A vehicle discovered in a ditch led to the arrest of its driver on charges of DWI and drug possession. Minden Police arrested Robert Vernon Triplett, 61, of the 200 block of Crestview Street, on charges of driving while intoxicated (second offense), felony possession of schedule I controlled dangerous substance (synthetic marijuana) and possession of […]
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Crash ends with DWI, drug arrest
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Throwing bottle at man leads to arrest
Minden Police arrested a man on outstanding warrants for reportedly injuring a man when he threw a glass bottle at him. Kendrick Dominique Jenkins, 25, of the 200 block of Columbia Street, was arrested Wednesday on warrants for aggravated second-degree battery and simple criminal damage to property. Police Chief Steve Cropper says his arrest stems […]
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Burglary charge lands Minden man in jail
Minden Police say a man who reportedly admitted to a burglary told them he was homeless and stole some radios to buy food. James Robert Andrews II, 31, of the 100 block of Azalea Terrace, was arrested on the charge of simple burglary. Police Chief Steve Cropper says around 4:45 a.m., Thursday, Lt. Spencer Tippen […]
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MPD: ‘Drive sober or get pulled over’
The 2016 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign begins Friday and runs through Labor Day weekend, ending Sept. 5. The Minden Police Department is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the campaign and is beefing up patrols with a focus on drunk driving. Drivers should expect to see more patrol vehicles, […]
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Pawned tools leads to man’s arrest
Minden Police arrested a man on warrants for theft and other charges after he allegedly pawned some stolen tools and farm equipment. James Derek Holland, 52, of the 100 block of Fuller Street, was arrested on warrants for illegal possession of stolen things over $1,500 and two counts of theft. Police Chief Steve Cropper says […]
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Traffic stop ends with drug arrest
Minden Police arrested a man on drug charges during a traffic stop while they were investigating another matter. Detectives were tipped off to the location of a suspect in which they were looking and around 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, initiated a traffic stop on the suspected vehicle on U.S. Hwy. 80. Police Chief Steve Cropper says […]
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Cellphone theft leads to arrest
A woman who reportedly swiped a cellphone off the counter at a local department store has been arrested. Minden Police arrested Nodkeshia Stephens, aka “Keshia,” 31, of the 2nd block of North Collins in Cullen, on a warrant for theft over $750. Bond was set at $10,000. Police Chief Steve Cropper says they received a […]
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LSP: Speed, alcohol factors in deadly June crash
Louisiana State Police have charged a man involved in a crash that killed a Minden woman with vehicular homicide. Troopers arrested Kevin Liker, 33, of Dubberly, Friday, on additional charges of vehicular negligent injuring, driving while intoxicated (first offense), speeding (88 in a 55 mph zone) and passing in a no passing zone. Public Information […]
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Traffic stop ends with DWI arrest
A man got his third DWI when he reportedly performed poorly on a field sobriety test. Minden Police arrested Travski Dajuin Moore, 33, of the 700 block of Peach Street for charges of driving while intoxicated (third offense), driving under suspension, no headlight and failure to signal. Police Chief Steve Cropper says around 11:20 p.m., […]
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Traffic stop ends with drug arrests
DIXIE INN – Two people were arrested on warrants and drug charges following a traffic stop for defective equipment. Around noon Monday, Webster Parish Sheriff’s deputies Lt. Angela Evans and Coby Barton were dispatched to Highway 80 to assist in the traffic stop, which included another infraction for a broken taillight. Dixie Inn Police Chief […]
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Traffic stop ends with meth arrest
The passenger in a vehicle was arrested on possession of methamphetamine charges when police reportedly found it in his back pocket. Minden Police initiated a traffic stop around 1 a.m., Wednesday, on Shreveport Road when they noted several items hanging from the rearview mirror, obstructing the driver’s view. Police Chief Steve Cropper says during the […]
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Traffic stop ends with meth arrest
A joint effort between the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Minden Police Department ended with a warrant roundup on drug charges following a months-long investigation. Tony Scott Waltman, 25, of the 400 block of Miller Briarwood Road in Sibley, was arrested for distribution of schedule I controlled dangerous substance (marijuana), possession of schedule I […]
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Traffic stop ends with DWI
Minden Police arrested a man on drug charges on a traffic stop after the driver appeared to be swerving in the road. Officer First Class Chris Hammontree and Officer Brandon Curry were patrolling in the area of Pershing Street around 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, when he observed a vehicle run a stop sign and stop in […]
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Borrowed tools lead to theft charges
A man who reportedly didn’t return tools and a generator he borrowed was arrested for stealing them. Minden Police arrested John Lawrence Triplet, 26, of the 2500 block of Jack Martin Road, on a warrant for felony theft over $750. Bond was set at $10,000. Det. Keith King Jr. says the incident occurred in November […]
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Man gets 30 years in jewelry theft case
A man who pleaded guilty to racketeering was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a jewelry theft ring. Terry Lyn Bonner was sentenced Friday to 30 years at hard labor by 26th Judicial District Judge Michael Craig, and his sentence is to run consecutive to any other he may be serving […]
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Sanity commission appointed in Joiner death case
A sanity commission has been appointed in the case of a man who reportedly beat his father to death with a baseball bat. According to court documents, on Monday, 26th Judicial District Judge Parker Self appointed a commission following a not guilty plea of Jon Conner Joiner, who is accused of killing his father, Billy […]
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Trucker arrested on DWI, fake weed charges
A man was arrested on multiple charges following a multi-agency traffic stop on Interstate 20. The Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office and Louisiana State Police stopped a semi-truck on I-20 around mile marker 49 Saturday. They arrested Richard Baldwin, 53, of the 4500 block of Rainbows End in Dover, Florida for careless operation, possession of schedule […]
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Minden Police make multiple meth arrests
A suspicious person call led to the arrest of a Shreveport man on drug charges. Glenn Clay Rowe, 47, of the 500 block of Wyandotte Street in Shreveport, was arrested by Minden Police Sunday on the charge of possession of schedule II controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) and cited for no insurance, switched tags and failure […]
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Heflin man arrested for sex crime
A man who was arrested reportedly admitted to having sexual relations with a 16-year-old juvenile. The Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Nicholas Barbo, 21, of the 100 block of Smithfield Avenue in Heflin for carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Bond was set at $5,000. According to reports, deputies were dispatched to Minden Medical Center in […]
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Fake weed in school zone leads to arrest
Following a nearly yearlong investigation, Webster Parish Sheriff’s narcotics agents arrested a man on several counts of distribution in a school zone. Deputies arrested McCameron E. Kinsey, 27, of the 300 block of Ash Street, on warrants for five counts of distribution of a schedule I controlled dangerous substance (synthetic marijuana) and five counts of […]
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