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• Oakdale officer accused of sex with juvenile

  October 23, 2010 6:54 PM

  OAKDALE, La. (AP) An Oakdale policeman is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl while employed as a police officer. Authorities say 25-year-old Robert Tillis of Oakdale turned himself in Friday and was booked into the Allen Parish jail with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and malfeasance in office.... more »

• Shreveport officer arrested

  September 15, 2010 9:43 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) A Shreveport Police officer has been arrested on charges of malfeasance and obstruction of justice after a narcotics arrest last week sparked a criminal investigation. Police Chief Willie Shaw placed Officer Eddie Williams on paid administrative leave Sept. 10 and ordered Williams arrested Wednesday. An internal investigation... more »

• Amite police officer booked

  August 25, 2010 7:03 AM

  AMITE, La. (AP) Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested an Amite police officer on a charge of second-degree battery. Deputies say 48-year-old Joseph Phillips of Amite was involvement in an altercation that became physical Saturday night, while Phillips was not on duty. Amite Police Chief Jerry Trabona tells The Advocate... more »

• Amite police officer booked

  August 25, 2010 7:03 AM

  AMITE, La. (AP) Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested an Amite police officer on a charge of second-degree battery. Deputies say 48-year-old Joseph Phillips of Amite was involvement in an altercation that became physical Saturday night, while Phillips was not on duty. Amite Police Chief Jerry Trabona tells The Advocate... more »

• Bossier officer arrested in family altercation

  July 7, 2010 8:54 AM

  BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) A Bossier City police sergeant has been arrested following a family altercation. A police spokesman tells The Times that James Cole was arrested Saturday after police responded to reports of a disturbance at Cole's mother's house in south Bossier City. After an argument with his mother,... more »

• New Orleans police captain arrested

  June 23, 2010 1:13 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) A 19-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department has been arrested. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas says the FBI late Tuesday arrested Capt. Michael Roussel, who was assigned as the commander of the Traffic Division. FBI Special Agent Sheila Thorne says Roussel was arrested on suspicion of... more »

• New Orleans police captain arrested

  June 23, 2010 1:13 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says a 19-year New Orleans police veteran and the owner of a Texas security company are accused of setting up a scheme to get kickbacks from a hurricane security contract. Letten says 46-year-old Police Capt. Michael Roussel and 37-year-old Joseph Branch of Brownsboro... more »

• NOPD officer arrested

  June 1, 2010 6:51 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) A veteran New Orleans police officer has been suspended from the force after he was arrested on three charges. Police Officer Douglas Butler, a 13-year veteran of the department, was arrested Saturday night by St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputies. It was not immediately known whether Butler was... more »

• Bossier City police officer arrested

  April 22, 2010 11:11 AM

  BENTON, La. (AP) A Bossier City police officer has been arrested for unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling and simple battery. Bossier Parish Sheriff Larry Deen says 23-year-old Jonathon Clark Rosson was taken into custody early Thursday morning after he went to his ex-girlfriend's house near Princeton. Deen says Rosson... more »

• Baton Rouge officer arrested in domestic case

  March 31, 2010 4:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A Baton Rouge police officer has been arrested on a charge of domestic abuse battery. Sgt. Don Kelly, a spokesman for the Baton Rouge Police Department, says Sgt. Otis Nacoste was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison following his arrest Wednesday and later released... more »

• Baton Rouge officer arrested in domestic case

  March 31, 2010 4:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A Baton Rouge police officer has been arrested on a charge of domestic abuse battery. Sgt. Don Kelly, a spokesman for the Baton Rouge Police Department, says Sgt. Otis Nacoste was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison following his arrest Wednesday and later released... more »

• La. police officer arrested on sex charges

  March 24, 2010 5:57 PM

  INDEPENDENCE, La. (AP) An Independence police officer has been suspended following his arrest on sex charges. Police Chief Frank Edwards III said the officer, 35-year-old Floyd Cooksey, was arrested Tuesday by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office and faces three counts each of felony carnal knowledge and aggravated incest. Edwards said... more »

• Shreveport Police arrest cop for battery

  March 9, 2010 9:52 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) Shreveport police have arrested one of their own. Officer Dadrien Updite Sr. was booked into the parish jail Tuesday on a charge of domestic abuse battery. Bill Goodin, a spokesman for the department, says Updite's wife called early Sunday to report that her husband had attacked her... more »

• New Orleans police officer arrested

  March 5, 2010 6:21 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) A New Orleans police officer has resigned and been arrested following an investigation by the Public Integrity Bureau. Superintendent of Police Warren J. Riley said on Friday that Officer Hillery Addison, who had been with the force for five and a half years, committed forgery by illegally... more »

• New Orleans officer faces animal cruelty charges

  January 21, 2010 6:08 PM

  EDGARD, La. (AP) A 28-year-old New Orleans police officer has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after a dead dog and a malnourished one were found at her home in LaPlace. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Lt. Andy Breaux says Officer Nikia Adams contacted the parish's animal shelter this... more »

• Officer arrested for failing to pay child support

  November 24, 2009 7:59 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) A veteran New Orleans Police officer has been arrested and suspended from duty in connection with a lawsuit alleging his failure to pay child-support. A police spokesman tells The Times-Picayune that Willie Gant, who has served 22 years with the New Orleans Police Department, was suspended without... more »

• Third Jefferson Parish corrections officer booked

  November 20, 2009 2:06 PM

  GRETNA, La. (AP) Another Jefferson Parish corrections officer has been arrested. Col. John Fortunato, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, says 41-year-old Cecelia Mani, of Metairie, is accused of stealing bond money while working in the jail's intake center. Mani was booked Thursday with one count of theft after investigators... more »