Public Safety

Look before locking your vehicle

From St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Eddie Thibodeaux. St. Landry Crime Stoppers wants to remind you to “look before you lock it” when you have children and pets inside the car. Since 1998 there were almost 950 fatalities nationwide as a result of kids being left inside of vehicles.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 6 Dionca Latell Miller White, 33, 500 block of E. Vine Street, Eunice. Aggravated assault. Arrested by Eunice Police. Keriyonna K. Ledet, 23, 100 block of 8th Street, Mamou. Simple assault.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 5 Jennifer Lynn Bennett, 42, 400 block of East Vine, Eunice. Safety belt use, driver’s license suspension/revocation.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 5 00:02 Subjects popping fireworks near North 12th near St. Edmund ball park. 00:06 Active fight at 2nd and Park, large crowd, unknown weapons. 00:35 911 caller in the 100 block of Crestview Loop said a shooting.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 4-July 5 Gerald Wayne Fontenot, 63, 200 block of Ulysse Street, Eunice.

Eunice Police seeking fugitive; multiple charges

The Eunice Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a fugitive wanted for attempted murder and other charges, authorities said.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 3 Atticus Wyatt Miller, 29, 700 block of South CC Duson, 500 block of North 4th, Eunice. Resisting an officer, bicycles are required healights. Donica Fontenot, 60, 700 block of Juanita, Eunice. Bench warrant, criminal trespassing, and theft.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 3 01:10 Caller said a subject it putting items on people’s porches. 04:23 Caller said a subject is getting into a vehicle at Texaco. 05:06 Suspicious person in the area of Acadia.

Homicide investigated near Crowley

The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide. The incident is believed to have occurred Sunday evening at Kathy Apartments just west of Crowley as deputies were called for a shots fired incident. No one was reported injured at that time.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. July 1-July 3 Justin Charles, Sr., 37, 1300 block of Mouton Street, Opelousas. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling (2 counts), simple assault, simple battery. Arrested by Opelousas Police.