Several officers within the Beaumont Police Department currently have Internet e-mail addresses. It is oftentimes convenient for other officers and/or citizens to communicate directly with officers who can answer their questions due to their interests, specialty and expertise. Feel free to contact any of these officers via e-mail with questions or requests for information.

Chief Tom Scofield

tscofield@ci.beaumont.tx.us

Deputy Chief Frank Coffin

fcoffin@ci.beaumont.tx.us

Deputy Chief Coffin oversees the Patrol Division of the Beaumont Police Department. He also is very active in teaching criminal justice courses at Lamar University which is located in Beaumont.

molane@ih2000.net  or  mownby@ci.beaumont.tx.us

Capt. Ownby is a 22-year veteran of the Beaumont Police Department. She is currently assigned as the Communications Unit supervisor as well as the patrol deputy chief adjunct. She also oversees the Records Unit.  Capt. Ownby is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas. She is the webmaster for the department's website.

Lt. Dave Sample

therock1949@yahoo.com

Lt. Sample currently oversees the Traffic Unit of the Beaumont Police Department. He is also the COP lieutenant. He has been with the department for 27 years. His interests include motorcycling, fishing and hunting.

Sgt. Mike Earney

mearney@ci.beaumont.tx.us

Sgt. Earney is assigned to Traffic Unit of the Patrol Division. He is interested in the use of computers and is involved in putting together a home page for an organization in which he is involved.

Sgt. Jeffrey Skinner

jskinner@ci.beaumont.tx.us

Sgt. Skinner is currently assigned to the Administrative Division as a planning and research officer. Prior to his current assignment, he was the supervisor of the Domestic Violence Unit. His main interests are "management" and "ethics" topics.

Sgt. Robert J. Smith

smithr@rpis.org

Sgt. Smith is assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, Crime Analysis. He is also the Assistant Coordinator for Emergency Management for the City of Beaumont. His home page is http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3556/index.html

Sgt. Les Worden

lworden@swbell.net

Sgt. Worden is assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division working fraud cases. Prior to his current assignment, Sgt. Worden supervised the Auto Theft Task Force and worked in the burglary detail.

Officer Jimmy Bartley

k9smokey493@msn.com

Officer Bartley has been with the Beaumont Police Department since May 1994. He currently is assigned to the K-9 unit with his partner "Rocky." Officer Bartley enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons. His hobbies include fishing and photography.

Officer Don Bracker

dbracker@yahoo.com

Officer Bracker is an 18-year veteran of the Beaumont Police Department.  He is currently assigned to Second Watch patrol as a patrol officer.

Officer Ener is a patrol officer currently assigned to the Special Crimes Unit.  Prior to his current assignment, Officer Ener was a shift patrol officer and a drug interdiction officer.

Officer Jason Hughes

JHughes651@aol.com

Officer Hughes is currently assigned to the Special Crimes Unit as a juvenile and sex crimes investigator. Prior to this assignment, he was in the Patrol Division for five years working as an FTO. He has a bachelor of science degree from Lamar University. He is interested in corresponding with other juvenile and sex crimes investigators.

Officer Jerry Jackson

JDJ21@aol.com

Officer Jerry Jackson is a certified firearms, defensive tactics and OC spray instructor. He also teaches at the Lamar University Regional Police Academy. Officer Jackson enjoys hunting, fishing and softball. He currently is assigned to the department's Training Unit.

Officer Jerry LaChance

jplachance@ih2000.net

Officer LaChance has been with the Beaumont Police Department for 12 years. He is currently assigned to the narcotics unit and works narcotics interdiction. Officer LaChance also is a sniper/observer for the department's SWAT team. Officer LaChance enjoys spending time with his family, playing softball and golf, and coaching kids in sports such as baseball and football.

Officer Reynolds is currently assigned to the Traffic Unit working in the motorcycle detail. He has assisted in several aspects on the Beaumont Police Department Home Page.

Officer R. L. Smith

rlsmith@five-0.net

Officer Smith currently is assigned to the Patrol Division working the 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. shift. He is a firearms, hate crimes and OC (pepper spray) instructor. He has been with the Beaumont Police Department since 1991 and is currently serving as a field training officer (FTO). Officer Smith also hosts his own home page.

Officer Shawn Tolley

SKTOLLEY@aol.com

Officer Tolley currently is assigned to the Patrol Division working the evening shift. He is a field training officer (FTO) and is interested in other law enforcement agencies' training programs and techniques. Officer Tolley has a patch collection and would like to talk with others about trading patches.

Officer Roger Trahan

rogerdtrahan@prodigy.net

Officer Trahan is one of two Community Oriented Policing officers within the Beaumont Police Department.  He also works closely with the Beaumont Police Citizens On Patrol.

The Beaumont Police Officers Association is the negotiating unit for all sworn personnel below the rank of deputy chief. For more information go to "Officer Associations."