Port Neches Police Dept

05/30/2026

K9 Rico
EOW: 5/29/26 💙

05/28/2026

K9 Rico will be crossing the rainbow bridge tomorrow. 🌈 💔 He was the most chill dog and excellent partner to first, Officer Stephen Brentlinger and then Sergeant Eric Heilman. He served our department well and he will not be forgotten. 💙🐾

05/27/2026

It’s coming up!! Get your child registered today!! 🚲

🚴‍♀️🚴 !! BICYCLE SAFETY RODEO !! 🚴‍♀️🚴

The YMCA, in conjunction with the Port Neches Police Department, is hosting a Bicycle Safety Rodeo on Saturday, June 6 from 9am-11am in the PN-G High School parking lot.

PARENTS: This is a FREE opportunity for your child to learn about bicycle safety and the rules of the road.

Scan the QR code on the flyer below to register today!!

05/19/2026

A big THANK YOU to the American Legion Post 493/McAlister's Deli, Able Tool & Rental, our Central Dispatchers and Bolton Dodge/Mark Ellison for the deliveries during National Police Week last week. We appreciate the food, snacks and most importantly, you thinking of us!! 🖤💙🫶

05/18/2026

Congratulations to Sergeant Eric Heilman on his completion of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) Leadership Command College (LCC), Class 104!

Sergeant Heilman graduated from LEMIT LCC on Friday, after completing three 3-week modules of comprehensive leadership training. These three 3-week modules were held at Texas A&M, Texas Woman’s University and Sam Houston State University, respectively. As part of the training, participants are required to produce a Leadership White Paper, for which they present an oral defense at the end of the third module. This paper becomes a published research paper accessible and on file in the SHSU library.

Congratulations again to Sergeant Heilman on a job well done!

05/18/2026

🚴‍♀️🚴 !! BICYCLE SAFETY RODEO !! 🚴‍♀️🚴

The YMCA, in conjunction with the Port Neches Police Department, is hosting a Bicycle Safety Rodeo on Saturday, June 6 from 9am-11am in the PN-G High School parking lot.

PARENTS: This is a FREE opportunity for your child to learn about bicycle safety and the rules of the road.

Scan the QR code on the flyer below to register today!!

05/08/2026

IS YOUR CHILD’S E-BIKE LEGAL?

Parents: If your child has an e-bike, it is up to you to make sure their e-bike is legal and your child is not violating the law when he or she is riding. We want to help you out, so please take a look at the E-Bike Classifications below. These classifications are per the Texas Transportation Code. Please note that e-bike style can look different than those shown in the chart.

To sum it up:

•If your child’s e-bike does not fit the criteria under Class 1, 2 or 3, then IT IS NOT LEGAL FOR RIDING ON THE STREETS OR SIDEWALKS.

•If your child is younger than 15 years old and has a Class 3 e-bike, IT IS NOT LEGAL FOR HIM OR HER TO RIDE.

Please review the City Ordinances regarding bicycles (which also apply to e-bikes) and make sure your child know the Rules of the Road when it comes to riding. These ordinances are congruent with State Law.

For reference: City Ordinances for bicycles/e-bikes are found in Chapters 82 and 110 at

https://library.municode.com/tx/port_neches/codes/code_of_ordinances

05/07/2026

Thank you for the delivery Redbird BBQ!! Everything was delicious!!

04/30/2026

On April 23, 2026, at around 10:22pm, Officers responded to Matterhorn Apartments regarding a domestic disturbance. Central Dispatch advised officers that a witness reported Jermaine Haynes had assaulted his girlfriend, then grabbed her by the hair, forcing her into a vehicle before leaving the apartments.

Once on scene, Officer Duvail worked with a witness who had the victim's location on her phone. Officer Guerrero also obtained a description of the vehicle, and using our license plate reader technology, he located a vehicle matching the description leaving the area in the specified time frame. He was then able to put out the vehicle's identifying information to surrounding agencies in an attempt to locate.

Officer Dotson with Groves PD located the vehicle and conducted a stop on 8th Ave. in Port Arthur. Sgt. Riley and Officer Guerrero arrived shortly after and the driver of the vehicle, positively identified as 23 year old Jermaine Haynes out of Port Arthur, was placed under arrest. The victim was located in the vehicle and appeared visibly upset and fearful. She was observed to have torn clothing and disheveled hair. While officers were speaking with the victim, Haynes reportedly engaged in behavior that appeared to be an attempt to prevent the victim's cooperation with officers.

Upon further investigation, witnesses reported that Haynes assaulted the victim in the parking lot of the apartments, grabbing her hair and punching her in the back of the head. The victim cried out for help as she was dragged to the vehicle.

Haynes was arrested for Unlawful Restraint and Obstruction/Retaliation and was transported to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility. A protective order was filed.

This case has been filed with the District Attorney's Office.

(Persons are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law)

04/28/2026

It's that time of year again....April 29-May 3 is Port Neches RiverFest 🎡🎠🍧

As a reminder, travel on Merriman and Lee will be one-way beginning Friday. Please refer to the map below for details.

Have a safe and fun Riverfest week!