Sheriff

You may remember a couple of weeks ago a Leblue Settlement child accidentally discharged a gun and a tragic death was the result. The CPSO is giving away free gun locks to prevent this kind of accident from happening again.

Yesterday (2/18/15) the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department responded to a wreck at the intersection of Goos Road and Paul Bellon Road in Moss Bluff,. The accident resulted in a fatality.

In my opinion there is nothing wrong with owning guns. My wife and I both own a gun. With gun ownership comes responsibility. The main responsibility is to make sure no one is accidentally hurt by your gun.Leaving loaded guns within the reach of children has lead to a Lebleu Settlement child's death...

There were no DWI checkpoints this weekend. You would have read a warning prior to the checkpoint. That is how they deter impaired driving. It seems most of you agree.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is making our community safer with DWI checkpoints. This past Friday deputies checked over seven hundred vehicles in Westlake. Here are the results.

A Moss Bluff ran ran into the back of a truck in Westlake and died. The accident happened Sunday night. Here are the details from a Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office press release.

We are in the middle of the Christmas party season; do your part to make it safe by designating a non-drinking driver. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department will be doing their part to keep our roads safe with another DUI checkpoint.

These graduation ceremonies did not feature the traditional cap and gowns ... instead graduates were wearing badges and guns. It was graduation day at the Calcasieu Parish Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy.

Consider yourself a "super sleuth?"  Well here is a crime for you to solve. It's not going to be very difficult if you know this guy. We have several pictures of the perpetrator.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a seatbelt checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the parish this Friday, June 20th.

Have you seen 34 year old Shane Keith Hilton? The CPSO is looking for him. He walked off a work detail this afternoon and is on the loose.

For a lot of people ... a day off means celebrating with great food and a drink or two. There is nothing wrong with that as long as you don't drive after the drinks. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department is doing their part to keep our roads safe this holiday weekend with DWI checkpoints.