Two Ville Platte men hsve been arrested in several four-wheeler thefts in St. Landry and Evangeline parishes, according to a St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s news release.
Two juveniles also have been arrested in the ATV thefts.
According to reports, over the course of the investigation investigators were able to recover four ATVs that were reported stolen, three have been returned to the owners and one has not yet been identified by an owner. Arrested were Dashon Davis 18 and Jamaine Richard 18, both residents of Ville Platte. Investigators believe that they were part of a group of individuals committing various crimes in the Grand Prairie and Belaire Cove area between St. Landry and Evangeline parishes.
Information was received on the social media site of St. Landry Crime Stoppers and was able to make the arrests and locate two of the four ATVs.
Anyone reporting a stolen four-wheeler who did not have the VIN number at the time of the report, contact the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department’s Criminal Investigation Division.