West Monroe
CRIME & SAFETY
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office requesting assistance in locating a runaway juvenile
OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Shaniya Bowen who was last seen on June 27, 2024. She was leaving her residence in Monroe when she was last seen. Shaniya stands at five feet and seven inches. It is unknown what she was […]
West Monroe man charged in Federal Court with conspiracy to commit health care fraud
MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that criminal charges have been filed against a West Monroe man in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action.
Man charged with stealing motorcycle, violating protective order
A Choudrant man was arrested last Saturday after he allegedly violated a protective order by going to a house where his estranged wife was staying and stealing a motorcycle. The victim told Lincoln Parish deputies someone had entered his garage and taken a dirt bike. Later, his wife saw Chad Alexander Puckett, 25, returning with the dirt bike.
One Person Hurt in Dirt Bike Accident in Atlantic
(Atlantic) One person suffered injuries in a pit bike (dirt bike) accident at the Schildberg Campgrounds in Atlantic. The Atlantic Police Department says the accident happened at 6:36 p.m. on Saturday at North Chestnut Street and Iowa Avenue in the grass along the sidewalk of the campgrounds. Hazel Clark, of Calhoun, Louisiana, sustained a head injury in the crash. According to the report, the dirt bike tire caught the concrete, ejecting Clark from the vehicle. Cass EMS transported Clark to the Cass County Memorial Hospital for treatment of her injuries.
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