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Recall petition is filed against VP Police Chief

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

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.

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Updates are given on recent criminal activity in VP

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

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.

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Agents conduct no-knock seach warrant in Mamou

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

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.

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Thursday, February 8, 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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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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