6-10-26
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN A THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN CARENCRO. POLICE CHIEF DAVID ANDERSON SAYS TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MARCUS PATTERSON OF LAFAYETTE WAS TRAVELING WEST ON GLORIA SWITCH WHEN, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, HE CROSSED THE CENTERLINE AND STRUCK A TRUCK AND TRAILER AND A BUICK. PATTERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED, AND THE DRIVER OF THE BUICK SUFFERED MODERATTE INJURIES. ANDERSON SAYS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ALCOHOL AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE CRASH BUT A ROUTINE BLOOD SAMPLE WAS TAKEN.
EVERY OFFICER IN THE BASILE POLICE DEPARTMENT TURNED IN THEIR BADGES DURING A TOWN COUNCIL MEETING IN PROTEST OF A NEW POLICY. THE COUNCIL HAD VOTED TO NOT ALLOW OFFICERS TO TAKE POLICE UNITS HOME AFTER THEIR SHIFT. OFFICIALS SAID THE NEW POLICY WAS INSTITUTED BECAUSE OF HIGH GAS PRICES. POLICE CHIEF NICHOLAS RICHARDSON SAYS THE TURNING IN OF THEIR BADGES WAS A SYMBOLIC GESTURE AND THE OFFICERS REMAIN EMPLOYED AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK.
OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE EXPERIENCED NETWORK OUTAGES. IT HAPPENED DURING THE INSTALLATION OF NEW CORE NETWORK EQUIPMENT. A LEGACY PIECE OF HARDWARE WAS REPLACED ON SUNDAY AND, WHILE MIGRATING TO THE NEW HARDWARE, THE OLD SYSTEM BEGAN TO CAUSE ISSUES. THE O-M-V OFFICES AFFECTED BY THE NETWORK OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED TO REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC TODAY.
A LAKE CHARLES MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER A COMPLAINT ABOUT A MAN ENGAGING IN INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR WITH A CHILD. EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER M. OLIVER WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE SUSPECT. THE VICTIM WAS UNDER THE AGE OF SIX. OLIVER WAS BOOKED INTO THE CALCASIEU CORRECTIONAL CENTER ON A CHARGE OF INDECENT BEHAVIOR WITH A JUVENILE AND HIS BOND WAS SET AT TWO HUNDRED-FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF CAR BURGLARIES IN THE SAINT MARTINVILLE AREA. POLICE HAVE RELEASED VIDEO OF A POTENTIAL SUSPECT WHICH CAN BE SEEN AT KLFY-DOT-COM. THEY ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT TO CALL THE DEPARTMENT. THEIR NUMBER IS 394-3001.
LAFAYETTE POLICE JOINED WITH STATE POLICE TO CONDUCT TRAINING EXERCISES. OFFICERS SPENT YESTERDAY PREPARING TO RESPOND TO A HOSTAGE-BASED SCENARIO. THE TRAINING AIMS TO ENSURE THERE’S NEVER AGAIN A SITUATION WHERE AN OFFICER LOSES THEIR LIFE SUCH AS HAPPENED TO LAFAYETTE POLICE OFFICER SEGUS JOLIVETTE DURING A SIMILAR SITUATION TWO YEARS AGO IN JEANERETTE. THE DEPARTMENT IS REFINING ITS APPROACH TO HOSTAGE SITUATIONS EMPHASIZING OFFICER SAFETY AND PEACEFUL RESOLUTIONS.
STATE VETERINARIAN DANIEL MYRICK HAS ISSUED AN EMERGENCY ORDER THAT PUTS RESTRICTIONS ON ANIMALS ENTERING THE STATE. THAT’S BECAUSE THE NEW WORLD SCREWWORM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN A STATE NEXT TO LOUISIANA. AN OFFICIAL INSPECTION CERTIFICATE SAYING THE ANIMAL IS FREE OF THIS INFECTION MUST ACCOMPANY ANIIMALS ENTERING THE STATE. IT WILL ONLY BE GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS FOLLOWING THE INSPECTION.
TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN MELVILLE AFTER A NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION LED TO THE SEIZURE OF TWO POUNDS OF COCAINE. GEORGE FAUST REPORTS.
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