Public Safety

Surveillance system eyed for Eunice

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot was authorized by the Board of Aldermen to obtain prices for a surveillance system for high-crime areas of Eunice. The move follows a shooting at Laurel Avenue and Nimitz Street that killed two people include one man who was bystander.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 14 Austin Thomas Taylor, 24, 500 block of Seven Arpents Road, Arnaudville. Criminal damage to property, bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Melville man charged with sexual battery on juvenile

A 63-year-old Melville man, Douglas P. Gerace, has been charged with sexual battery against a juvenile female. According to St.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 13 Angela Daniel Williams, 47, 100 block of North Beulah, Eunice. Probation warrant, bench warrant, 2 counts.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 13 02:00 Fight reported at the Dugout. 07:17 Report of a truck that dropped some flowers and a hammock in the inside lane in the front of the Sonic.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 13 Antonio D’Anthony King, Jr., 21, 3900 block of Highway 182, Opelousas. Assault by drive-by shooting, attempted first degree murder (2 counts). Arrested by Opelousas Police.

Police: Love triangle provokes shooting

A man found in bed with another man’s girlfriend ended up wounded in a shooting, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot stated in a news release. David Haworth, 33, of the 400 block of Acadia Street, Eunice, was booked on attempted manslaughter and aggravated assault with a firearm, he said.

Eunice Police Arrests report

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. May 12 Mitch A. Bielstein, 32, 1200 block of Anne, Eunice. Probation violation, hold. David M. Haworth, 36, 1800 block of Dudley, Eunice. Probation warrant.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 12 00:01 Report of Miller’s Missionary Hospital vehicle in the ditch. 01:35 Caller in the 600 block of College advised that someone is banging on her back door.

Fire destroys Tate Street house

A fire at 2:36 a.m. Monday destroyed at house at 710 Tate St. Eunice Chief Mike Arnold said no one was home at the time of the fire. Arnold said the cause of the fire is undetermined.