Crime

Police arrested a man and woman Thursday morning on suspicion of breaking into another woman’s home and kidnapping her and her children at gunpoint.

The four inmates were on the run for less than 24 hours before being captured.

James Moore, 48, is accused of stealing from a Circle K gas station in the 2400 block of Barksdale Boulevard.

Shreveport Police Department was called to a shooting at St. Vincent Avenue and Oakdale Street on Feb. 1 at 4:42 p.m.

Representative Edmond Jordan-- (D) Baton Rouge, is taking aim at high-speed police chases following two dangerous chases through the Baton Rouge area within the last month.

Authorities are investigating the death of an Alburgh man Tuesday night following a brawl between spectators at a local boys’ basketball game.

According to a search warrant, Lucas Parrish, 43, of Monroe was arrested on the charges. Parrish, who owns Clawdaddy’s Restaurant, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 31, after a search warrant was served at his home.

Robert Murphy, 48, had no idea he was talking to an undercover officer who was only posing as a teenager online.

A district judge has found a Lufkin man who stabbed his mother to death in a convenience store not guilty by reason of insanity.

Shreveport police responded to a shooting at 9 p.m. on Jan. 26.

A man pleaded guilty after breaking into a home and getting into a shoot-out with the elderly homeowner in Vivian.

According to Sheriff Stuart Wright, the truck is valued over $204,000.

One is in critical condition

Troopers with Louisiana State Police said an investigation led to the arrests or identifications of 16 people on charges related to medical insurance fraud and theft.

A law will go into effect Tuesday that will release 97 Alabama Department of Corrections inmates on parole supervision. The inmates will be released up to a year before their custodial sentence is scheduled to end with an electronic monitoring device.

The New Orleans City Council is considering increased penalties for businesses in an attempt to curb violent crime in the city.

Two men were found dead inside a car off of Siegen Lane following a shooting overnight, according to a spokeswoman with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Monroe Police Department has identified E’Marion D. Graham as one of the gunmen that shot at Monroe officers on Jan. 28, 2023.

Union Parish Sheriff’s Office made a Facebook post on Jan. 30, 2023, saying they arrested Jonathan Lee Ates (41), of Bernice, after a complaint of sexual abuse of a juvenile.

Police say Johnathan Williams was taken into custody without incident at his home not far from where the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m.

After a renewed interest in the case, and the discovery of DNA evidence, Reginald Reed was arrested in June 2019 and found guilty last November.

As of 1:08 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, all inmates were back in police custody.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to send in information about a burglary that occurred at James Grocery at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday.

Former Ouachita Parish deputy clerk Donald J. Ryder, Jr. was arrested this morning on charges such as money laundering, computer fraud and malfeasance in office.

The Violent Crimes Abatement Team partnered with multiple other agencies to conduct the operation in north Shreveport on Jan. 16.

Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested three individuals on Jan. 25, 2023, after a six-month drug investigation.

Police say the shooting happened around 8:15 p.m. in the 2700 block of Parkridge Street.

Online records show the suspect has bonded out of jail

As of 4:30 p.m., 8 SPD units are at the scene.

The Shreveport Police Department (SPD) and Shreveport Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help locating a man wanted for alleged second-degree murder.