Public Safety

Pistol-packing teens charged

Two juveniles are charged with possessing a .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol on Eunice Junior High School property. A photo of one of them holding a pistol circulated and made its way to the principal, said Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot. The principal contacted police and after school on Oct.

Police: Stray bullet strikes woman

A stray bullet struck a 25-year-old woman in the left hand early Tuesday morning as she drove a car on South Mallet near Anne Avenue. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said the woman was treated at Acadian Medical Center and was transferred to a Baton Rouge hospital.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. November 3 Lee A. Sam, Jr., 31, 800 block of St. Landry Road, Opelousas.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. November 2 00:15 Caller in the 200 block of South Mallet advised of shots fired. 00:15 Caller advised of shots fired near the area of North St. George. 00:18 Caller advised that her granddaughter was shot on Clark.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. October 30-November 2 John Mitch Leger, 51, 200 block of Bertrand Drive, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery, bench warrant (2 counts). Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Freeman, 35, 200 block of E.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. November 1 01:26 Suspicious person in a yard in the 100 block of University. 03:54 Suspicious vehicle at Cajun Fitness. 05:18 Caller in the 400 block of East Vine requested a subject to be removed.

Eunice Police Radio log

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. October 28 06:41 Caller who is right outside the police department advised that someone was trying to hurt him. 07:06 En route to Tobacco Plus in reference to a disturbance.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. October 28 Juvenile, 15, Eunice. Carrying a firearm on school property, illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, possession/ dealing of firearms with obliterated numbers or markings, illegal possession of a stolen firearm. Juvenile, 13, Eunice.

Crash in Acadia Parish kills Eunice man, child passenger

A two-vehicle crash on La. 367 near La. 1106 in Acadia Parish claimed the life of 49-year-old Stacy Lemoine Stevens of Eunice and 4-year-old George Ardoin of Mamou shortly before 10 p.m.

Opelousas man convicted of sexual assault on family member

A St. Landry Parish criminal jury took less than two hours on Thursday to find an Opelousas man guilty of second-degree rape for the sexual assault upon a family member. Reginald Jackson, who was arrested in April 2020 on the rape charge, will be sentenced on Nov.