Cops

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Butler is arrested for sexual assault of bed-bound patient

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has reported the arrest of a suspect for sexual assault of a bed-bound patient.

Three are arrested for burglaries of vehicles, residences

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has reported the arrest of three suspects for burglaries of vehicles and residences. In the early morning hours of December 5, an Evangeline Parish Sheriff's patrol deputy observed a suspicious vehicle in the 6400 block of Grand Prairie Rd., in Ville Platte.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

City worker is struck, killed

A day after a second set of skeletal remains was found in or around the City of Ville Platte, a city worker was struck by a vehicle and killed while laying down traffic cones on Christmas Eve.

Body is found north of VP off of Tate Cove Road

Sergeant Darrian Guillory of the Ville Platte Police Department reports human remains were found on Monday, December 23, 2024. The remains were discovered north of Ville Platte off of Tate Cove Road.

VPPD confirms body is found

Chief A. Perry Thomas reports a body was found on Saturday, December 21, 2024. The body was discovered in a field, south of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center. Ville Platte Police and Evangeline Parish Sheriff Deputies responded to the scene. Detectives are investigating, and an identity is pending.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Body is located

Law enforcement officers have found a body located in a wooded area near the Martin Luther King Center in Ville Platte. The matter remains under investigation, and officers are awaiting the results of an autopsy. More information will be released once it becomes available.

Law enforcement investigates shooting of VP chief

Law enforcement agents are investigating after an alleged accidental shooting wounded Ville Platte Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas and two other individuals. More information will be released as it becomes available.