Public Safety

Eunice Police arrest

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 19 Chad Allen Singmaster, 41, 1700 block of East Ardoin, Eunice. Hit and run. Elizabeth Ritter, 30, homeless, Eunice. Bench warrant.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 20 01:36 Caller in the area of the 700 block of South 13th Street requested extra police patrol in reference to juveniles trying to break into people’s vehicles.

Student found with gun at Central Middle

Wreck at St. Mary and U.S. 190

A two-vehicle wreck occured at the intersection of U.S. 190 East and St. Mary Street at about 1:37 p.m. Thursday. According to Eunice Police Sgt. Joey Fontenot, the accident occurred when a GMC Yukon heading south on North St. Mary failed to yield at the stop sign, and came across the intersection.

4th person arrested for January shooting

A fourth person was arrested for a drive-by shooting that occurred on Jan. 3. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said Frank James Dupre Jr., 23, of the 1100 block of North Vivian Avenue, Eunice, was arrested Thursday for attempted first-degree murder.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 20 Clarence W. Valin, 51, 100 block of Dejean Street, Port Barre. Domestic abuse aggravated assault, simple assault, resisting an officer with force or violence. Arrested by Port Barre Police.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 19 Chad Allen Singmaster, 41, 1700 block of East Ardoin, Eunice. Hit and run. Elizabeth Ritter, 30, homeless, Eunice. Bench warrant.

Eunice Police Log reports

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 19 00:52 Caller from Best Western requested an officer in reference to a vehicle backed up against a room and bringing in boxes into a room. 01:11 Suspicious vehicle reported behind DC’s.

Eunice, parish spared flooding

Despite heavy rain beginning Monday, Eunice and St. Landry Parish have been spared any major flooding Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said up 5 inches of rain may have fell on Eunice since Monday, but problems have been minimal.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 19 Logan James Bertrand, 23, 500 block of Rosewood Lane, Basile. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Russell James Moreau, 48, Homeless, Eunice.