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Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory (center front) is pictured as he speaks during a crime response meeting at Ville Platte City Hall. Also pictured (from left) are Kyle Ardoin with the governor’s office, Secretary of Office of Juvenile Justice Kenneth Loftin, Rapides Parish Sheriff Mark Wood, and Larry Freeman with the attorney general’s office. (Photo by Misty Parker/ KVPI)

Meeting is held is response to crime

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Monday, August 19, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor In response to the spike in criminal activity within the City of Ville Platte, several business owners expressed their concerns to state and local officials during a meeting held Wednesday, August 14, at Ville Platte City Hall.

EPSO Arrests

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Monday, August 19, 2024

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

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Chief addresses latest shooting

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor Ville Platte Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas, during the city council meeting held Tuesday, August 13, addressed the latest shooting incident. According to the chief, the shooting occurred on the previous day at Gabriel Villa.

EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

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

EPSO Arrests

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Monday, August 12, 2024

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

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Ville Platte mayor issues statement on crime in city

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Friday, August 9, 2024

To the Citizens of Ville Platte, The safety and well-being of our community are of paramount importance, and recent incidents of criminal activity within our city have brought these concerns to the forefront.

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Ortego is killed in hit-and-run crash

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Friday, August 9, 2024

Crowley– On August 9, 2024, shortly after 12:00 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian near the intersection of Jasmine Road and Interstate 10 Service Road in Acadia Parish.

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Services are held for long-time officer

News Staff

Thursday, August 8, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor A long-time law enforcement officer, who has served the Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, passed away at the age of 69 on Saturday, August 3.

EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Brandon Brown (standing) is pictured as he speaks to a gathering of law enforcement personnel and other community leaders at the Martin Luther King Center. Seated from left are Myers Namie with the US Attorney’s Office, Ville Platte Housing Authority Chair Arthur Sampson, Ville Platte Housing Authority Vice Chair Wanda Skinner, and Ville Platte Housing Authority Acting Executive Director Sheila Ben. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Meeting is held with United States attorney over gun violence in city

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Monday, August 5, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor On the evening of July 31, 2023, Ville Platte Deputy Marshal Barry Giglio was shot and killed in the line of duty while assisting the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office to execute a search warrant.

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