Attempted Murder Arrest in West Monroe
On the morning of 11/9/13 at approximately 6:59am, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a disturbance call at 100 McKeithen Street Lot 2 in West Monroe, LA. While enroute to the call,...
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Arrests made in Town & Country Burglaries
An investigation into several residential burglaries in and around the Town & Country subdivision has resulted in the arrest of two suspects. Arron D. Hannibal (23yo) and Zaterias Minor (17yo) both...
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Arrests Made for Burglaries in Ouachita Parish
On October 11 2013, OPSO arrested 19yo Justin Phillips of Monroe for a burglary of a residence on Dorothy Drive. West Monroe Police also arrested Phillips by warrant for similar burglaries inside their...
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Powell Sentenced to 15 years
Update – On Monday April 7, 2014, 35 year old Randy Allen Powell of West Monroe, LA was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison. Powell was arrested for child pornography offenses last...
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PRESS RELEASE SCAT ARREST 04-14-14
SCAT Arrests Convicted Felon On 4/11/14 the Special Crimes Apprehension Team SCAT conducted an investigation at 158 Mill Creek Rd. Deputies learned that William David Futch was a convicted felon and...
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Patrol Deputies Nab Vehicle Burglar
In the early morning hours of 04-16-14 deputies of the Uniform Patrol Division apprehended Eric Wade Wilkins in the act of burglarizing a vehicle in the Briarcliff Subdivision in West Monroe. The...
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Drug Distribution Ring Dismantled
Following a one month Investigation into the distribution of Methamphetamine in the North Monroe Garden District, Deputies with the Metro Narcotics Unit and the SWAT team executed a search warrant in...
View ArticleOuachita and Morehouse Parish Task Force
Multi-Agency Task force Yields 56 arrests and numerous seizures A two day operation on April 25 and 26th in Morehouse and Ouachita Parishes was conducted which targeted illegal narcotics. The...
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OPSO INVESTIGATORS ASK FOR YOUR HELP WITH 1982 COLD CASE
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Homicide 1982 Sherry Alford Sherry Alford was a 16 year old student at Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe, La. On the night of February 1, Ms. Alford had...
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Wanted For Burglary
Video Captures Burglary Suspect – OPSO asks for your help identifying subject OPSO Investigators are asking for your help in identifying the subject in the photo and video. This subject is wanted for...
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Press Release Two Arrested on Child Pornography
On May 8, 2014 Investigators with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office – Special Victims Unit, the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office – Cyber Crime Unit, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation –...
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Chase Ends with Mississippi Fugitive in Custody
On 5/20/14 Deputies with the Ouachita Parish Special Crimes Apprehension Team (SCAT) attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle at which time the driver attempted to flee. Deputies pursued this...
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OPSO SVU – Internet Safety Presentation
The Special Victims Unit of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office is offering a free internet safety presentation for kids and adults at the Anna Mayer Library located at 1808 U.S. Hwy. 165 in Monroe...
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Sheriff Jay Russell awards scholarship to college-bound teen
May 29, 2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sheriff Jay Russell announced that Amanda Robinson of Ouachita Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’...
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Press Release – Small Plane Crashes in Lakeshore
UPDATE – Hwy 80 is now open to all traffic. Pilot has been identified as Michael Ray Martin 41 yoa from Calhoun, La. UPDATE – Pilot has been airlifted to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, no...
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Press Release – Bank Robbery
OPSO is currently investigating the robbery of the Ouachita Valley Federal Credit Union located at 1605 Highway 80 East in Monroe. Shortly after 9:45 am, a black male suspect wearing a dark two-toned...
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Woman Stabs Two Children – Arrested
Latasha Denise Hampton A disturbance investigation at 104 LaPlata Drive in Monroe has resulted in the arrest of Latasha Denise Hampton, 32, of 3060 Winnsboro Road, Monroe. An investigation revealed...
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STORAGE BUILDING BURGLAR ARRESTED
PRESS RELEASE-6/11/14 Investigators arrest burglar A recent burglary of a storage building at Cypress Street Mini-Storage, 4601 Cypress Street, West Monroe, has resulted in the arrest of Jonathan Scott...
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PRESS RELEASE-RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY ARREST
TWO ARRESTED FOR RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES Recovered Stolen Property An investigation into 4 recent residential burglaries has resulted in the arrest of two West Monroe men, David Vanhorn, 30, and Daimon...
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Press Release – Springfield named PIO
Dy. Glenn Springfield Dy. Glenn Springfield named as Public Information Officer for OPSO Deputy Glenn Springfield has been assigned as the Public Information Officer for the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s...
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