November 22, 2023
Lake Charles – The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office will implement the Annual Robbery Prevention Mobilization (RPM) in an effort to deter crime and assist shoppers in the parking lot of the Prien Lake Mall during the holiday shopping season, which begins Friday, November 24 and will continue through Tuesday, December 26, seven days a week from noon until one hour past mall closing. The deputies will be on marked ATV's and patrol cars in the parking lot, as well as manning the CPSO Mobile...
November 22, 2023
Lake Charles, LA – In July, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives received a report from the Children’s Safe Harbor Advocacy Center in reference to the abuse of a girl under the age of 16. During the investigation detectives learned the abuse started in 2021. The victim disclosed a family member Alejandra Ibarra, 31, and an acquaintance of the family member, Gustavo Ramblas, 46, were sexually abusing her while they were living in Calcasieu Parish. It was...
November 20, 2023
Lake Charles, LA – On July 18, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes detectives received a report in reference to a forgery. During the initial investigation detectives learned the unknown suspects deposited multiple stolen and forged checks at several banking locations throughout Calcasieu Parish. It was also discovered DeQuincy Police Department was made aware of the same incident at a bank in DeQuincy, at which time they located the suspects’ vehicle. The suspects led DQPD...
November 20, 2023
Lake Charles – During participation in the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a seatbelt checkpoint at undisclosed location in the parish on Saturday, November 25. This checkpoint will target individuals who are not wearing their seatbelt. Louisiana law mandates that all passengers in a vehicle are to be buckled up, even those in the back seat. This checkpoint will also target individuals driving under the influence of alcohol...
November 17, 2023
Lake Charles, LA – In July 2022, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes detectives received a report from a local school in Lake Charles in reference to a theft. During the initial investigation detectives were advised by the complainant that the school was receiving calls from vendors stating they had not received payments for services they had provided to the school. During further investigation an audit was performed at which time it was learned an employee, Anna B. Theriot,...
November 16, 2023
Lake Charles – Sheriff Tony Mancuso announces 2023 property tax notices are currently being mailed. Taxpayers can choose to pay their 2023 property taxes online on the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office website at www.cpso.com by using a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express card. Taxpayers may also view and print their bill from the website. For those not wanting to pay their taxes online, they may pay them in person at: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Tax Office Magnolia Life...
November 14, 2023
Lake Charles – According to Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso, the Calcasieu Parish Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy completed its 130th Basic Academy by conducting graduation ceremonies today for 35 officers representing 15 agencies in the five-parish area. Thirty-two officers completed 519 hours of instruction in all phases of basic law enforcement. Three officers completed 140 hours of refresher courses. These law enforcement officers passed the Louisiana Peace Officer...
November 14, 2023
Lake Charles, LA – In June 2023, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives received a complaint in reference to an ungovernable juvenile. During the lengthy investigation detectives received information that the child was possibly being abused and neglected. During further investigation detectives learned family members of the child, Randy P. Hebert, 41, and Amie J. Laughlin, 39, both of Vinton, were physically abusing her as well as withholding food as punishment. Detectives were also...
November 13, 2023
Lake Charles, LA – On Wednesday, November 8 at approximately 3:00 a.m. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a business on N. Martin Luther King Highway in Lake Charles in reference to a burglary alarm. When deputies arrived, they observed the front door of the business to be shattered. During the initial investigation deputies learned 4 unknown males made entry into the business by using a large rock to shatter the door. Upon making entry into the business the...
November 10, 2023
UPDATE: On November 11, at approximately 1:15 p.m., after further investigation, CPSO detectives located Brown at a residence on Illinois Street in Lake Charles. Lake Charles, LA – On Monday, October 30, Derrick W. Brown, 38, Lake Charles, a Department of Corrections work release inmate who was housed at Louisiana Workforce in DeQuincy, walked off his jobsite at a business on Highway 171 in Moss Bluff. Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies with the assistance of Calcasieu Parish...