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Category: Police Arrests

Man charged with two counts of raping live-in partner

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Police Arrests

A Monroe man has been arrested on two counts of rape and domestic abuse of his live-in partner. Monday, Monroe Police conducted a welfare check on an alleged female victim at 4105 Gaston Street. Based on accusations of the victim…

Dangelo Marquez Burgess

Shooter misses intended victim at gas station, jailed

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Police Arrests

He missed the person he allegedly fired at, but Vintrone Jackson was jailed Tuesday for shooting at his intended victim at a local corner store.   Monroe Police were called to Delta Mini Mart, 2100 Desiard on Tuesday in response…

Vintrone Jackson

Man charged with beating boyfriend with a hammer!

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Police Arrests

Henry Bernard Walker, 29, was arrested Tuesday after his live-in boyfriend told police that he was beaten by Walker with fists and a hammer.    Monroe Police arrested Walker at about 9:30 Tuesday night after his reported boyfriend told police…

Henry Bernard Walker

Former Monroe Narcotics officer’s DWI post mysteriously disappears

April 28, 2022April 29, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Police Arrests

A former Monroe Police narcotics officer who is now with the Attorney General’s office was booked for DWI last week, but his posting record mysteriously disappeared from the Sheriff’s online website.    Saturday, Louisiana State Police arrested Jeffery G. Gilbert…

Jeffery G. Gilbert

One arrest in two parish shootings, two injured

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Police Arrests

Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s deputies are still investigating two shootings that occurred in the parish. A suspect in one of the shootings has been arrested. Sheriff’s deputies have arrested Jaundrick Truman Luckett, 23 of Lake Providence for the April 22nd attempted…

Jaundrick Truman Luckett, Ladarius Burns

Woman waves gun at troubling juveniles, gets arrested

April 13, 2022April 25, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Police Arrests

When Terri Morrison was being harassed by a group of neighborhood teenagers, she waved a gun a them to scare them off. The kids complained and she went to jail. It all happened on Tuesday, April 12 when Monroe Police…

Terri Morrison

Louberta street traffic stop nets, guns, dope, cash

March 3, 2022March 10, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Police Arrests

 Monroe Police officers stopped a vehicle that was speeding on Louberta Street and discovered a man with wads of cash, a high powered weapons and illegal drugs. It started out as traffic but ended in a d drug bust.  It…

Willie Lewis

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