On August 6, 2025, an incident occurred in a store in the 200 block of West 84th Street involving an alleged invasion of privacy. Following an investigation, Shreveport Police Department Sex Crimes Detectives have arrested John Swayzer (DOB: 11/21/1998).
On August 20, 2025, the Shreveport Police Department’s Crash Investigation Unit made an arrest in connection with the fatal hit-andrun crash that occurred on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
On August 19, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., officers with the Shreveport Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 1800 block of Abbie Street following a report of a juvenile in distress.
On Sunday, August 17, 2025, at approximately 4:47 p.m., officers with the Shreveport Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the 1100 block of McKinley Avenue. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victims, who stated that a male subject approached their location and fired one round before riding away. A vehicle parked between the victims and the suspect was struck by the bullet. The vehicle’s owner was on scene and assessed the damage. Officers collected items of evidentiary value and completed a report.
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 6:22 p.m., a Bossier Sheriff JCAT Deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 1900 block of Airline Drive for Improper Lane Use and an Improper Turn involving a vehicle bearing a Texas license plate.
On August 18, 2025, officers were dispatched after a white male suspect was reported leaving the store without paying for merchandise. As a responding officer arrived on scene, she immediately spotted the suspect, later identified as James Parks (DOB 7/2/1969), in the parking lot. Upon seeing the officer, Parks attempted to re-enter the store.
The Shreveport Police Department reports two arrests over the past weekend related to violent domestic incidents.
Shreveport police are investigating reports of fake parking tickets being placed on vehicles in the city.
On August 18, 2025, at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers with the Shreveport Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 1600 block of Martin Luther King Drive. Upon arrival, officers discovered Labriesha Patterson (09/15/1996) suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving efforts by the Shreveport Fire Department, Patterson was pronounced deceased a short time later.
On August 23, 2025, at approximately 5:07 p.m., Shreveport Police responded to a crash at Tate Street and Broadway Avenue involving a motorcycle and a car. The motorcyclist was transported to Ochsner Health Hospital with life-threatening injuries and later pronounced deceased.
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