This week in Crime Stoppers news, the Bastrop Police Department is seeking leads from the community related to two different crimes, one the armed robbery of a worker in a bucket truck and the other the burglary of a West Madison business.According to Captain Anthony Evans, on August 3, the BPD received a report that an armed robbery had occurred at the intersection of Corky Avenue and Pleasant Avenue. In this case, the victim was a [...]
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Bucket truck worker victim of armed robbery in Bastrop
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Tubbs launches reelection campaign for Morehouse Sheriff
On Thursday night, friends, family and supporters gathered at the Visitor Center in Bastrop for an event that served as the formal announcement of the launch of Sheriff Mike Tubbs re-election campaign. Currently, Sheriff Tubbs is the only person to announce for the office and many supporters at the event believe there may not be any challengers.Police Jury Vice-President Terry Matthews introduced Tubbs Thursday evening and used the [...]
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Sterlington Police car chase ends in Bastrop
On Wednesday, the Sterlington Police Department attempted to conduct a routine traffic stop near Keystone Road in Ouachita Parish but ended up in a car chase that continued across parish lines until the area of South Washington and Swan Street in Bastrop were reached.According to Sterlington Police Chief Barry Bonner, the driver, a Jimmy L. Fowler, age 27, of Monroe, will be facing multiple charges related to the chase, including child [...]
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Morehouse Sheriff's Office seeks leads in vehicle theft, breaks-ins
This week in Crime Stoppers news, the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in a vehicle theft investigation and multiple investigations involving several recent break-ins.According to Lieutenant Investigator Scott Culp, the vehicle theft occurred on Crescent Drive just off a Cherry Ridge and was reported at 9:37 a.m. on August 11. A silver four-door, four-wheel drive 2012 Toyota Tacoma featuring a disabled veteran [...]
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Crime Stoppers: Sheriff's Office investigates theft of man lift
The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office is currently investigating the theft of a scissor lift, also referred to as a man lift, valued at over $12,000 from A.M. Baker Road according to Chief Criminal Investigator Rose Worley. The theft was reported on Monday, August 17, and the lift is reported as belonging to JPS Equipment Rental service of Monroe.Worley also reports that an abandoned house on Gaines Street was recently broken into after [...]
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Home on Van Avenue in Bastrop damaged by fire
On Thursday morning, a mobile home located on Van Avenue in Bastrop was extensively damaged in a house fire that may have been started at an electrical outlet.According to Bastrop Fire Department Chief Eric Montgomery, the BFD received a call about a fire at 1316 Van at 10:18 a.m. and arrived at the location at 10:21 a.m. The fire was contained to the residence and the BFD was able to leave the scene by 11:50 a.m. [...]
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NLDEB arrests six on drug charges in Morehouse
Over Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the Northeast Louisiana Drug Enforcement Bureau arrested six persons on drug related charges at two different locations in the parish.According to an arrest affidavit, the first arrest took place through the use of an informant who made contact with an individual on West Madison to purchase narcotics. Agents with NLDEB overheard a conversation with the suspect for the purchase of marijuana [...]
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Two out-of-state escapees arrested in Morehouse Parish
Earlier this week, two inmates were booked in the Morehouse Parish Jail after they were recovered as fugitives from other states according to Chief Criminal Deputy Brian ShoemakerOn Sunday, Blaze Lamb was booked into the jail for simple escape from Dermott, Arkansas. He was picked up by an Arkansas prison official walking down Highway 165 near Galion and was transported to authorities in Bonita.On [...]
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NLDEB makes arrest for crack, cocaine in Bastrop
On Thursday, agents with the NLDEB received a Crime Stoppers tip about possible narcotic activity at 913 Gibbs Street in Bastrop and arrested a suspect, Justin Williams, on five different drug related charges.After reporting to the location, agents made contact with a female and the suspect at the location and advised the persons of the complaint. Consent was given to search the residence and the female took agents inside and showed them a [...]
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Monroe fire claims the life of a toddler, unattended cooking possible cause
Monroe, LA – A 2-year-old girl perished in a residential fire Sunday that State Fire Marshal investigators believe originated from cooking that was left unattended.Ouachita Parish firefighters responded to the structure fire at 1614 Alabama Street in Monroe, just before 4:00 p.m. Sunday, where the lifeless body of Kataleya Williams was found under a table in the living room, after an apparent attempt to hide from the fire. [...]
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Bastrop Police seek leads in armed robbery at Johnny's
This afternoon the Bastrop Police Department is seeking leads related to an armed robbery that occurred last night at Johnny's Pizza House in Bastrop.According to Captain Anthony Evans, the robbery occurred at 11:15 p.m. when the restaurant was closed but employees were still present.Two black males wearing masks entered with handguns and robbed the restaurant. No further details are available at this [...]
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Lake Providence man dies in house fire, smoking in bed likely cause
Lake Providence, LA – Unsafe smoking habits likely played a part in the death of a Lake Providence man who died Monday from injuries he sustained in a fire in his home.State Fire Marshal investigators were dispatched to 32 Artaud Street in Lake Providence shortly before noon Monday in response to a residential structure fire.Kenneth Jefferson, 54, died while en route to the hospital from thermal [...]
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$600k in marijuana off streets in Morehouse; MPSO looking for 2nd suspect
According to Morehouse Parish Sheriff Mike Tubbs, 143 pounds of marijuana in 17 different bundles with a street value in excess of $600,000 is off the streets in Morehouse and the surrounding areas following an arrest in Collinston.Tubbs told the Enterprise that the Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit received information that a large quantity of suspected marijuana was located on Keller Drive in Collinston. [...]
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BPD arrests one in Bastrop Johnny's robbery; second suspect sought
On Thursday, officers with the Bastrop Police Department arrested one suspect in connection with the armed robbery of Johnny's Pizza House in Bastrop on Wednesday, September 2. The initial reports for that case stated that two black males wearing masks entered the restaurant after it was closed but while employees were still present and robbed the establishment with handguns.Chief Allen Campbell told the Enterprise that with the help of Crime [...]
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Law Enforcement Day of Prayer ceremony scheduled for Monday in Bastrop
On Monday, local law enforcement agencies will be participating in the statewide Day of Prayer for law enforcement officers, their families and the state of Louisiana with a ceremony that will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday afternoon on the north side steps of the Morehouse Parish Courthouse."All over the state of Louisiana, law enforcement officials and the public have came together to honor the sacrifice of the men and women who serve [...]
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Southside property targeted by vandals
On Wednesday, Morehouse Parish School Board members who were on a scheduled visit to Southside were met with a disturbing scene as they approached the front doors of the school. Glass littered the entryway in front of the school's office from individual panels from the school's doors and windows, and various pieces of furniture were tossed and turned throughout the campus.In the school's cafeteria, water overflowed to the floor and water [...]
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BPD seeks lead in Southside vandalism
In Crime Stoppers news today, Bastrop Police Department Chief Allen Campbell is asking for the public's help in locating the persons responsible for the act of vandalism committed at Southside Elementary School, which included broken windows, flooding of portions of the building and destruction of school equipment.According to Campbell, the timeframe for the crime is sometime between September 9 and September 16. On Wednesday, the steward for [...]
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Chamber hangs blue ribbon, receives overwhelming response
"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end." —Scott AdamsA more apt quote could not be found to describe the phenomenal response of Morehouse Parish residents, businesses and churches to a simple blue ribbon hung on the door of the Bastrop-Morehouse Chamber of Commerce to support local law enforcement officers. One show of support has rippled out into over one [...]
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BPD seeks suspect in armed robbery
In Crime Stoppers news this week, the Bastrop Police Department is seeking a suspect in connection with an armed robbery that occurred at the Spirit Store service station on South Washington in Bastrop earlier this month.During the robbery, the suspect was armed with a knife when an undisclosed amount of funds were demanded from a victim, resulting in the charge.Shereen A. Miller has been identified as [...]
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Family safe following Cleveland Street fire Monday evening
At approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday evening, firefighters with the Bastrop Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 210 Cleveland Street.The home, which is located near the intersection of Alabama and Cleveland, was engulfed when the trucks arrived according to Fire Prevention Officer Thomas Crowder, but the flames had been extinguished by 9:15 p.m.Currently, the cause of the fire remains [...]
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