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Man from Pineville killed in Rapides Parish crash, LSP reports
PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - The Louisiana State Police Troop E reported that Oddis Dunbar Jr., 69, of Pineville, was killed in an accident on Saturday, June 29. Troopers stated that they responded to a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Hwy 3170, near LSUA, at around 2 pm on Saturday. Following an initial investigation, troopers determined that Donald Jones, 68, of Alexandria was driving west on La Hwy 3170 when, for reasons yet to be determined, his vehicle crossed the center lines and crashed head-on into a car driven by Dunbar.
Pineville man killed in Rapides Parish crash
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (WNTZ) – On June 29, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 3170. The crash claimed the life of 69-year-old Oddis L. Dunbar Jr. of Pineville. The initial investigation revealed that a 2015 Chevrolet pickup...
Detectives recover body shop’s stolen equipment, worth thousands
TIOGA, La. (WNTZ) – On Monday June 24, 2024, Rapides Parish deputies responded to a local body shop in the Tioga area in reference to a report of a burglary. Officials located several thousand dollars of equipment and tools that had been stolen from the business. Sheriff’s detectives and...
Suspect Sought in Stolen Golf Cart Case
Rapides Parish, La - Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Detectives from the Tioga Substation are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect of a golf cart theft from Tioga Junior High School. On Sunday, June 23, 2024 around 6:20 PM, security camera footage captured a black male trespassing on...
Detective: Alexandria man goaded victim into fight, then shot him in his back
A Rapides Parish judge denied a request to reduce an Alexandria man's $1 million bail after hearing testimony that eyewitnesses to a deadly shooting he's accused of live where he would spend his time if released. George Thomas Carter, 20, was indicted last month on a charge of second-degree murder in the June...
Forest Hill man accused of running over and killing Oakdale man during argument
FOREST HILL, La. (KPLC) - A Forest Hill man has been arrested and accused of running over and killing an Oakdale man during an argument, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. Spokesperson Tommy Carnline says deputies were called out to a disturbance on Boy Scout Road in the...
Forest Hill man accused of fatally running over Oakdale man with vehicle
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A Forest Hill man has been arrested for the murder of an Oakdale man, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. RPSO said that deputies responded on June 23 around 8:10 p.m. to a disturbance, related to someone being run over in front of a home on Boy Scout Road in Forest Hill. Deputies found the body of Billy Stanley, 53, of Oakdale, who had fatal injuries consistent with being run over by a vehicle.
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