Cops

Arrests are made in kidnapping; murder suspect is wanted

During the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 13, an incident occurred on Sixth Street in Mamou, during the Mardi Gras festival street dance, where a 19-year-old female was abducted by three male suspects.

Ville Platte Police arrests murder suspect

According to Ville Platte Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas, on February 6, officers with his department responded to several shots being fired on the east side of the city. Officers were given a description of the suspect’s vehicle, which was a silver Impala that was occupied by four male subjects.

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.

Agent involved shooting is investigated

Evangeline Parish – Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations have been requested by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to investigate an agent-involved shooting in Evangeline Parish.

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. Arrested were the following persons: • Robert Boggan, 33, Olivehill, Tenn.

EPSO reports recent arrests

On 6-12-23, Detectives of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office were tasked to determine if a criminal act had been committed where there was an adult male (22-year-old Hispanic male) possibly having inappropriate interaction with a 13-year-old juvenile...

Recall petition is filed against VP Police Chief

Malcolm McKinney, a police officer with the Ville Platte Police Department, has filed a recall petition against the city’s chief of police, Al Perry Thomas.

Updates are given on recent criminal activity in VP

The two victims of separate shootings that occurred on same day in Ville Platte have been identified. The first victim, 28-year-old Andrew Thomas, was shot on January 31 at the intersection of Young Street and Martin Luther King Street.

Agents conduct no-knock seach warrant in Mamou

Narcotic agents with Evangeline Parish Sheriff Office along with Allen Parish SWAT Team, on February 2, executed a No-Knock Narcotic Search Warrant at a residence on the 100 block of 4th Street, in Mamou. Narcotic agents seized the following: 95.55 grams of synthetic marijuana 1.

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.