Shreveport Police Searching for Suspect in Contractor Fraud

Detectives with the Shreveport Police and Caddo Parish White Collar Crimes Task Force are requesting the public's assistance in locating Luis Gonzales-Arevalo. The 35-year-old man is wanted in connection with a contractor fraud case that occurred in April 2024.

Contractor fraud is the misappropriation or intentional taking of anything of value that belongs to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking, or using fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations by a person who has contracted to perform any home improvement or residential construction, or who has subcontracted for the performance of any home improvement or residential construction. A misappropriation or intentional taking may be inferred when a person does any of the following:

(1) Fails to perform any work during a forty-five-day period or longer after receiving payment, unless a longer period is specified in the contract.

(2) Uses, or causes an agent or employee to use, any deception, false pretense, or false promise to cause any person to enter into a contract for home improvements or residential construction.

(3) Damages the property of any person with the intent to induce that person to enter into a contract for home improvements or residential construction.

(4) Knowingly makes a material misrepresentation of fact in any application for a permit required by state, municipal, or parochial law.

(5) Knowingly makes a material misrepresentation of fact in any lien placed upon the property at issue.

(6) Fails to possess the required license for home improvements or residential construction required by applicable state, municipal, or parochial statute.

(7) Knowingly employs a subcontractor who does not possess the required license by applicable state, municipal, or parochial statute.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Luis Gonzales-Arevalo, please contact the Shreveport Police Department at 318-673-7300.