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Krotz Springs man arrested for two counts of 1st degree rape

Tony Mason, 44, of Krotz Springs was arrested on June 28 and charged with two counts of first degree rape. His bond was $500,000. Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz stated, “On June 28, the St. Landry Parish Juvenile Detectives section investigated a complaint of a juvenile being sexually abused.

Street crime arrests pileup

By Harlan Kirgan Editor The arrests are piling up for Eunice Police who are combatting a summer wave of shootings, vehicle thefts and burglaries, which they say stem from drug trafficking.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 29 Lexiss Lanclos, 27, 100 block of W. Dean St., Eunice, theft. Jacoby Frank, 25, 500 block of Lewis St., Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 29 00:59 Fight at Sunrise Apartments. 01:36 Car with open door one block of Samuel on Hazel. 06:24 Unlock vehicle at 400 block of Ulysses with a tool bag in the middle of the roadway.

Rose Marie Vital Jones

Rose Marie Vital Jones passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at the age of 87. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church in Elton. Reverend Freddie Jack will officiate. Burial will follow at Lorraine Cemetery in Lacassine.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. June 28 08:04 Threatening text in the 400 block of Charles. 09:00 Stalled vehicle at Martin Luther King and U.S. 190. 10:20 Fight at Sunrise Apartments. 11:43 Fight in the 1500 block of West Magnolia.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. June 28 Dashhila Ellis, 20, 500 block of East Maple Avenue, Eunice. serving time. Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Possession of stolen things. Deonte Lee Daigle, 22, 500 block of South 6th Street, Eunice. Warrant for possession of marijuana.

News notes

Children’s choir rehearsals set The Eunice Community Children’s Choir will have rehearsals for the 2017 Summer concert at 6 p.m. Friday and July 7 at the First Baptist Church, Eunice.

St. Landry Parish graduation rate is 4th lowest in La.

The St. Landry Parish public high school graduation rate in 2016 was 66.6 percent, down from the state’s rate of 77 percent, and fourth lowest in Louisiana. The St. Landry Parish 2016 graduation rate had declined from 67.7 percent for the class of 2006, which is a 1.

Opelousas man charged with cruelty to retired race horse

A retired race horse, “Dr. Drip,” was euthanized after being found malnourished to the point its rib bones were easily observed, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. And the horse’s owner, Jermaine Dwayne Doucet Jr., 18, of Opelousas, has been charged with cruelty to animals. St.