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Third suspect arrested in Fireworks Stand attemped robbery

December 31, 2009 2:33 PM

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested the third suspect in an alleged attempted armed robbery on Christmas Day that cost one gunman his life and landed a second in the hospital with a gunshot wound. Maj. Jerome Hopewell told The Alexandria Daily Town Talk that... more »
Crooks Fireworks Stand attemped robbery

December 27, 2009 5:31 PM

Authorities say a fireworks stand operator who shot two alleged robbers on Christmas Day isn't expected to face any charges in the shooting. The shooting left one Alexandria man dead, another hospitalized and a third on the run. Sheriff's Maj. Jerome Hopewell said 20-year-old Sheldon Fisher was killed and... more »
Robbers Steal Presents From St. Bernard Church

December 22, 2009 3:42 PM

VIOLET, La. (AP) - A stack of Christmas presents - colorfully wrapped and stacked at the foot of a cross in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church - are all gone. Trouble is, instead of the needy children the gifts were intended for, robbers got them. Pastor John Arnone said... more »