Crime

A Bossier City man is behind bars after he was seen stealing items at a local store.

A Bossier City woman was arrested last week for having numerous counterfeit bills in her possession.

A Shreveport man is behind bars after he was found to have sold several stolen weapons to a pawn shop.On Oct. 5, 80-year-old Martha Ray Gardner of 3608 Jackson St., allegedly sold a Ruger Redhawk revolver to Discount Jewelry and Loan. The firearm was found to be stolen in a residential burglary at 833 Unadilla on Aug. 5.

A Shreveport man wanted in connection with a deadly stabbing and attempted murder of a police officer is behind bars.

Bossier Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking the public’s help with any information about a deer stand that was stolen last month.

Christopher M.K. Dumas, 29, of Shreveport was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 81 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his participation in five armed robberies in Shreveport and one in Marshall, Texas, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook.

Caddo sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for forging checks stolen from local mailboxes, said Sheriff Steve Prator.

State Fire Marshal (SFM) deputies have arrested a Shreveport man for setting his girlfriend’s house on fire after an altercation and then threatening SFM deputies with an axe during his arrest.