Public Safety

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Aug. 14 David Albert, 59, 1200 block of West South Street, Opelousas.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 13 Toni R. Lejeune, 28, 100 block of Mamie Street, Eunice. Probation violation. Aug. 14 Stevie Rogers, 42, 500 block of Pearl Street, Eunice. Simple burglary. David Leblanc, 29, 500 block of Pearl Street, Eunice. Simple burglary.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 13 09:33 Grandma trying to leave with 3-year-old in the 3200 block of U.S. 190. 09:43 Back glass shattered at Nimitz and Anne. 09:51 Porch swing stolen in the 500 block of Bernice.

Unrestrained driver killed in Evangeline Parish crash

A two-vehicle crash on La. 104 at Beacon Road in Evangeline Parish at 10:30 p.m. Aug. 10 claimed the life of 18-year-old McKenzie Dupre of Washington, according to a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 10 05:44 Bike next to City Lake with wet articles of clothing. 04:57 Body on dock. 05:57 Spoke with male and advised him City Lake is not a bathing facility and he cannot sleep on dock.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 10 Gary Paul Wilson, 56, 400 block of Nimitz, Eunice. Probation violation. Aug. 11 Dustin Dwayne Higginbotham, 34, 1300 block of Nile, Eunice. Aggravated second-degree battery and entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden.

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Mamou native’s body recovered after sailboat incident

The body of Mamou native Sadie Jo Thibodeaux was recovered Tuesday after a sailboat incident Sunday on Lake Pontchartrain, according to The Advocate. Thibodeaux, 32, of Thibodeaux, was born in Mamou, the daughter of Michael and Deborah Thibodeaux.

Sheriff: Good Samaritan robbed at gunpoint

An act of Good Samaritan turned into an armed robbery at Church Point, according to Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson. The intended Good Samaritan was flagged down by a person known to him on La. 95 near Carriere Lane on Wednesday, Gibson stated in a news release.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Aug. 9 04:32 Male on porch in the 600 block of Faris won’t wake up. 05:18 Ex is trying to get into house in the 500 block of Pearl. 07:30 Caller from 1st and La. 13 says someone broke into his 18-wheeler.