CRIME & SAFETY
3/28: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Mason Cole Bedgood, 33, 8559 Gulf Highway No. 243 — domestic abuse battery-child endangerment; direct contempt of court. Tyler Jamal Anderson, 27, 3018 General Marshall Drive — domestic abuse battery; direct contempt of court. Bond: $5,000. Hunter Joseph Pearce, 27, homeless — six counts direct contempt […]
3/26: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Cody Lee Crader, 41, 1015 Paris St. — domestic abuse battery-child endangerment. Adrent Damone Carter, 40, 202 S. Storer Ave., Iowa, La. — bicycle lamps, side reflectors; possession of marijuana, first offense (14 grams or less); prohibited acts, drug paraphernalia; drug possession. Bond: $5,810. Irin Lee […]
Sulphur man facing charges related to contract work in La., Texas
(KPLC) - It never ends – complaints of contractor fraud and shoddy work in Southwest Louisiana since the hurricanes of 2020. Bobby Lee Spoonemore, 50, of Sulphur, is one contractor facing charges in both Louisiana and Texas. In 2023, Spoonemore and his wife, Elizabeth Dawn Bertrand, were arrested in...
SWLA Arrest Report - March 27, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for March 27, 2024. Mason Cole Bedgood, 33, Lake Charles: Domestic abuse; contempt of court. Tyler Jamal Anderson, 27, Lake Charles: Contempt of court; domestic abuse. Hunter Joseph Pearce, 27, Homeless: Contempt of court (6 charges); bicycles must have reflectors;...
Vinetta Celestine reflects on lifetime in law enforcement
There was a time when 64-year-old Vinetta Celestine would have chafed at the job she has now. It’s a nine-to-five day gig, in a comfortable environment. In the early 1980s, at the Sulphur Police Department, the McNeese State University graduate wanted to be on patrol, in the thick of things, making a difference. It took […]
Lake Charles man found guilty of raping 6-year-old
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calin T. Dupuis, 28, of Lake Charles, has been found guilty of raping a 6-year-old victim, according to the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office. Dupuis was accused of first-degree rape in 2022 after raping a child and threatening to harm them if they told...
Cameron Sheriff: Investigation underway, but no threat to Hackberry High found
HACKBERRY, La. (KPLC) - 7NEWS has received multiple calls and messages regarding an alleged threat made in a student’s notebook at Hackberry High School. We have reached out to the Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Cameron Parish School Board who confirm an investigation into the threat began on Monday, March 28.
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