Public Safety

Did you know? Look before you lock your vehicle

As summer approaches it is important to “look before you lock” when you have children and pets inside the car. The temperature inside of a car can rise 20 degrees in as little as 10 minutes and 50 degrees in one hour.

Tips sought about vehicle burglaries

In Louisiana, our vehicles are reviewed as an extension of our home in many ways. Each time we leave our home, we lock the door and we need to also do the same for our vehicles. Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating multiple vehicle burglaries which occurred between May 16 to 19.

2 Opelousas teens arrested again for cruelty and theft of horses

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Livestock Brand Commission arrested two juveniles for a second time in connection with cruelty and theft of two horses. The horses, valued at $5,000 each, were reportedly stolen in the 100 block of Grapevine Road near Opelousas.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 24 06:44 Pony in the road in the 400 block of Acadia. 06:57 Call from Acadian Medical Center about subject shooting up drugs in parking lot. Left vehicle unsecured with a shotgun on front seat.

Eunice Police arrest

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. May 24 Todd Anthony Vidrine Jr., 27, 200 block of Acadia Street, Eunice. Second-degree battery.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 25 Mykaylan Lashea Pitre, 18, 1000 block of Rice Lane, Opelousas. Nonconsensual disclosure of a private image; cyberstalking. Arrested by Opelousas Police.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 24 Kyle Michael Turner, 33, 200 block of Jeasy Street, Arnaudville. Theft of aged/disabled assets. Arrested by Leonville Police. Ryan David Guillot, 31, 200 block of Hwy. 741, Arnaudville.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 23 06:07 Disturbance at Tobacco Plus. 07:01 Man on bike threatened to break his windows. 07:46 Trespasser in the 1400 block of Scott. 08:08 Lobby complaint about monetary instrument abuse.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police.

Eunice Police warn of scam calls

There have been some complaints about scamming phone calls between of 3 and 4 a.m. targeting senior citizens and elderly citizens in Eunice, according to Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot.