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Stinging critters and cable ferries

Am I misremembering (it happens regularly after a certain age), or are the mosquitoes late this year? We haven’t had a substantial rain at my house since the middle of April, and that may be why I haven’t heard the perennial summertime buzzing in my ears.

Did you know? Juvenile detectives are specially trained

Our juvenile detectives are specialized members of law enforcement specifically trained to investigate incidents involving juveniles who have committed a crime or who are victims of a crime committed either by other juveniles or adults.

Eunice News described man shot as a ‘desperate character’

Another front page headline in The Eunice News on June 22, 1971, read, “Man shot at Frey’s desperate character” The Eunice News article read, “The man killed in the attempted robbery of Harry Frey home was apparently one of the South’s “Public Enemy Number Ones.

There was day at Mowata when the bad guys lost

Events that happened 47 years ago seem like they happened yesterday to Warren Frey of Mowata. “I remember it like it was yesterday. The fear and trauma to my entire family was unreal. The robbers were known as the ‘Dixie Mafia,’ and the head of this mafia was killed,” Frey said.

Devillier states his sales tax limit

The third special session of the Legislature is to begin Monday and state Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, said his limit to a sales tax increase is 0.3 percent. Gov. John Bel Edwards is asking legislators to pass a half-cent sales tax.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 14 07:05 Dog barked all night in the 500 block of Sharron Street. 07:12 Abandoned car at McDonald’s. 11:41 Wreck at Valero. 12:50 Red SUV reportedly hit female on 12th Street by Babineaux Concrete.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 14 Shamie Renee Menard, 26, 300 block of North Montgomery, Kaplan. Probation violation. Donald Thibodeaux, 49, 200 block of North St. Joseph, Eunice. Criminal trespass and simple criminal damage to property. Kendall J.

Crime Stoppers seeks informtion about theft in Eunice

St. Landry Crime Stoppers and Officer Austin Doucet of the Eunice Police Department are asking for help in locating the suspect involved in a theft. On May 7, officers responded to a theft complaint on the 100 block of South 5th Street in Eunice.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 13 07:18 Fighting in the 100 block of Armide. 08:16 Tree down in the 300 block of Sittig on the railroad. 08:17 Break-in in the 400 block of Aymond.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 13 Lashonda Malveaux, 36, 800 block of South Beulah Street, Eunice. Summons for disturbing the peace. Rudolph Andrus, 31, 800 block of South Beulah Street, Eunice. Summons for disturbing the peace.