The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, which has been investigating several home burglaries over the past two weeks, issued a public alert on Monday, Feb. 16.
"We would like to inform the residents that the majority of these burglaries are occurring during the daytime," said SMSO spokesperson Maj. Ginny Higgins.
A Baton Rouge attorney has been arrested on suspicion of theft over $500 for allegedly stealing items from an elderly client.
BOUDREAUX, Jamey, 32, 1100 block of Islabbe Rd., St. Martinville; hold for (SMSO).
DUGAS, Wendy, 42, Homer; expired drivers license, resisting an officer, switched plates, failure to apply for transfer of title, Louisiana State Police (LSP).
St. Martinville – Narcotic agents with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, executing a search warrant, recovered a significant amount of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $20,000 and arrested two men at a residence on Dennis Drive in St. Martinville Thursday, Feb. 12.
Following a State Police investigation requested by the St. Martin Sheriff’s Office, two former SMSO narcotics agents were arrested last week on suspicion of committing perjury and falsifying arrest reports.
Brian Reyes, 30, of New Iberia, and John Brown, 42, of St. Martinville, already had been fired for undisclosed reasons.