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MARCH 2023
Thu
Mar
30
Caddo School Resource Officer Thwarts a Potential School Shooting
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Detectives have arrested a 19-year-old student for threatening to kill a coach at a Caddo Parish School. Detectives say the incident started in the school’s gym when Caleb Steven Morris, 19, and his coach got into a verbal alterca...
Mon
Mar
27
Charges Updated on a Man Previously Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
***UPDATE*** Detectives with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office have found more files on an electronic device belonging to Wayne Parks. After a further forensic examination of Wayne Parks' devices, an additional 8,417 files (videos and images) of child ...
Fri
Mar
24
Child Killed in a Single Vehicle Accident
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies are working a car crash that killed an unrestrained toddler early this evening. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office dispatchers were called at 4:15 p.m. about the accident that happened in the 8900 block of Belcher Oil City Roa...
Fri
Mar
24
Child Killed in a Single Vehicle Accident
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies are working a car crash that killed an unrestrained toddler early this evening. Caddo Parish dispatchers were called at 4:15 p.m. about the accident that happened in the 8900 block of Belcher Oil City Road in Caddo Parish. Depu...
Thu
Mar
23
Three Goats Found
The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Livestock Patrol is looking for the owner of three goats found March 23, on the 6000 block of Highway One in Blanchard. The owner has 10 days to claim the animals before they are sent to auction for public sale. The owner may claim ...
Thu
Mar
23
Three Goats Found
The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Livestock Patrol is looking for the owner of three goats found March 23, on the 6000 block of Highway One in Blanchard. The owner has 10 days to claim the animals before they are sent to auction for public sale. The owner may claim ...
Mon
Mar
20
Early Morning Shooting Investigation
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Detectives are continuing their investigation into an early morning shooting. Just before 2 a.m., patrol deputies were dispatched to the Grand Oaks Apartments in the 1600 block of North Forty Loop where they found a 18 year old victim lying ou...
Thu
Mar
16
Shreveport Man Arrested for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images
Detectives with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Shreveport man for possession and distributing hundreds of pornographic images and videos involving juveniles and pornographic images involving animals. After an investigation that began in November 2...
Mon
Mar
13
Paying it Forward Blood Drive
Donate the Gift of Life The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office is hosting a blood drive in conjunction with the LifeShare Blood Center at the Patrol headquarters, 4910 North Market, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Donors can schedule an appointment on this link at h...
Wed
Mar
8
Phone Scam Warning
Detectives with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office are once again warning residents of a recent phone scam circulating in Caddo Parish. Detectives say if you receive a call from (318) 245-2467 from a caller stating they are Chief Deputy Mark Long or any oth...
Tue
Mar
7
Caddo Parish Sheriff names new Public Information Officer
Sheriff Steve Prator announced a new Public Information Officer for the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. Rod White was selected as the PIO to oversee Media Relations. He began his new job on Monday, March 6. “We are excited Rod has joined us and certain the c...
Fri
Mar
3
Shreveport man behind bars for severely beating another person
A Shreveport man was arrested for severely beating another person, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On January 4, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to a business in the 7100 block of LA-Hwy. 1 where a man was suffering from serious injuries to his head and face...
Thu
Mar
2
AARP and Caddo Sheriff to host shred event
To help protect citizens from identity theft, AARP and the Caddo Parish Sheriff ‘s Office are teaming up to provide a safe location to shred your personal documents free of charge. It will take place from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Saturday, April 15, at Sheriff’s Safety...
FEBRUARY 2023
Mon
Feb
27
Shreveport man busted with drugs, stolen gun
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s narcotics agents arrested a Shreveport man for several drug and gun related crimes, said Sheriff Steve Prator. In December of 2022, agents with the Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit conducted a search warrant in the 1900 block of Nicholson Street...
Mon
Feb
27
Driver in wrong way crash arrested
The driver held responsible for the wrong way crash on I-49 near Southern Loop turned herself in, said Sheriff Steve Prator. At 11:15 a.m. on February 27, Gorgette Riley, 25, was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center after she turned herself in for an outsta...
Mon
Feb
27
Shreveport man jailed for sex crime against a juvenile
Caddo detectives arrested a Shreveport man for having sex with a 13-year-old, said Sheriff Steve Prator. An investigation by Caddo Sheriff’s Youth Services Detective Chris Ardoin revealed Destiny Persley, 20, had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old on five separat...
Sun
Feb
26
Keithville man behind bars for burglary and possession of illegal drugs
Caddo Parish deputies arrested a Keithville man after a theft investigation, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On February 24, a business owner reported the theft of metal from his property in the 8300 block of West Antoine Loop. Video evidence showed the theft took place just a...
Fri
Feb
24
Keithville man wanted for domestic battery located in Texas
A Keithville man has been arrested for punching and choking his girlfriend over the span of two days, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 11:32 p.m. the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 9900 block of Mansfield Road in ref...
Fri
Feb
24
Driver in wrong way crash is wanted for causing serious injuries to others
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Shreveport woman who caused serious injuries to three others in a major crash on Interstate 49, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Just before 10 p.m. on November 6, 2022, Gorgette Riley, 25, caused a major crash involving four vehicles whe...
Thu
Feb
23
New vocational program provides more opportunities for inmates after release
A new vocational program offered at Caddo Correctional Center will give inmates a better chance at in-demand jobs upon release, said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator. Two fiber optics curriculums are now available to Department of Corrections inmates participating in the Northw...
Fri
Feb
17
Shreveport man faces an additional 1,214 charges for possessing child, animal porn
Caddo Parish Sheriff's detectives found new evidence in a child pornography and animal sexual abuse case against a Shreveport man, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Christopher Canizares, 43, now faces 1,206 counts of pornography involving juveniles, including multimedia dep...
Fri
Feb
10
Fentanyl investigation lands Shreveport man in jail
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics agents arrested a Shreveport man this week after finding $42,760 worth of illegal drugs and a firearm in his possession, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On Thursday, February 9, agents with the Caddo Narcotics Unit and DEA Task For...
Thu
Feb
9
Shreveport man arrested for distribution of child pornography and bestiality material
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Shreveport man for distributing child and animal pornography, said Sheriff Steve Prator. In November of 2022, Cyber Crimes Detective Thomas Lites launched an investigation after receiving a complaint that Christopher Cani...
Mon
Feb
6
Oil City man found safe and unharmed
On Monday, February 6, at 8:20 p.m., Caddo Sheriff’s patrol deputies located Alfred Blankenship safe and unharmed. He was found in the wooded area behind the closed Oil City Elementary Magnet School. Blankenship, 80, was last seen at his home around 1...
Mon
Feb
6
CPSO searches for 80-year-old man in Oil City
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputies are searching for an Oil City man who was last seen at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, February 4, at his home in the 200 block of N. Ardis Avenue, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On Sunday, February 5, at 3:41 p.m., Caddo Parish Sheriff’s patr...
JANUARY 2023
Tue
Jan
31
Employee of local company arrested for internal theft
An employee of Magnolia Plumbing was arrested today for stealing money from the company, said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator. Brad Peccio, 44, of Bossier City, was arrested on Tuesday, January 31, after an investigation determined he initiated a scheme to steal from his emplo...
Mon
Jan
30
Rainfall has local waterways on the rise
The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office received updated weather information from the National Weather Service. Northwest Louisiana can expect two to four inches of rainfall throughout the week and local waterways are expected to crest above flood stage. Wallace La...
Wed
Jan
25
Oil City man arrested for stabbing a family member
An Oil City man was arrested after stabbing a family member, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On Wednesday, January 25, at 3:33 p.m. the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence in the 14000 block of Hwy. 538 in reference to a stabbing. One person...
Tue
Jan
24
Caddo Parish Sheriff announces auction for horse
An unclaimed black stud horse that was picked up on Roy Road at Shepard Road on January 12 will be sold during a silent auction starting Monday, January 30 at 8:00 a.m. until noon on Thursday, February 2. Bids will be taken at the sheriff’s substation at 4910 N. Mar...
Mon
Jan
23
Shreveport man arrested for firing a gun from his car during domestic dispute
A Shreveport man was arrested after firing a gun from his vehicle during a domestic dispute, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On Monday, January 23, at 2:43 a.m. the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the intersection of Riding Club Lane and Old Carriage Trai...
Fri
Jan
20
Caddo Sheriff announces training for new auxiliary deputies
Sheriff Steve Prator announced today that applications for the Caddo Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary Unit are now available until March 10. Auxiliary deputies supplement full-time sheriff’s deputies by volunteering their services to the Caddo Parish Sheriff's O...
Thu
Jan
19
Caddo Parish Deputy receives Life Saving Award
The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office recognized Deputy Robert Fertal with the Life Saving award for his heroic actions on May 6, 2022. Deputy Robert Fertal, assigned to the patrol division, agreed to fill in for the School Resource Officer at a local High School. Du...
Thu
Jan
19
Caddo Sheriff announces promotions and recognition
Correction: The name Crystal Seay was mistakenly put on the list. Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator announced the promotions of six employees and others for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office during a ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, at the Re-Entry F...
Sun
Jan
15
Caddo deputies catch burglar in progress
Caddo Parish deputies arrested a Springhill man for the burglary of a business, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, Caddo Sheriff's patrol deputies were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance at a truck stop in the 12000 block of Mansfield R...
Sat
Jan
14
Multi parish pursuit lands a Stonewall man and Shreveport woman in jail
Caddo Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man and a woman after a multi parish pursuit, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Just before 4:30 a.m., Caddo deputies were notified of a vehicle pursuit entering Caddo Parish from DeSoto Parish on Interstate 49 North. The pursuit in...
Fri
Jan
13
Shreveport man arrested for possession of animal and child pornography
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Shreveport man for distributing child pornography and possessing animal pornography, said Sheriff Steve Prator. In October of 2022, Detective Thomas Lites received a complaint against Joshua Rambin, 28, for distribution o...
Thu
Jan
12
CPSO searches for 22-year-old in Vivian
Update: On Saturday, January 14, just before 1 p.m., Micah Roberts was found deceased in a heavily wooded area behind his grandparents’ home, during an organized search. A death investigation is underway. ————...
Tue
Jan
10
Annual crime report reveals drop in parish crime rate
Crime continued to drop in Caddo Parish during 2022, according to annual crime statistics released today by Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator. About the decrease in crime, Prator said, “I am very proud of the brave men and women of the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office a...
Tue
Jan
10
Shreveport man arrested for molestation
A Shreveport man is facing a charge of molestation of a juvenile, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Hunter Brown, 24, of the 5000 block of Pinehill Road, was arrested Friday, December 30 at the Caddo Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division following an investig...
Fri
Jan
6
CPSO announces auction for horse
An unclaimed bay mare that was picked up in the 6700 block of N. Lakeshore Dr. on December 24 will be sold during a silent auction starting Monday, January 9 at 8:00 a.m. until noon on Thursday, January 12. Bids will be taken at the sheriff’s substation at 4910 N. Mark...
Thu
Jan
5
Drunk driver causes crash and power outage
**Update: All lanes of the intersection are now open, but traffic will be controlled by flagmen for SWEPCO. Drivers are reminded to follow directions of flagmen and to use caution while driving through the area. &n...
Wed
Jan
4
Phone scammers acting as Caddo Parish Sheriff's deputies
Local citizens are receiving phone calls from scammers pretending to be law enforcement and demanding payment over the phone to prevent arrest, said Sheriff Steve Prator. The complaints reference a scammer claiming to be Captain Corbett and Sergeant Reed, with the Caddo P...
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