Crime

After a five-month search, Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers has hired its new executive director, who begins work immediately.

A Vivian man accused of killing his girlfriend while driving impaired was convicted late last Friday, March 25, in Caddo District Court in connection with the death.

A Shreveport man who killed a postal worker as he was delivering mail pleaded guilty last week in federal court to seconddegree murder.

A juvenile was arrested Sunday after allegedly causing a disturbance at a local fast-food restaurant.

Caddo deputies assisted after two men rescued a driver preventing him from drowning in the Black Bayou in northwest Caddo Parish on Saturday night, said Sheriff Steve Prator.

Agents with the Caddo Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit arrested a Shreveport man after they found drugs and guns in his home early last Friday, March 25, said Sheriff Steve Prator.

Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington had the honor of administering the Oath of Affirmation in a ceremony at the Sheriff’s Conference room in the Command Center in Plain Dealing.

To help protect citizens from identity theft, the AARP Louisiana Fraud Watch Network and the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office are teaming up to provide a safe location to shred your personal documents free of charge.