Public Safety

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

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

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 19 Rhachelle Jane Leger, 27, 200 block of Chenault Road, Eunice. Domestic abuse with strangulation/child endangerment. Courtney Martin, 32, 1000 block of St. Charles Street, Lafayette.

Information sought in Crowley dealership theft

Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish needs help to solve a felony theft case which occurred at Don Shetler Buick Chevrolet located in the 19000 block of the Crowley Eunice Highway in Crowley.

Police to get 5 new patrol vehicles

Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot was given the green light by aldermen to lease-purchase five Chevrolet Tahoe police units. It’s the third time since Fontenot has been police chief that the city has approved a lease-purchase agreement for patrol vehicles.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

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

Municipalities concerned over rising cost of housing inmates

In tough financial times, having to pay anything to house a lawbreaker is a necessary expense municipalities would rather not pay. When it looks like they may be paying the tab for another jurisdiction’s problem, “something has to be done,” Hessmer Mayor Travis Franks said.

Catch basin grates being stolen in Vermilion Parish

Metal thieves are putting you in danger and costing you money by stealing catch basin grates and manhole covers. More than 50 have gone missing in Vermilion Parish in the last month. When one disappears it leaves a big opening for a deep hole.

Crowley man gets 30-year sentence for 2016 stabbing

A Crowley man has been sentenced to 30 years for stabbing two Acadia Parish Narcotic Agents in 2016. Jason Broussard, 44, was sentenced by 15th Judicial District Judge John Trahan to 15 years in prison on each of two charges of aggravated second-degree battery.

Rayne P.D. investigating Church Point man in alleged contractor fraud scheme

The Rayne Police Department is investigating Kenneth Richard, 46, of Church Point for possible contractor fraud, according to a statement by Police Chief Carroll Stelly posted Monday afternoon. It has been alleged that Richard defrauded a retired Rayne couple of $400.

(UPDATED) Helicopter pilot makes emergency landing in Patterson

PATTERSON — A PHI Inc. helicopter pilot landed safely Monday morning at Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport after a brief scare related to the aircraft’s control led the sheriff’s office, two fire departments and Acadian Ambulance to stand by.