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4/26: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Leonard Davis Dillon Jr., 38, Houston — two counts drug possession; sale, distribution or possession of legend drug without prescription or order; resisting an officer. Bond: $763,500. Anthony Kwonskiee Jack, 31, Ville Platte — aggravated flight from an officer; hit-and-run driving; turning movements and required signals; […]
Former DeQuincy police chief dies
DEQUINCY, La. (KPLC) - Former DeQuincy Chief of Police Michael Suchanek has died at age 55. Suschanek served as DeQuincy’s top law enforcement officer until stepping down in 2019. “Mike will always be a part of the history of DeQuincy,” Major Jerry Bell said in a statement to the...
Some SWLA voters to head to the polls Saturday
(KPLC) - Some Southwest Louisiana voters will have the chance to head out to the polls to vote on several measures for the municipal general election scheduled for Saturday, April 27. Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Driver’s license,. Louisiana Special ID,. LA Wallet digital...
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 […]
Driver killed in single-vehicle crash in Beauregard
A 31-year-old Huntington, Texas, man was killed in a Friday evening single-vehicle crash near the intersection of U.S. 190 and Ball Park Road in Beauregard Parish. The crash claimed the life of James Vaughn Patterson III. Louisiana State Police Trooper Sgt. Derek Senegal said a 2005 Ford F150 pickup truck, driven by Patterson, was traveling […]
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