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Pine Prairie Police Department
On Friday September 18 th , 2020 Pine Prairie Police was notified about a white male going to several
houses in town around 1:30 a.m., standing in the yards and attempting to open the doors to the
residences. Through security surveillance, the suspect was identified as Thomas E. Vidrine of Pine
Prairie. An arrest warrant was issued by Judge Ortego with a $7,500 bond and on the morning of
September 22, 2020 Officers on patrol was able to locate Thomas in his front yard where he was
arrested without incident. Thomas was booked into the Evangeline Parish Jail on 2 counts of Criminal
Trespassing and 2 counts of Criminal Mischief. Chief Deshotel reminds the public to report suspicious
activity to his department.