Crime

Sheriff Julian Whittington says that a 69-year-old Plain Dealing man was pronounced deceased due to the aftermath of Sunday nights storms. The man who lived in the 10000 block of Highway 3 in Plain Dealing died Sunday night after his oxygen machine quit working due to a power outage in his home.

Twenty one residents of Shreveport and Bossier City have been indicted by the United States Attorney's Office on charges of federal bank fraud. In a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, we learn that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging 21 defendants in connection with a federal bank fraud case following an investigation into their illegal activities in the Shreveport area.

On April 23, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Shreveport Police Officers responded to a call reporting assault and battery in the 7400 block of Glen Leaf Road.

On April 22, at approximately 10 p.m., officers responded to a call regarding a sexual assault in the 700 block of Long Bayou Drive.

Chief Haugen said that he is proud to announce the promotion of Sgt. Scott Wells.

The Shreveport Police Department arrested 18-year-old Cedrick Edwards in connection with a shooting incident that took place on April 26 in the 3500 block of Wint 70th Street.

A Caddo Parish man accused of killing his mother and father at their home late last week kept a journal which had a 'to-do' list whose first item was the murder of his parents, authorities said.

An arrest has been made after a man was shot in his head in Shreveport’s Mooretown neighborhood early Thursday morning (April 25).