Vehicular burglar caught
A man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing several vehicles and stealing one on Thursday, June 7. The Morehouse Sheriff's Police Department located Michael A. Foster, 18, at 2:30 p.m. on Tammy Lane....
View ArticleFight at public pool
A fight occurred at the Smith-Wilson Park city pool that landed four people, one juvenile and three adults, in jail on Thursday, June 7. Bastrop Chief of Police Allen Campbell said a city worker called...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to significant drug bust
During a traffic stop on Tuesday police found and seized a significant amount of illegal drugs that led to the arrest of a local man. At around 11 a.m. the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleSadler and Stanley get no jail time
Steven Sadler and Boots Stanley were sentenced on Thursday morning at the 4th Judicial District Court in Bastrop with Judge Carl Sharp presiding over the court. The sentence for both Sadler and Stanley...
View ArticlePolice on lookout for zero-turn thieves
Police are on the lookout for two suspects who were witnessed stealing two zero-turn mowers from a tractor dealership on Highway 165. The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office received a call about...
View ArticleTeen on the run following arson at high school arrested in Texas
MOREHOUSE PARISH – The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal has arrested a 17-year-old from Bastrop in connection with a fire at Bastrop High School back in October of 2017. [...]
View ArticleMan arrested on 13 drug charges
The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's office made an arrest Friday after searching the home of DeAundrea Brooks, 42. Upon signed consent to search the residence, agents located approximately 27.3 grams of...
View ArticleMan arrested on 2nd degree murder charge
The Bastrop Police Department arrested Eric T. Johnson on a warrant for one count each of attempted 2nd degree murder – domestic, aggravated battery – domestic and simple battery – domestic.Prior to...
View ArticleOne arrested for viral Snapchat dog shooting video
Tobias Conway, of Mer Rouge, was arrested in connection with a viral Snapchat video in which a dog was shot. The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Conway and charged him with possession of a...
View ArticleMan arrested for Simmons Sporting Goods burglary
Brandon Keith Harris, 30, was arrested by the Bastrop Police Department on July 17 on warrants in connection with a burglary at Simmons Sporting Goods on July 14.Warrants obtained on Harris were for...
View ArticleSuttons' indictments upgraded to second degree murder
Indictments were unsealed last week in Fourth Judicial District Court. Nine true bills of indictment, including two for second degree murder, were handed down recently by the Morehouse Parish grand...
View ArticleAdditional arrests made in dog shooting video
Additional arrests have been made in connection with the viral dog shooting video last week. Morehouse Parish Sheriff Mike Tubbs said the individuals turned themselves in, and all three individuals...
View ArticleMorehouse Parish Deputy possibly shot at
On August 13th at 01:13am a MPSO Deputy was sitting on an closed Store parking lot facing south at the intersection of Naff St. And LA Hwy 139 South at the Bastrop City Limits. A older model GM full...
View ArticleBeekman Charter is Hands-Free Zone
A new school year has started at Beekman Charter, and to ensure the safety of students and staff, School Resource Officer Randall Carroll wants to remind everyone of several laws and regulations in...
View ArticleLocal woman arrested for second degree murder
On Monday, September 1, the Bastrop Police Department responded to a shooting that occurred on Arant Street. There Patrol Officers located Reginald Jackson, a 42 year old male, with a gunshot wound....
View ArticleIdentity sought in Bastrop aggravated arson case
MOREHOUSE PARISH- The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal is seeking the identity of a person of interest believed to be connected to the aggravated arson of an occupied home that occurred late last...
View ArticleIdentity sought in Bastrop aggravated arson case
MOREHOUSE PARISH- The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal is seeking the identity of a person of interest believed to be connected to the aggravated arson of an occupied home that occurred late last...
View ArticleMPSO busts local growing marijuana
On Sept. 11, 2018 the Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to a suspicious vehicle on Old Bonita Rd. Sgt Chad Harper responded and located the vehicle. While approaching the...
View ArticleLocals booked for theft
On September 8, 2018 Major Antonio German made a traffic stop on a John M. Fryday. Fryday was driving a small truck, and there were several air Conditioner window units, a generator, a push lawn mower,...
View ArticleLocal burglary suspects caught
On Monday, September 17, the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office received a call from a woman about a burglary on the Old Bonita Road. The woman observed an unknown subject in a black hoodie on a bike...
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