Posted 4:44 PM 6/18/2013 by MELISSA CANONE (PHOTO COURTESY: LCP)
Lake Charles Police Department has been actively searching for Leroy Levi Stewart Jr., 84, since the report came in from his family members on June 17, 2013.
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Posted 4:23 PM 6/18/2013 by KPLC TV
LAKE CHARLES | Judge Robert Wyatt determined that there is probable cause to hold Felix Vail on a second-degree murder charge in the 1962 death of his wife, Mary Horton Vail.
(More)Posted 11:31 AM 6/18/2013 by KPLC
A hearing is underway in 14th Judicial District Court in Calcasieu Parish in the case of Felix Vail, accused in the 51-year-old death of his wife, a Eunice native. Testifying this morning is a now-90-year-old friend of Vail.
(More)Posted 10:50 AM 6/18/2013
Lake Charles Police need your help identifying suspects wanted in connection with counterfeit checks. The checks were cashed at Buy & Save Beauty Supply located at 1005 Broad Street and Abe's Check Cashing located at 1833 Hwy 14 in Lake Charles. The five subjects in the attached pictures are wanted for questioning.
If you can help police identify theses suspects, call Detective Larry Newingham 491-1456 EXT 1218 or the Lake Charles Police Department 491-1311.
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Posted 10:23 AM 6/18/2013
Lake Charles police officers need your help identifying a woman suspected of stealing from the Limelite Boutiqueook. The theft happened at 2517 Ryan Street in Lake Charles.
If you know who this is, call Detective Larry Newingham 491-1456 EXT 1218 or the Lake Charles Police Department 491-1311.
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Posted 6:31 PM 6/17/2013 by Chris Welty
The search is intensifying for a Lake Charles murder suspect.
The 499th FBI Top Ten Fugitive is Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara and agents believe they're closer to locating him. Agents believe Guevara is hiding in Mexico, but he may have re-entered the United States illegally.
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Posted 11:14 AM 6/17/2013
The FBI is having a press conference highlighting Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara as one of the agency's top 10 Most Wanted. He allegedly murdered a 26-year-old woman in the presence of her four-year-old stepson in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 2008. There is a $100,000 reward for information leading to (More)
Posted 4:53 PM 6/16/2013 by katc
Sunday morning at 7:45 the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office received a call regarding a possible drowning in the Sabine River on Old Pump Plant Rd. in Starks. When deputies arrived they learned James J. Mason, 37, DeQuincy, was fishing off the bank of the river holding his one year (More)
Posted 2:55 PM 6/16/2013 by katc
KPLC out of Lake Charles is reporting the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the drowning death of an unidentified male in the Sabine River early Sunday morning. According to Calcasieu Sheriff's Office PIO Kim Myers, the drowning happened in the Sabine River near Old Pump Plant Road in Starks.
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Posted 1:13 PM 6/16/2013 by katc
UPDATE: LA POLICE TROOP D: US90 West of Manchester Road is now open. The gas leak has been repaired.
Posted 1:00 PM 6/16/2013 by katc
LA POLICE TROOP D: AVOID US90 west of Manchester Road due to a severe gas leak. US90 is closed EB and WB until the area is deemed safe. (Lake Charles area)
Posted 3:39 PM 6/13/2013 by KATC
LAKE CHARLES - A 40-year-old Lake Charles man is accused of sexual battery and indecent behavior with a juvenile.
(More)Posted 4:19 PM 6/12/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
CALCASIEU PARISH - Red Cross volunteers are assisting a family of 13, including nine children, who lived at 803 Avenue B in Bell City and whose house was destroyed today by fire.
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Posted 4:04 PM 6/12/2013 by Ian Auzenne
A Calcasieu Parish judge has tossed out motions filed by attorneys for a man accused of killing his wife 51 years ago. KPLC reports that Judge Robert Wyatt agreed with the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office assertion that Felix Vail's lawyers have the records they need to proceed with (More)
Posted 10:46 AM 6/12/2013 by MELISSA CANONE (PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
Travis Matte and The Kingpins will perform their version of bayou roots music at Luna Live, located in Historic Downtown Lake Charles at 710 Ryan St., on Friday, June 14, 2013.
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