unofficial boating season and coincides with the opening of dove season, making it a busy time for Texas Game Wardens. “Game Wardens […]