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Former Orange Police officer arrested for fourth time since 2013 enters 'open' plea

Taylor Saleme, 27, a former Orange Police Officer, was arrested for the fourth time in June.
Taylor Saleme

ORANGE — A former police officer in Orange was arrested in June arrested for violating his probation

Taylor Saleme, 27, a former Orange Police Officer, was arrested on two counts of motion to revoke probation from Orange County District Court 128.

A hearing was held Monday before Judge Courtney Arkeen and Saleme pleaded, "open to the judge"

Sentencing is scheduled for Aug 17 at 10 a.m.

Saleme is held in the Orange County Jail

Saleme's probation violations involve causing bodily injury to another person, delinquency in payment and fees, lack of monthly mailed reports and insufficient community service hours.

Records show that Saleme was arrested three times since 2013

In May of 2016, Vidor Police arrested Saleme for trespassing after a homeowner reported that Salame entered the residence without permission.

He was also arrested for a 2013 theft of hydrocodone, a prescribed medication and driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 in the vehicle. He was sentenced to 18 months probation for the theft and 4 years probation for the DWI. He was also arrested for a state jail felony in Bridge City on April 19, 2015.

Saleme resigned from the Orange Police Department in June of 2013.

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