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A 45-year-old unidentified man was killed Christmas Day after being struck by a 26-year-old in Algiers. The driver, Jeron Wheeler, was tested for a DWI then arrested and brought to Orleans Parish Prison. When an impaired...

As an ongoing proactive effort to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, the Mandeville Police Department will be conducting a DWI Checkpoint, Saturday, December 19, at an undisclosed location in Mandeville. Never...

One of the nine suspects in the Bunny Friend park shooting has been identified as Shawn “Shooter” Ruffin, 22. According to nola.com, Ruffin and two other men were inside a 2011 black Ford Explorer that sped away...

The New Orleans Police Department has become increasingly aggressive in enforcing drunk driving laws in recent years, with arrests more than doubling between 2008 and 2012. NOLA reports the reason for the elevated arrest...

As an ongoing proactive effort to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, the Orleans Parish Police Department will be conducting a DWI Checkpoint, Thursday, December 10, at an undisclosed location in Orleans Parish. The...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division arrested Leopold A. Larousse, of Luling, for a DWI and booked him in St. Charles Parish jail. Agents were called out to a sunken mud boat and three men...

‘NCIS’ actor Michael Weatherly was charged with a DUI earlier in November after being pulled over in Hollywood, according to TMZ. The actor failed the field sobriety tests and was registered and well beyond the...

A total of eight people were booked over the Thursday and Friday of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Baton Rouge. The following are their names and charges against them: Kenneth Dean, 22, 40237 Coontrap Road, Gonzales,...

Defendants may sometimes be required to wear ankle monitors as a condition of their bail. The ankle monitor tracks the defendant to ensure that he or she can be found and remains in compliance with bail restrictions. Being...

A New Jersey woman was arrested this week after filing a false police report to avoid a DUI, then mocked the police shortly thereafter on Twitter calling them “silly piggies”. Hayley Oates, 25, and her friend were

In an effort to stop drunk driving, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is scheduling several checkpoints during the Thanksgiving holiday week. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will have seatbelt checkpoints, and a DWI

A trio is being sought for driving a stolen SUV after fleeing a DWI checkpoint in Orleans Parish Friday night. The men were stopped at the checkpoint near Dublin and Dixon street intersection. The men provide the vehicle...

Joseph Neal Page of  Robeline, LA was arrested on November 2nd after being discovered passed out in the McDonald’s drive-thru in Gonzales. A McDonald’s employee had called 911 and Officer Tunis arrived and...

Forensic evidence, as defined by the National Institute of Justice, includes “information or objects that may be admitted into court for judges and juries to consider when hearing a case.” Examples can range from...

A Georgia Supreme Court ruling has created a legal loophole that has allowed evidence against drunk drivers to be thrown out because they were too drunk to consent to the field sobriety tests. Attorney Lance Williams was the

A Prairieville man was arrested was arrested Wednesday afternoon for a 5th DWI. When he was pulled over, he had multiple pill bottles in his vehicle for drugs including oxycodone. Alois Guepet III was seen swerving lanes and

Former St Tammany Parish District Attorney, Walter Reed, will have his trial for corruption charges moved to April pending new charges. They will be adding another charge of wire-fraud to bring the total number of counts...

No one likes getting a ticket, but the issuance of tickets is generally justified by the argument that law enforcement needs tickets to enforce traffic safety laws. What if police aren’t motivated by public safety,...