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 […]
UPDATE: 4-year-old found unresponsive in local couple’s home dies
Charges against a Sulphur man and his live-in girlfriend have been upgraded after a 4-year-old boy found unresponsive in their home last week died over the weekend. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kayla Vincent said officers were dispatched to a home on N. Claiborne Street at about 1 p.m. Wednesday. Vincent said when detectives spoke […]
Orange man convicted of murder back in prison for weapons possession
BEAUMONT — An Orange man, previously convicted of murder, was sentenced to nearly three years in jail after lying on paperwork about his criminal past to acquire a weapon from a local pawnshop. U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced the result Tuesday, indicating U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone sentenced Michael Octavius Hampton to 33 months […] The post Orange man convicted of murder back in prison for weapons possession appeared first on Orange Leader.
All clear given by authorities after Oak Park Elementary evacuated
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Normal operations at Oak Park Elementary have resumed following an evacuation early this afternoon due to a bomb threat, according to the Calcasieu Parish School Board. Officials with the Lake Charles Police Department said they got a call at 10:40 a.m. about an email sent...
A call for peace—mural artist, community leader talks combating crime and gun control in Orange Mound
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Founder of Stop The Killing - Cut the Beef Community Development Program Keith Leachman has been fighting for over a decade to push for peace in the historical streets of Orange Mound. But he said his efforts to combat violence are being overrun by lax gun...
Area football stadium vandals sentenced to probation; forced to pay for damages
ORANGE — Two men who previously pleaded guilty to vandalism at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High school Football Stadium was sentenced Friday to five years deferred adjudicated probation. As a condition of probation they are required to pay the full amount of damages in restitution to the school district, which that did, Orange County Assistant District Attorney […] The post Area football stadium vandals sentenced to probation; forced to pay for damages appeared first on Port Arthur News.
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