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Former assistant chief of Turkey Creek is arrested

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Friday, September 2, 2022

In the month of June 2022, Chief Steven Ardoin received multiple complaints regarding Assistant Chief Christopher Lemaire’s actions during traffic stops. Following normal procedures for all officer involved complaints, Chief Ardoin began reviewing body camera data from those traffic stops.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 Officer Diego is pictured with items seized following a recent arrest that resulted from a traffic stop on Steven Chad Babineaux, of Eunice. (Photo submitted)

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EPSO: ‘Diego does it again’

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Monday, August 29, 2022

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Departments Narcotic Unit, on Monday, August 22, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation at Greenwood and Pine Point Road. The agent made contact with the occupants of the vehicle and explained the reason for the stop.

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail.

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Recent arrests are reported in Turkey Creek

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

By: MATTHEW MOREAU Turkey Creek Assistant Chief of Police For the month of July, up to the date of this release, the following incidents took place in the jurisdiction of the Village of Turkey Creek.

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Mamou resident is arrested for identity theft of elderly

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Staff Report OPELOUSAS - Jason Shillow, 62, of Mamou, was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail after allegedly stealing documents from an 82-year-old man and using the documents to withdraw funds from multiple bank accounts.

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Monday, August 22, 2022

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail.

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Unrestrained Driver Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Evangeline Parish

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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Evangeline Parish – Shortly before 2:30 a.m. on August 20, 2022, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 3042 near Theophile Road in Evangeline Parish. The crash claimed the life of 22-year-old Lionel Gabe Bangs of Ville Platte.

Pictured are the firearm, narcotics, and currency which were seized following the arrest of Brusly resident Calvin B. Jarvis. (Photo courtesy of EPSO)

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Brusly resident is arrested for drugs, gun

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Staff Report The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Department, on Sunday, August 14, conducted a traffic stop on a car for a traffic violation. Upon the deputy making contact with the driver, he could smell a odor of marijuana emitting from the car.

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail.

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MPD responds to juvenile related shooting

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Staff Report In the early hours on Sunday, August 14, officers with the Mamou Police Department responded to the 200 Block of East Street in reference to a 911 call stating that multiple people had been shot.

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