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CRIME & SAFETY
Lafayette Boutique Seeks Public’s Help to Identify Suspect Accused of Theft
A local boutique is asking the community for help identifying an individual accused of stealing merchandise from its store. Wildflower Boutique, located at 500 Settlers Trace Blvd. Ste. 4 in Lafayette, has posted surveillance photos on social media showing a customer allegedly taking clothing without paying. The boutique shared the...
Vehicle Hits Light Pole at Busy Intersection in Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette Crime Stoppers posted a video on social media that shows a black SUV hitting a light pole in Lafayette, and then driving away from the scene. The incident was caught on camera from the intersection of Moss and Willow St. You can see bystanders from a nearby business rush...
Lafayette woman dead after crash in Ascension Parish
ASCENSION PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana State Police are investigating a deadly crash in Ascension Parish. Troopers were called to a two-vehicle crash Wednesday on Louisiana 74 at Chester Diez Road in Ascension Parish. Police identified the victim as Jean Ducote, 90, of Lafayette. According to LSP, a...
Suspect Attempts to Steal From ATM at Louisiana Bank
Police in Lafayette, Louisiana are looking for a man after he was seen attempting to steal or rob an ATM from a local bank. According to Lafayette Police, this attempted robbery happened at the Catalyst Bank location at 914 South College Road in Lafayette. The man was seen with a...
Lafayette Police Officer Hali Bradford details road to recovery
During the shooting on August 5, 2023, on South General Marshall Street Officer Bradford was responding to a domestic disturbance when she was shot. She remembers her husband Adam Bradford, who was also a police officer at Lafayette Police Department being one of many who saved her life.
Gun safety tips after three accidental shooting deaths of children in Louisiana this week
Three children killed in accidental shootings in Louisiana this week should serve as a reminder to be extra vigilant about gun safety. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker said we have a gun culture in the U.S. and especially here in Louisiana. “And it’s just a reminder to parents to be...
Fifth candidate qualifies for Youngsville police chief race
A fifth candidate has qualified for the special election to replace former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux. Matt Thomassee, a private investigator and former law enforcement officer, qualified for the race Friday afternoon. "We have a crime safety issue in this state," Thomassee said. "Youngsville has been fortunate, to a...
Abbeville woman pleads guilty to bank robbery
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Jazmine Johnnie, age 23, of Abbeville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick to bank robbery. According to admissions made as part of her guilty plea, on October 9, 2023, Johnnie drove in a rented Dodge Challenger to the branch location of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., at 7346 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She wore sweatpants, a sweatshirt, a bonnet, eyeglasses, and a blue surgical style mask over her mouth. She spoke with a teller before saying she would leave the bank and return the next day. Johnnie left the bank in the rented Challenger and drove away.
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