Opelousas Crime Information and Louisiana Amber Alerts

Opelousas Louisiana Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.


Local Opelousas Crime News Man charged with attempted murder of an officer (Opelousas Daily World) Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:37:28 GMT Jerry Gillespie Jr., 44, 1407 Garland Ave., Apt. 38, Opelousas, charged with flight from an officer and attempted first degree murder of a police officer. Read More >> 3 arrested after shots fired on campus (KATC 3 Lafayette) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:14:02 GMT OPELOUSAS, La. -- Three students were arrested after shots were fired during an on-campus confrontation near the school's administration building. Read More >> 3 arrested after shots fired on campus (KATC 3 Lafayette) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:10:38 GMT Associated Press - August 27, 2008 4:04 PM ET OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - Three students were arrested after shots were fired during an on-campus confrontation near the school's administration... Read More >> Two men arrested after shooting in technical college parking lot (WAFB Baton Rouge) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:02:25 GMT Police say shots rang out in the parking lot of the Louisiana Technical College in Opelousas Tuesday. The campus is right across the street from an elementary school. Read More >> Drug ring arrests (The Daily Iberian) Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:22:51 GMT A New Iberia man is in custody for his role in a multi-million dollar drug ring that brought cocaine and other narcotics from Houston to the Teche Area, Western District United States Attorney Donald Washington said. Read More >> Arrests&Incidents (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:25:21 GMT The following people were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center before 4:12 p.m. Wednesday: Read More >> Police seek help locating fugitive (Opelousas Daily World) Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:23:33 GMT Police are asking the public to help them locate a convicted sex offender who has failed to register with either the state or local law enforcement authorities as required by law. Read More >> La. youth prisons chief drew critics (The Shreveport Times) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:06:42 GMT The first resignation from Gov. Bobby Jindal's cabinet was a surprise, and still hasn't been explained. Read More >> La. youth prisons chief drew critics (KATC 3 Lafayette) Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:33:27 GMT BATON ROUGE, La. -- The first resignation from Gov. Bobby Jindal's cabinet was a surprise, and still hasn't been explained. Richard Thompson spent about five months as head of the... Read More >>

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City	Total Law Enforcement	Total Officers	Total Civilians
Abbeville	41	39	2
Addis	7	6	1
Alexandria	186	151	35
Baldwin	8	7	1
Ball	6	5	1
Basile	11	7	4
Baton Rouge	773	611	162
Bernice	5	5	0
Berwick	10	10	0
Blanchard	4	4	0
Bogalusa	60	38	22
Bossier City	238	197	41
Breaux Bridge	21	21	0
Broussard	21	17	4
Brusly	8	7	1
Church Point	16	16	0
Clinton	4	4	0
Coushatta	6	6	0
Covington	41	32	9
Crowley	37	36	1
Cullen	3	3	0
De Quincy	14	14	0
De Ridder	28	23	5
Delhi	15	10	5
Denham Springs	35	27	8
Dixie Inn	2	2	0
Elton	5	5	0
Erath	10	7	3
Eunice	42	35	7
Farmerville	12	12	0
Ferriday	19	18	1
Folsom	3	3	0
Franklin	23	22	1
Franklinton	18	13	5
French Settlement	2	2	0
Glenmora	1	1	0
Golden Meadow	5	5	0
Gonzales	31	31	0
Grambling	15	10	5
Gretna	110	84	26
Harahan	30	30	0
Haughton	7	7	0
Haynesville	6	5	1
Homer	9	9	0
Houma	81	69	12
Independence	8	8	0
Iowa	14	10	4
Jackson	6	6	0
Jeanerette	11	11	0
Jena	7	6	1
Jennings	35	26	9
Jonesboro	17	13	4
Kaplan	19	19	0
Kenner	216	168	48
Kentwood	9	9	0
Kinder	18	18	0
Krotz Springs	6	4	2
Lafayette	300	228	72
Lake Arthur	8	8	0
Lake Charles	192	176	16
Lake Providence	11	11	0
Lecompte	3	3	0
Leesville	29	29	0
Mamou	14	14	0
Mandeville	49	36	13
Mansfield	16	16	0
Many	21	16	5
Marksville	21	16	5
McNary	1	1	0
Minden	31	29	2
Morgan City	53	50	3
Napoleonville	2	2	0
Natchitoches	63	48	15
New Orleans	1,925	1,671	254
Olla	4	4	0
Opelousas	60	54	6
Patterson	18	18	0
Pearl River	13	8	5
Pineville	61	53	8
Plaquemine	33	31	2
Pollock	1	1	0
Ponchatoula	25	22	3
Port Allen	20	16	4
Port Barre	15	9	6
Port Vincent	3	3	0
Rayne	25	25	0
Rayville	10	10	0
Richwood	16	9	7
Ruston	48	41	7
Shreveport	616	534	82
Sicily Island	2	1	1
Simmesport	7	7	0
Springhill	16	15	1
St. Gabriel	14	14	0
St. Joseph	4	4	0
St. Martinville	19	13	6
Sterlington	9	8	1
Stonewall	2	2	0
Sulphur	60	43	17
Tallulah	13	13	0
Thibodaux	63	55	8
Tickfaw	7	7	0
Ville Platte	22	16	6
Vinton	15	15	0
Vivian	15	10	5
Washington	7	7	0
Waterproof	2	2	0
Welsh	14	14	0
West Monroe	79	74	5
Westlake	25	19	6
Westwego	38	37	1
Winnfield	23	19	4
Woodworth	7	5	2
Youngsville	10	8	2
Zachary	39	36	3


Active Amber Alerts There are no active Amber Alerts for Louisiana


Missing Persons for Opelousas, LA Endangered Runaway: ERICA NEATHERY (LA) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:00:27 EDT Endangered Missing: ANISE BROUSSARD (LA) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:11:24 EDT Endangered Runaway: MICHAEL WILLIAMS (LA) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:54:50 EDT Endangered Runaway: KECIA FARLEY (LA) Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:13:30 EDT Endangered Runaway: TONY YOUNGER (LA) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:04:35 EDT Endangered Runaway: TRINITY COSSICH (LA) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:49:35 EDT Missing: BO RAYNER (LA) Mon, 19 May 2008 01:41:50 EDT Endangered Runaway: LORENZO LECHUGA (LA) Mon, 12 May 2008 02:12:35 EDT Endangered Runaway: PAIGE BRADY (LA) Thu, 08 May 2008 01:33:59 EDT Endangered Runaway: JENNIFER FLOORE (LA) Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:02:05 EDT Endangered Runaway: DELESTER HENDERSON (LA) Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:13:43 EDT Family Abduction: MADELEINE WINTER (LA) Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:14:01 EST Endangered Runaway: SHAQUITA MOUTON (LA) Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:49:27 EDT Endangered Runaway: ZAKORIA EDWARDS (LA) Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:14:46 EDT Endangered Runaway: LUIS MADINA (LA) Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:46:21 EDT Endangered Runaway: CHRISTOPHER SALTZMAN (LA) Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:43:06 EDT Endangered Runaway: CHRISTINA MISTROT (LA) Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:41:27 EDT Endangered Runaway: DERNESHA COLEMAN (LA) Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:28:33 EDT Endangered Runaway: ALYSSA JOHNSON (LA) Tue, 08 May 2007 12:17:25 EDT Endangered Runaway: TARANIKA RAYMOND (LA) Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:57:36 EDT