Crime

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for the driver of a white Dodge pick-up truck who struck a man riding an electric skateboard in Sulphur on Wednesday, June 6.

Donald James O. Ellis, Jr. 27, of Lake Charles, was arrested on June 1, by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for 1st-degree rape, said a media release.

The driver of the maroon SUV in the photo is facing 7 hit-and-run charges.

Richard Wayne Barras is in the Calcasieu Correctional Center on a $900,000 bond. He's charged with one count of attempted 1st-degree rape.

Today in Tha Wire, Woody McCain returns to reprise his role as the Bad Boy of R&B, in The Bobby Brown Story airing on BET in September. See the trailer and more!

CPSO arrested James P. Gaharan, Jr. 54, of Lake Charles on 2 counts of felony carnal knowledge and two (2) counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Females in a supermarket called someone the N word and urinated on the floor.

Today in Tha Wire, here we go again. I've lost count on how many times R. Kelly's been accused or sued for some type of sexual assault. Yet, here's another one!

Today in Tha Wire Offset recovers from near death car wreck, after hitting a tree. Plus a recap of the 2018 Billboard Music Awards best moments.

Beware of a phone scam where the scammer claims to be a CPSO deputy and informs the victim they have a warrant out for their arrest for missing jury duty.

Multiple students killed and an officer wounded in shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas.

Jon Bridgers, credited as one of the founding members of the Cajun Navy 2016, is accused of taking more than $50,000 from a flood victim for uncompleted work.