Lafayette Police Conduct Community Walk set for May 3
Food and COVID vaccines will be available for the public
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and last updated 2021-04-29 15:58:50-04
Lafayette Police Department along with local law enforcement partners and the Law Enforcement Community Relations Committee will be conducting a community walk on May 3 beginning at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Meet before the walk at the McComb-Veazey Community House located at 419 Twelfth Street, Lafayette.
Law Enforcement Officers with the Lafayette Police Department, Lafayette Parish Sheriffâs Office and the Lafayette City Marshalâs Office will be walking the neighborhood to visit with residents, listen to any concerns and introduce themselves.
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Four juveniles who escaped from a youth detention center in Bridge City were found in Lafayette, authorities said.
Six juveniles escaped the Bridge City Center for Youth at about midnight Wednesday, according to a release from the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice.
During the incident, one staff member was injured, taken to a local hospital for treatment and later released.
At about 9 a.m. Wednesday, four of the juveniles were taken into custody in Lafayette Parish, which is about two and half hours west of the detention center.
Lafayette Police, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff s Office, Abbeville Police, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff s Office and Louisiana State Police assisted in the apprehension.
and last updated 2021-04-28 18:57:31-04
UPDATE: As of 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 28, a fifth youth has been caught after an escape from Bridge City Center for Youth.
This morning, six juveniles escaped. Four were caught in Acadiana before noon; the fifth was caught in Jefferson Parish, officials say.
The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice says that the six youths escaped the Bridge City Center for Youth in Jefferson Parish.
Three were arrested in Lafayette Parish with a fourth apprehended in Kaplan. Police say the suspect allegedly stole a construction truck after escaping police custody.
Jonathan Primeaux
The chase ended in Vermilion Parish at the intersection of 700 and 342.
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