Thu Sep 30

Teenager found dead, deputies investigateVIVIAN, La. - Caddo deputies are investigating the death of a teenager found on the train tracks in Vivian on Wednesday night, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Just before 9:30 p.m., officers with the Vivian Police Department discovered the body of a teenage boy in the 600 bloc...

Thu Sep 30

Caddo deputies investigate deadly shootingBLANCHARD, La. - Caddo deputies are investing a shooting that left a man dead this morning, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Just before 4:30 a.m., the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene of a shooting in the 200 Block of Sand Valley Lane in Blanchard. ...

Wed Sep 29

Caddo deputies arrest Texas man for stealing mail CADDO PARISH, La. - Jefferey Stillwell, 36, is behind bars after stealing mail from the United States Postal Service, said Sheriff Steve Prator. At around 2 a.m. on September 27, Caddo Dep. Peter Tidovsky saw a grey Ford Fusion pull out of the US Post Office in Blanchard....

Mon Sep 27

Drug Task Force arrests Shreveport manSHREVEPORT, La. – Agents with the Caddo-Shreveport Narcotics Unit seized over 86 grams of illegal drugs during a narcotics search on Friday, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On September 24, agents arrested Thomas Adams, 31, after executing a narcotics search warrant...

Mon Sep 27

Caddo detective arrests Bossier man for stealing thousands of dollarsSHREVEPORT, La. – A Caddo detective arrested a Bossier man after he stole thousands of dollars from his employer, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Caddo Sheriff’s Detective Clarissa Harris said 24-year-old Ray Kennon’s employer discovered more than 13,000...

Fri Sep 24

Sheriff Prator invites all to car seat fitting events on Child Passenger Safety WeekSHREVEPORT, La. -  Car crashes are one of the top causes of death among children in our country, said Sheriff Steve Prator. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 608 child passengers died in traffic crashes in 2019 – 38 percent of them were unrest...

Fri Sep 24

CPSO to hold recruiting eventSHREVEPORT, La. - The Caddo Sheriff’s Office Personnel Division will hold a recruitment event at 9 a.m. Saturday, September 25, at Sheriff’s Safety Town, 8910 Jewella Avenue.  The Sheriff’s Office has positions available for security and corrections...

Wed Sep 22

Shooting threat lands teen in jailSHREVEPORT, La. -  A teenager is behind bars after threatening to shoot up Byrd High School, said Sheriff Steve Prator. At around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the threat was presented to a school staff member who passed the information along to the school resource of...

Tue Sep 21

Caddo deputies investigate deadly crashBLANCHARD, La. – One man is dead after being hit by a car on Wasson Road just after. 8 p.m. on Tuesday. According to Caddo Sheriff’s deputies, the crash happened on Wasson Road at Blanchard Lake Drive. Deputies spoke to witnesses who said the car was g...

Mon Sep 20

Caddo detectives arrest teen for posting a bomb threatSHREVEPORT, La. -  Caddo Parish Sheriff’s detectives arrested another teenager due to a social media threat, said Sheriff Steve Prator. At around 3:40 p.m., students and staff at Byrd High reported a bomb threat made against their school to Caddo Sheriff&r...

Mon Sep 20

Caddo detectives arrest teenager for terrorizingSHREVEPORT, La. – A social media threat has led to the overnight arrest of a teenager, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Caddo Sheriff’s Youth Services Detective Cpl. Thomas Lites received a report about a gang-related social media post thre...

Sat Sep 18

One lane of I-220 E on Red River Bridge CLOSEDSHREVEPORT, La. - A single wide mobile home lost its axles while being transported eastbound on I-220. One lane of I-220 eastbound on the Red River Bridge is expected to be closed for 3 to 5 hours while the trailer is being repaired. Drivers are asked to drive car...

Fri Sep 17

Deputies arrest eight students after another fight at Southwood High SchoolSHREVEPORT, La. – Eight Southwood High School students were arrested after a fight broke out on campus around 9:30 a.m. today, said Sheriff Steve Prator.   Sgt. Andy Scoggins said two groups of teenage girls ages 14 to 17 were involved. All have been suspend...

Thu Sep 16

Deputies arrest 14 students after fightShreveport, LA - More than a dozen students at a local high school were taken into custody after a fight this afternoon, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Around 3 p.m., the school resource officer assigned to Southwood High School, Cpl. Calvin Williams, responded to a fight at ...

Wed Sep 15

Caddo deputies responding to diesel spillRoads have reopened after an 18-wheeler spilled roughly 300 gallons of diesel this morning all over Hwy. 538, Hwy. 169 and Hwy 1.   Just before 5:30 a.m., CPSO received a call about fuel leaking from a truck going south on Hwy. 169. Deputies stopped the 18-wh...

Fri Sep 10

Shreveport man arrested for illegal possession of gun, ATF Task Force investigates connection to other crimesAn investigation into Shreveport gun crimes has led to the arrest of one man, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Information received from a national data base and provided to the ATF Task Force in Shreveport indicated that shell casings from three separate Shreveport shooting sc...

Fri Sep 10

CPSO has new Public Information OfficerCaddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator has appointed Bia Roldan to serve as the department’s new Public Information Officer. Roldan replaces PIO Cindy Chadwick who is retiring. Roldan has served as the department’s videographer since 2019, producing informational p...

Thu Sep 9

CPSO arrests juvenile after early morning pursuitA 17 year old is in jail this morning after he and two others led Caddo Parish deputies on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle carrying guns, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Cpl. Timothy Johns had just started his shift when a Hyundai Santa Fe traveling at a high rate of speed passe...

Wed Sep 8

Caddo deputy arrests three parents following aggressive behavior towards school principalSHREVEPORT, La. – The parents of students at a local middle school are behind bars after being verbally and physically hostile towards a local school principal, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Cpl. James Norwood said the incident all stemmed from a late school bus. ...

Tue Sep 7

Shreveport man arrested for sex crimes against a child SHREVEPORT, La. - Michael Patrick Jordan, 68, is behind bars after molesting a young child, said Sheriff Steve Prator. On August 16, Caddo Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received a report that Jordan had inappropriate sexual contact with a child u...

Thu Sep 2

Caddo man arrested for sexually abusing juvenilesA Caddo Parish man has been arrested for committing sex crimes with juveniles as far back as the 1980s, said Sheriff Steve Prator. Clemon R. Hanson Sr., 57, of the 4800 block of Mansfield Road in Keithville, was taken into custody on Tuesday, August 31, by the U.S. Marsha...

Wed Sep 1

Man charged with injuring toddlerA Shreveport man is in jail today charged with injuring a two-year-old girl, said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator. Jason M. Mattingly, 30, is accused of causing injuries to the child’s face and buttocks while she was in his care on August 29. The child was taken by her m...