Public Safety

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. December 30 Johnny Ervin Burton, 26, 400 block of Dupre Street, Eunice. Probation violation hold. December 31 Robert James Miller, 47, homeless. Warrant.

Two unrestrained men die in single-vehicle crash near Lawtell

Two men died on New Year’s Day when the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette they were in crashed on La. 35 south of Lawtell. Louisiana State Police Troop I troopers were notified of a single-vehicle crash on La. 35 near Mandy Road in St. Landry Parish shortly after 4:30 a.m. Friday.

Voodoo humbug brought in the year

As the new year began a half century ago in 1951 there was a big stir in the newspapers about a woman who lived “almost in the heart of Eunice” who was “in the power of a witch doctor.

Church Point Police officer resigns

A probationary Church Point Police officer has resigned following his arrest in connection with a domestic violence incident on Christmas Day. Rasiem Alexis Fredericks, 27, of Opelousas, was arrested by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office on a charge of domestic abuse battery child endangerment.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following are Eunice Police arrests. December 29 Madison Clair Leger, 20, 100 block of Willie Young Road, Eunice. Probation warrant. Troy Lee Fontenot, 20, 300 block of West Kennedy Ave., Iota. Probation warrant, bench warrant. Milton Vigers, 49, 300 block of Cheneault Road, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. December 29 00:10 Vehicle wrecked in ditch in the 200 block of North Beulah. 03:39 Officer requested at Chevron on Aymond about subject she takes care of who ran of the house naked and cannot be located.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are Eunice Police arrests. December 28 Kevin N. Ceasar, 39, 1100 block of North Martin Luther King Drive, Eunice. Unsafe motor vehicle, no registration, no license plate, no insurance and driving under suspension. December 29 Chad C. August, 23, 1400 block of North White, Basile.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. December 28 01:33 Fight in DC’s parking lot. 06:21 Patient breaking items at Acadian Medical Center. 08:39 Old G&H caller advised of stolen truck parts.

2 dead after block party drive-by shooting

Two people are dead and another one is injured following a drive-by shooting here early Sunday morning. Police Chief Jimmy Broussard said the incident occurred around 1 p.m. on West Hutchinson Avenue.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. December 24 - 28 Prince C. Frank, 32, 410 block of West Grolee Street, Opelousas. Bench warrant. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Brandon Miles Savoie, 37, 43300 block of Highway 182, Opelousas.