Caddo Sheriff

A secret indictment has been returned in the Ernest Luttrell murder case. A Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned the indictment against Linda Kate Passaniti for second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder and three counts of forgery...

The Caddo Sheriff's Office is auctioning off some unclaimed animals. There are seven donkeys -- five jacks and two jennies. Three were owner-released and the others were found near Jefferson-Paige/Standard Oil Roads in west Caddo Parish, Caldwell-Briggs Road in north Caddo Parish, Hwy ...

Caddo sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to find Dorice Clair Bass, who is wanted for aggravated second-degree battery. Caddo Deputy L.C. Cope Jr. obtained a warrant for Bass’ arrest after a woman reported being beaten by Bass in bar bathroom on Feb...

The Bossier City Police Department and one of its officers have received honors for their efforts last year in enforcing Louisiana's drunk driving laws. In 2011, the department made the highest number of DWI arrests by a municipal police department that participated in a grant program by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission...

The Caddo Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a weekend pedestrian death. Deputies say the victim is believed to be an 18-year-old Shreveport woman. Her name won't be released until next of kin are notified. The accident happened around 6:30 last night on the railroad tracks near Bert Kouns and Flournoy Lucas Road ...

A Shreveport man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. The Caddo Sheriff's Office says 30-year-old Dameon Taylor was arrested folowing an investigation by the Caddo Sheriff's Youth Services Division. The child recently said she was sexually assaulted on several occasions in the fall of 2011 ...

A high school student has been arrested for stealing computers from a Caddo Parish school. Caddo Sheriff's detectives say 17-year-old Travion Hall was issued a summons for unauthorized use of a moveable after detectives say he failed to return two laptops after using them in class at Woodlawn High School...

The Caddo Sheriff's Office says the arrest stemmed from an investigation by the Caddo-Shreveport Financial Crimes Task Force -- into 34-year-old Mikiya Turner's dealings at Thrifty Loans, where she was a loan officer. Detectives say in 2009, while working at the loan company, Turner fraudulently reopened old loans and took the money for herself and family members ...

A Greenwood man is in jail, accused of swindling nearly 20 people out of millions in land and royalties from fake land deals. Caddo-Shreveport Financial Crimes Task Force detectives say 64-year-old Willie Draper allegedly approached two land-leasing companies in June and offered to arrange leasing deals with people in the Greenwood-Bethany community for a percentage of the deal ...

The Caddo Sheriff’s Office and Judge Scott Crichton will present “Don’t Let This Be You,” a program for teens illustrating the serious legal consequences of criminal behavior. The program, designed for those ages 13 and up as well as their parents, will be held on Tuesday, January 17, from 6-9 p...