Over the past 90 days, SPD has noticed a clear connection between vehicle burglaries and vehicle thefts—and both are on the rise in Districts 4 & 5 (Highland & the Shreveport-Barksdale corridor).
Shreveport police have arrested 33-year-old Courtney Michelle Brown in connection with a July 28 burglary and vehicle theft.
On August 10, 2025, Sergeant White was involved in a DWI incident in Harrison County, Texas.
The Shreveport Police Department’s Sex Crimes Unit has arrested two individuals in connection with a rape that occurred on July 7, 2025.
The Shreveport Police Department has arrested a woman after a two-year-old child was found left alone in a hot, turned-off vehicle outside the Walmart on Westport Avenue.
The Shreveport Police Department has arrested 34-year-old Justin Emerson in connection with a house fire that occurred in the early morning hours of August 3, 2025.
On August 8, 2025, at approximately 1:53 a.m., Shreveport Police Communications received a call for service from Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) employees and contractors working at 8805 St.
On August 6th, officers were called to a business on West Bert Kouns after reports of a disorderly man. Before they could even get there, another call came in—this same man had allegedly assaulted two female employees by striking them in the face.
Two months ago, I was pleased to inform you that our Caddo Parish truancy numbers had gone down in 2024-2025 from the previous years. This week at a meeting to discuss our plans to attack truancy this upcoming school year, I was reminded by our truancy partner Volunteers for Youth Justice that in the year pre-Covid we had 382 truants in Caddo Parish. The next year after Covid, the number of truants suddenly skyrocketed to 3423.
Shreveport Police have arrested two individuals in connection with an armed robbery that occurred just before midnight on July 31, 2025, in the 4900 block of Greenwood Road.
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