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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 5 Charles Herman Pittman, 47, 100 block of Moon Road, Morgan City. Two counts of attempted burglary. Heather Fontenot Lynn, 42, 600 block of Bernice, Eunice. Warrant.

Charles Craig Fuselier

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts that the family of Charles Craig Fuselier announces his sudden passing on Wednesday, April 04, 2018 at his home at the age of 66. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 11:30 am on Saturday, April 07, 2018 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice.

Easter gunplay ends with wounded juvenile

A juvenile was wounded below his left knee after a teen twirled a .22-caliber pistol with his index finger on the porch of a residence in the 200 block of North 8th Street on Easter, according to a Eunice Police report. Tristen Romero, 17, 200 block of North 8th Street, Eunice.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 5 Amber Marie Delcambre, 27, 400 block of Missouri Street, New Iberia. Unauthorized entry/inhabited dwelling; theft; possession of stolen things. Arrested by Cankton Police.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 5 Juvenile, 12, Eunice. Criminal damage. Curley Pitre, 23, 900 block of La. 13 North, Eunice. Probation violation. Tristen Romero, 17, 200 block of North 8th Street, Eunice. Negligent injuring and illegal carrying of weapon.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 4 07:27 Lots of noise and people going in and out all night at apartment in the 100 block of Park Avenue. 10:11 Wreck on Champagne’s parking lot. 10:53 German Shepherd loose in the 2000 block of West Magnolia.

Anti-human trafficking event scheduled

The St. Landry – Evangeline Anti-human Trafficking Task Force will educate the community on human trafficking during National Crime Prevention Week. The event will be held at 6 p.m. April 10 at the Delta Grand Theater in Opelousas. Screening of the documentary “Not My Life” will begin at 6 p.m.

Police: Drunk driver caused crash

A 30-year-old Berwick woman allegedly caused a vehicle crash in Morgan City while intoxicated and then began punching a window of the other vehicle involved in the crash, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release. —Krystal N. Tolento, 30, of Second Street in Berwick, was arrested at 1:26 a.m.

Patterson begins choosing interim chief

PATTERSON — The process of replacing Police Chief Patrick LaSalle is underway. The Patterson City Council could have an interim replacement for LaSalle, who retired Friday after more than 20 years on the job here, as early as April 16.

Suspect in Chief of Police stabbing to be held without bond

The person accused of stabbing Turkey Creek Police Chief Robert Glenn Leggett was ordered by Judge Gary Ortego to be held without bond pending trial after a hearing was held Monday afternoon.