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Number of VP murders this year reaches 11

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

The 11th murder of the year in Ville Platte took place on Friday, October 6, at the intersection of Martin Luther King Street and Court Street. Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas, at the city council meeting held Tuesday, said the murder was the result of a shooting.

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

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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Murder suspect is extradited

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Monday, October 9, 2023

According to Ville Platte Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas, Jared Lee Delvon Freeman is in custody after being extradited from Los Angeles, Calif. Authorities from the city returned with the suspect on Saturday, September 30.

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Pedestrian is killed in accident

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Monday, October 9, 2023

On Thursday, October 5, at approximately 6:34 a.m., the Mamou Police Department initiated an investigation into a single motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Hwy 95 between the intersections of East Street and Tate Street.

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Mamou Drive-By Shooting Investigation and Arrest

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

An investigation of a drive by shooting, by the Mamou Police Department, lead to the arrest of Malik Rashawnski Moton, 21, of 404 MLK Mamou and the hospitalization of Jamien Williams, 24, of 1067 Shorty Lane, Mamou.

Ricki Lafleur (left) is pictured with Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory after receiving an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriff’s Scholarship Program. (Photo courtesy of EPSO)

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Lafleur receives scholarship

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Sheriff Charles R. Guillory announced Ricki Lafleur, of Evangeline Parish, has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriff's Scholarship Program. She resides in Mamou and plans to attend ULM and pursue psychology as a field of study.

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

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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Birotte is sentenced

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Monday, October 2, 2023

The Evangeline Parish District Attorney’s Office announced, on Monday, September 18, Timothy Birotte was sentenced to 45 years at hard labor for attempted second degree murder.

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Guilty verdict is returned

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

The Evangeline Parish District Attorney’s Office has announced Joshua James Broussard was convicted of attempted possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after a three-day trial that ended Wednesday, September 20.

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Housing authority awards new security contract

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

By: TONY MARKS Editor At the meeting of the Ville Platte Housing Authority, held Tuesday, September, 26, Chairman Arthur Sampson reported Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas has not yet signed an agreement to let the city marshal’s office work security.

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