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APRIL 2010
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Caddo Sheriff's Office now accepts ticket payments onlinePayments to the Caddo Sheriff's Office for traffic citations, court costs, and fines can now be paid on the internet or by calling an 800 phone number, said Sheriff Steve Prator. An agreement between the Sheriff's Office and nCourt, a provider of electronic filing...
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Security guard arrested for stealing from General MotorsA security guard at the General Motors Assembly Plant was arrested for stealing 11,000 pounds of robotic copper welding tips from the plant, said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator.Emile E. Short, 54, of the 6800 block of Klug Pines Road in Shreveport, was booked into the Caddo Corr...
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Applications now being accepted for Caddo Sheriff's CampSheriff Steve Prator announced today that applications are being accepted for this summer’s Caddo Sheriff's Camp.The overnight camp will be held June 13-16 at the Garland Scout Ranch near Stonewall. Caddo Parish boys ages 10 to 13 from at-riskcommunities are eligible to at...
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DEQ to resume testing; evacuation continuesRepresentatives from the DEQ will continue monitoring water wells today insouth Caddo Parish. Some areas where natural gas was detected in water wells will be retested, and new areas will also be tested.In the meantime, the evacuation of about 135 families in the area will r...
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Caddo S.O., Junior League to host bike rodeo at Sheriff’s Safety TownCaddo Sheriff Steve Prator and the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier will host a bicycle rodeo from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24, at Sheriff’s Safety Town, 8910 Jewella Avenue. The event is for children attending first through fifth grade.Sheriff’s deputies will be ...
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Evacuation near well site is precautionAbout 25 homes in south Caddo Parish were evacuated as a precaution this morning after gas vapors were detected at a well site.Vapors were first detected at the drilling rig near the 11,000 block of Norris Ferry Road around 8 p.m. last night. The situation stabilized, but va...
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Man barricades himself in house; threatens to blow himself upCaddo Sheriff's deputies responded this morning to a call from a Blanchard man who threatened to blow himself up, said Sheriff Steve Prator.The 45-year-old man called the Sheriff's Office around 3 a.m. and said he had a bomb. He threatened himself and his wife.The Caddo Sher...
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Caddo Parish to show support for crime victimsEnsuring crime victims' rights including fairness, dignity, and respect is the focus of this year's Crime Victims' Rights Week, which kicks off locally with events coordinated by the Caddo Sheriff's Office at LSU-S.A service honoring crime victims will be held at noon, Monda...
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Caddo Sheriff to host courthouse security trainingEarlier this year, a man who lost a Social Security claim opened fire with a shotgun in a Las Vegas federal courthouse, killing a security officer and injuring a deputy marshal.   Closer to home, a Tyler, Texas, woman was killed by her ex-husband in 2005 when she a...
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Former bank teller arrestedAnother former bank teller has been arrested for diverting customer funds into her private bank account, said Sheriff Steve Prator.Stephanie King, 21, of the 8300 block of Dixie-Blanchard Road, was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center for bank fraud following an investi...
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Pedestrian hit by train in VivianA pedestrian was killed this morning after being hit by a KCS train in Vivian.Officials have not confirmed the victim's identity, but he is believed to be a 49-year-old Vivian man. Witnesses said he was crossing the tracks on foot headed toward Hwy. 1 when he was hit by the ...
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Caddo Sheriff to offer training for concealed weapons permitThe Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office is offering state-required training for anyone wanting to obtain a concealed weapons permit, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Citizens can complete most of the state requirements in one stop by attending a class at the Sheriff’s Regional ...
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Four arrested for burglary, property damageCaddo Sheriff's patrol deputies arrested four people for breaking into a north Caddo Parish cabin and damaging property valued at more than $25,000.Anthony Farris, 22, James Krogol, 21, Elizabeth Carte, 37, and Heather Entwistle, 18, all of Shreveport, were booked into the C...
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Investigation leads to arrest of metal thiefA two-state investigation led to the arrest of a local metal thief, said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator.Glen Lee Merrell, 30, of Keithville, was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center this morning following an investigation by Sheriff's Detective Terry Richardson.Merrell was ...
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Store clerk arrested for stealing from registerA cashier at a local discount store was arrested for stealing money from the store's register on multiple occasions. Deandre Dotson, 20, of Shreveport, was arrested for felony theft by Sheriff's Detective Alan Davidson after Dotson was caught on video taking several hundred ...
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Caddo Sheriff's Regional Training AcademyGraduation exercises for the 26th basic training class of the Caddo Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at Summer Grove Baptist Church. Lt. Col. Thomas Miner, commander of the 2nd Security Squadron at Barksdale AFB, will be the ...
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Teens report burglary but ultimately go down for the heist A group of teens who reported a residential burglary in Keithville have now been charged in connection with the crime.On Tuesday, two teens reported seeing a man wearing a ski mask running from a neighbor's house in the 6700 block of Williams Road. The house had been broken ...
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Checkpoint was no joke; 12 citations issued on April Fool's DayCaddo Parish Sheriff's deputies conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Linwood in South Caddo Parish on Thursday night, April 1.Deputies checked 102 vehicles between 10PM and 3AM. In all 12 people were cited for various violations.James White, 55, address not given, was charged ...
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Sheriff welcomes new auxiliary deputies Graduation exercises for the Caddo Sheriff’s Office's 22nd auxiliary class are scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at Sheriff's Safety Town.Fourteen auxiliary deputies are joining the ranks of the Sheriff’s Office after completing 40 hours of law enforcement training. They will...