Public Safety

Sheriff offers advice as sugar cane harvest season kicks off

With sugarcane harvest set to begin, the mills are running and there will be an increase in farm traffic on the roadways of St. Mary Parish. Safety is especially important as farmers and motorists share the road during grinding season, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 27 Chevez Whitehead Sr., 39, 500 block of Carrington Place, Opelousas. tailure to register as a sex offender. Nicholas Brian Lanclos, 34, 200 block of McBride Drive, Opelousas. Domestic abuse aggravated assault.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs. Sept. 26 04:37 Noise complaint at Good Hope Apartments. 07:34 Break-in in the 200 block of South Vivian. 08:09 Complaint about meth in house in the 200 block of Mill.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 26 David Mayne, 20, 300 block of Elm Street, Mamou. Probation violation. Byron Fruge, 36, 1000 block of North 2nd, Eunice. Probation violation. Shawn Myers, 48, 600 block of Hwy. 13 North, Eunice. Probation violation.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 25 08;54 Fight in the 200 block of Acadia. 11:04 Request to remove male from residence in the 1300 block of Greg. 14:43 Complaint about messages and harassing phone calls.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 25 Matthew Boone, 300 block of Benoit Street, Eunice. Tampering, damaging or destroying city property. Nicholas Vories, 25, 400 block of North Beulah Street, Eunice. Bench warrant for Eunice City Court.

Gibson: Training key to quality law enforcement

“In one or two words, what do you want to see in law enforcement?” That’s the question Sheriff K.P. Gibson asked members of the Rotary Club of Rayne Thursday morning, Sept. 14. A multitude of answers were thrown out — presence, visibility, enforcement, response time, integrity among them.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 25 Kendrick Blake Hayes Rosette, 33, 100 block of Edgewood Road, Opelousas. Domestic abuse battery. Ashley Gail Francis Journet, 34, 1400 block of Statesman Road, Opelousas.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. Sept. 23 Sherman Arvie, 40, 2400 block of First Street, Ville Platte. Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of drug-free zone and possession of Schedule 4 drug. Loney Coward Jr., 61, 400 block of Mill Street, Eunice.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Sept. 22 05:47 Man damaging vehicle in the 300 block of North Martin Luther King. 07:45 Wire hanging on the back of police unit at 6th and Oak. 08:15 Car parking at EZ Mart must be moved it will be towed.