The District Attorney’s office is trying to figure out how an in-office mistake allowed three youth accused of murder to be released without bond this week. Steve Tew, 4th District Attorney, said his office is taking the blame…
Category: Crime
Criminal Activity October 3-8, 2017
Possession of CDS and resisting an officer On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, according to an official report, a Ouachita Parish Sheriff deputy was patrolling the 500 block of Miller Street in reference to a discharge of a firearm complaint when…
Suspect nabbed with stolen computer in his back pack
When they walk in the local Sam’s Club on Frontage Road members show their cards, when they walk out they show their receipts, however Saturday night a local man tried to walk out without a receipt for the computer in…
Cell phone pings leads to two life sentences for 2012 murderer
Editor’s Note: This report is another in a series of reports on more than 150 people who have been charged in murder related cases in the area since 2011. We know they were suspects, but what happened afterwards? In…
License plate stop reveals gun, drugs; driver jailed
Everyone has done it at one time or another, but when Herdurius Scott forgot to lower his license plate over the gas sprout on his car, he was spotted by police, and it landed him in jail on six unrelated…
Jewelry temptation too much for manager; steals $18,000 worth and pawns it
Managers of Jewelry stores face tremendous temptations. They have access to keys, cash, and the merchandise. Occasionally, the temptation to misappropriate the cash or the merchandise using the keys is overwhelming. A local woman who managed the Kay…
Criminal Activities August 14-20, 2017
Trio gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, according to a Metro Narcotic Unit agent, agents received a call from CI that Beaudion and two other individuals went to Houston, TX. The CI advised that…