Crime

On Aug. 27, at around 10 a.m., Shreveport Police officers responded to the 800 block of Cotton Street following reports of a nude man attacking individuals with a pipe. Concerned citizens informed officers that the man was wielding both a pipe and a large branch as weapons and had struck an individual, causing injuries.

Every four years, the Caddo Assessor reassesses property values in Caddo Parish. Due to the increased property values, the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office has decided to maintain the property tax millage rate of 13.59, which voters approved during the 2022 tax election.

One of the top priorities for Chief Wayne Smith and the Shreveport Police Department is to remove illegally possessed firearms from those who pose a threat to the community. The Shreveport Police Department employs a variety of techniques and tactics to achieve this goal, resulting in several recent arrests.

INFORMATION FROM THE SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT:

The Shreveport Police Department has arrested Everett Hollie, 36, for one count of simple robbery following an investigation into an incident that occurred on Aug. 19.

A man from Haughton is facing charges after police say he threw a number of kittens out of the window while he was driving on a highway.

United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the entry of a guilty plea today by April Nicole Poitras, 45, of Shreveport, Louisiana. Poitras appeared before United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. and entered her guilty plea to two counts of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.

An arrest has been made following the reported bomb threat against St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shreveport, La. on June 23. This arrest is made possible by a collaborative effort amongst Shreveport Fire Investigations Officer Charles Menefee, along with Shreveport Police Department Agent Gilmore, Louisiana State Police Agent Cahn, the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office, Mt. Shasta California Police Department, and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.