CRIME & SAFETY
Police: Shoplifting ring walks off with over $6,000 in goods from Lafayette Target store
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette Crime Stoppers and the Lafayette Police Department are asking for your help in identifying a group of people they say have stolen thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Target store. On the evening of Wednesday, April 17 three individuals entered Super Target...
Suspect in murder of New Iberia woman arrested in Ouachita Parish
WEST MONROE, La. (KLFY) — A suspect in the murder of Sheryl Turner, whose dismembered body was found in the Ouachita River in January has been arrested, authorities said. Anthony Pierce Holland, Jr., 29, of West Monroe, is charged with second degree murder and booked into the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Opelousas YouTube rapper & Lafayette man convicted of murder for Opelousas ambush shooting from 2021
OPELOUSAS, La. (KADN) — Two men face life in prison after a historic murder conviction in the St. Landry Parish Courthouse. District Attorney Chad Pitre said Marcus Chenier, 27, of Opelousas, known as a YouTube rapper, and Jevon Figaro, 26, of Lafayette, were both convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday, April 23, for shooting and killing Kelly Guidry.
Lafayette Police Department temporarily suspends Cares Unit because of manpower shortage
A News 15 crew recently took you inside a newly formed mental health crisis intervention team with the Lafayette Police Department but the Cares Unit has now been temporarily suspended because of what the department says is a shortage of manpower. Lafayette Police Department temporarily suspends Cares Unit because of...
Lafayette man on trial in 2016 double homicide case where bodies found in burned vehicles
A Lafayette man is on trial for murder in the 2016 deaths of a Lafayette couple. Joshua Willis, 39, of Lafayette, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Ashley Metz and second-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Brouklynn Hill, who were found shot dead inside separate burning cars in the Scott and Carencro areas in the early morning hours of June 21, 2016.
Trial for 2016 double homicide suspect Joshua Willis begins
In 2016, the bodies of up-and-coming model Ashley Metz, and her boyfriend, Brouklynn Hill, were found in separate burned vehicles in Scott and Carencro. Both Metz and Hill had been shot and later set on fire in their cars. The two had been dating for only three months.
UL flies university flag at half-staff to honor professor who was victim of triple murder
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The UL flag was flying at half-staff Wednesday in honor of the faculty member who died in a Lafayette triple murder almost two weeks ago. Eric Green was a professor in the University of Louisiana's psychology department. LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Family and friends gathered...
Ground Force Disaster Response holds Safe Camp training
Ground Force Disaster Response, formally known as the Cajun Navy Ground Force, has an operating base to help improve disaster response in any community. It's called Safe Camp and it also helps train people on the ground in times of need. Tags. Localnow.
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