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Shots ring out in Ville Platte

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Staff Report On Wednesday, January 31, after 1:00 p.m., deputies with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Ville Platte City Marshal’s Office began investigating a shooting on the 600 block of East Washington Street in Ville Platte.

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Monday, February 5, 2024

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

Mamou Assistant Chief of Police Caleb Semien (left) and Officer Steven Ardoin (right) escort Dorian Thomas (center) out of the police station. Also pictured is Mamou Chief of Police Pat Hall. (Photo submitted)

Escaped inmate is in custody

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

Through combined efforts between the Mamou Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Western District of Louisiana Violent Offender Task Force, Dorian Thomas, an escaped inmate, is back in custody.

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More drug arrests are reported

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

Narcotic agents, on January 23, were conducting criminal patrols in the Town of Mamou, specifically traveling down Mulberry Street, when they observed a male subject, identified as Leroy Moses, who was known to have active warrants through the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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Monday, January 29, 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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Sheriff provides update on new prison complex

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Friday, January 26, 2024

As we enter a new year, I wanted to keep the citizens of Evangeline Parish updated on the progress of the Evangeline Parish Detention Center Prison Complex. First of all, as you know the Evangeline Parish Law Enforcement District was approved, and received a bond for almost 25 million dollars.

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No-knock warrant yields drug arrest

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Narcotic agents with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office and Allen Parish Swat Team, on January 5, executed a No-Knock Narcotic Search Warrant on the 100 block of West Jefferson Street, in Ville Platte, at the residence of Kaybrien Ardoin.

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Thursday, January 25, 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: • Mark A.

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Juvenile is arrested for ATV theft

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Monday, January 22, 2024

The business owner of R & T Towing, on December 8, reported several unknown suspects gained entry into his tow yard and had stolen two ATVs that were impounded for an unrelated incident on a previous date.

Pictured from left are Molly Smith and Shannon Trahan, both of Kinder Morgan, and Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

EPSO gains aerial assistance with drone

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Monday, January 22, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office became the only law enforcement agency in the parish to employ a drone for aerial assistance through a grant opportunity from Kinder Morgan.

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