CRIME & SAFETY
4/25: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Billy Hudson Terrell, 41, 2208 Ernest St. Apt. C — domestic abuse battery; interfering with emergency communication. Bond: $10,500. Marilyn Elaine Clavier, 59, 4005 Carlyss Drive, Sulphur — operating while intoxicated, fourth offense; one-way roadways and rotary traffic islands; aggravated flight from an officer; no motor […]
Two arrested in killing at 18th St. apartment complex; victim identified
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Two suspects are facing murder charges after a man was fatally shot at an apartment complex in Lake Charles this week. Craig Declouiet, 48, was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound at St. Charles Place Apartments on West 18th Street early Wednesday morning, Lake Charles police said. He later died of his injuries at a local hospital.
SWLA Arrest Report - April 25, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for April 25, 2024. Freddie Brown, 42, Lake Charles: Possession of synthetic marijuana; possession of a Schedule II drug. Leonard Davis Dillon Jr., 38, Houston, TX: Possession of a Schedule II drug; sale, distribution, or possession of a legend drug;...
Two indicted for murder in drive-by killing of innocent woman on Sailfish Drive
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A grand jury returned charges against three people Thursday after a woman was shot and killed in her home south of Lake Charles. Investigators said Annette D. Touvell, 65, was watching TV when she was shot in the head on Saturday, March 2. They said Touvell was not the target of the shooters, who they believed had been driving down Sailfish Drive and shooting at random houses.
Lake Charles elementary school reopens after hoax email threatened school and staff
A Lake Charles elementary school was evacuated Wednesday after an email sent to police and media claimed the letter's sender had killed a staff member and planted a bomb in the school. Oak Park Elementary, 2001 18th St., resumed classes after the Lake Charles Police Department evacuated the campus to...
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