Public Safety

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. Aug 22 Joel Mahon, 21, 800 block of South Beulah Street, Eunice. Simple robbery and simple battery.

Boy, 9, wounded in drive-by shooting

A Sunday morning drive-by shooting that wounded a 9-year-old boy on Boudreaux Street is being compared to a shooting that happened in June 2017. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot thinks there is a similarity to last year’s activities of the street gang known as Goons for Life.

Chief: Car burglar wrecks

A Lafayette man faces several charges after pulling vehicle door handles escalated to a high-speed chase and a crash in Eunice on Monday morning. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said police were called at 7:15 a.m. about an attempted burglary at Walmart.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 21 Chanse Ceasar, 39, 300 bock of Acadia Street, Eunice. Probation violation. Angenika Angell Cooley, 30, 500 block of Fuselier Street, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs.

Unrestrained Crowley man dies in single vehicle crash

A single vehicle crash on La. 93 near Chris Road in St. Landry Parish took the life of 22-year-old Destin Hail of Crowley on Saturday, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I. The crash occurred at about 10:30 p.m. as Hail was traveling southbound on La. 93 in a 2008...

Chief: Pulling on door handles escalagtes to high-speed chase, wreck, arrest

A Lafayette man faces several charges after pulling vehicle door handles escalated to a high-speed chase and a crash in Eunice Monday morning. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said police were called at 7:15 a.m. about an attempted burglary at Walmart.

Sheriff: 2 are suspects to multiple burglaries

A couple of felons face multiple charges in connection with burglaries, according to Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson. Gibson identified the suspects as Christopher Byerley, 38, of Broussard and April Viguerie, 37, of Erath.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Aug. 21 Justin Anthony Roy,36, 2700 block of Highway 178, Sunset. Bench warrant, domestic abuse aggravated assault, negligent injuring, simple assault. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Aug. 20 Sebastian Brey Sonnier, 22, 1300 block of Pont des Mouton, Lafayette.