Dariel Mays arrested for stealing crawfish in Acadia Parish

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Dariel Mays of Opelousas was arrested for stealing multiple sacks of crawfish. Dariel Mays, 34, was charged with theft of livestock, a felony. It is believed that Mays has committed similar thefts in northern Acadia Parish for the last five years, costing farmers thousands of dollars.
"Three weeks ago, the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office launched its Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) with the goal of this unit focusing on crime infected areas / specific problems. Thus far, the unit has been making good progress.
“Our goal is to have this unit focus on specific areas / problems. The first two weeks they made multiple arrest for narcotics charges from various portions of the parish as well as arrests for other crimes” stated Sheriff KP Gibson.
Gibson added that last week really kicked off what the intention of this unit is meant for. “For years our farms have dealt with the theft of Crawfish. We received complaints by various farmers in the northern part of our parish about increased theft. We were provided information and our CSU team was able to make an arrest” stated Sheriff Gibson.
During the investigation, CSU members worked surveillance in the various areas. During one of the days of surveillance, deputies observed a suspicious vehicle traveling to various locations where the crimes had occurred in the past and recent weeks. “The deputies observed the suspect to steal multiple sacks of crawfish which was sacked and waiting for transport from the field. The suspect vehicle was stopped and the stolen property was recovered” stated Sheriff Gibson.
“Working with our farmers, our CSU members did an outstanding job in bringing closure to this case. Our deputies as a whole have put forth a great effort to fight crime for our citizens and I thank them for that” stated Sheriff Gibson.