KPEL 96.5 » Louisiana State Police http://kpel965.com News Talk Fri, 24 May 2013 01:38:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 "See Something, Send Something" Mobile App Launched in Louisiana http://kpel965.com/see-something-send-something-mobile-app-launched-in-louisiana/ http://kpel965.com/see-something-send-something-mobile-app-launched-in-louisiana/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 06:58:31 +0000 Bernadette Lee http://kpel965.com/?p=192993 "See Something Send Something" is a free smartphone application which allows someone to report suspicious activity that can then be sent to law enforcement.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/see-something-send-something-mobile-app-launched-in-louisiana/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Duson Driver Arrested For Vehicular Homicide After Passenger Dies in Crash http://kpel965.com/duson-driver-arrested-for-vehicular-homicide-after-passenger-dies-in-crash/ http://kpel965.com/duson-driver-arrested-for-vehicular-homicide-after-passenger-dies-in-crash/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:59:08 +0000 Bernadette Lee http://kpel965.com/?p=183517 Gerard Richard is also facing four other charges.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/duson-driver-arrested-for-vehicular-homicide-after-passenger-dies-in-crash/feed/ 0 Louisiana State Police Troop I, KPEL Texas Man Dies In Beauregard Crash http://kpel965.com/texas-man-dies-in-beauregard-crash/ http://kpel965.com/texas-man-dies-in-beauregard-crash/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:17:58 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://kpel965.com/?p=181981 The details of a crash in Beauregard parish which claimed the life of a Texas man were released to members of the press this morning.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/texas-man-dies-in-beauregard-crash/feed/ 0 LA State Police vehicle (photo by KPEL) Two Dead After Head On Crash In Iberia Parish http://kpel965.com/two-dead-after-head-on-crash-in-iberia-parish/ http://kpel965.com/two-dead-after-head-on-crash-in-iberia-parish/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:22:03 +0000 Jeremy Lawrence http://kpel965.com/?p=176282 They died after the crash took place on Highway 85 near 674 in Iberia Parish.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/two-dead-after-head-on-crash-in-iberia-parish/feed/ 0 LA State Police vehicle (photo by KPEL) Morgan City Man Busted For Possession Of Child Pornography http://kpel965.com/morgan-city-man-busted-for-possession-of-child-pornography/ http://kpel965.com/morgan-city-man-busted-for-possession-of-child-pornography/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:24:39 +0000 Bernadette Lee http://kpel965.com/?p=171220 Austin Vinning is also facing additional charges.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/morgan-city-man-busted-for-possession-of-child-pornography/feed/ 0 Louisiana State Police Troop I, KPEL Right Lane Of Interstate 49 Now Open At Gloria Switch Road http://kpel965.com/right-lane-of-interstate-49-closed-at-gloria-switch-road/ http://kpel965.com/right-lane-of-interstate-49-closed-at-gloria-switch-road/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:38:57 +0000 Bernadette Lee http://kpel965.com/?p=170082 The vehicle fire has now been cleared.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/right-lane-of-interstate-49-closed-at-gloria-switch-road/feed/ 0 Louisiana State Police Patch 2 Killed In Single Vehicle Crash http://kpel965.com/2-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash/ http://kpel965.com/2-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:26:01 +0000 Jeremy Lawrence http://kpel965.com/?p=167593 A couple from St. Martinville lost their lives in a single vehicle crash on State Highway 347 near Delcambre Road.

Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesman Stephen Hammons said that it happened Saturday night at around 10:22

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/2-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash/feed/ 0 LA State Police vehicle (photo by KPEL) Third DWI for Lake Charles Woman http://kpel965.com/third-dwi-for-lake-charles-woman/ http://kpel965.com/third-dwi-for-lake-charles-woman/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:26:18 +0000 Jeremy Lawrence http://kpel965.com/?p=167369 State Police are telling KPEL News that a woman could be in big trouble after her latest traffic stop.  Shortly before 6pm Thursday, 32-year-old Desireah Annette Chapman of Lake Charles was stopped on Highway 3059 was pulled over after a trooper noticed her commit a traffic violation

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/third-dwi-for-lake-charles-woman/feed/ 0 Desireah Chapman (photo by Louisiana State Police) Heroin Possession Arrest Made By Louisiana State Police http://kpel965.com/heroin-possession-arrest-made-by-louisiana-state-police/ http://kpel965.com/heroin-possession-arrest-made-by-louisiana-state-police/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:16:12 +0000 Jeremy Lawrence http://kpel965.com/?p=158547 An Iowa, Louisiana man is in trouble with State Police.  State Police spokesman Sgt. James Anderson tells KPEL News that 34-year-old Nathaniel Mitchell has been arrested for possession of heroin.  The arrest was made by officers with the State Police Bureau of Investigations on Friday

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/heroin-possession-arrest-made-by-louisiana-state-police/feed/ 0 (Flickr user davidsonscott15) DWI Causes Serious Injury in Calcasieu http://kpel965.com/dwi-causes-serious-injury-in-calcasieu/ http://kpel965.com/dwi-causes-serious-injury-in-calcasieu/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:01:02 +0000 Jeremy Lawrence http://kpel965.com/?p=158539 A Lake Charles woman is in the hospital after an accident in Calcasieu Parish.  It happened Friday evening on Louisiana Highway 3059 when 29-year-old Lindsey Anderson of Jennings lost control of her 2007 Mitsubishi in a curve causing her to hit a driveway and go airborne until the vehicle came to rest in a ditch

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/dwi-causes-serious-injury-in-calcasieu/feed/ 0 LA State Police shirt logo photo by KPEL Police Will Hunt For Impaired Drivers http://kpel965.com/police-will-hunt-for-impaired-drivers/ http://kpel965.com/police-will-hunt-for-impaired-drivers/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:26:50 +0000 Bernadette Lee http://kpel965.com/?p=155204 Officials say everyone in a car must be buckled up.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/police-will-hunt-for-impaired-drivers/feed/ 0 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner To Take Over Presidency http://kpel965.com/louisiana-insurance-commissioner-to-take-over-presidency/ http://kpel965.com/louisiana-insurance-commissioner-to-take-over-presidency/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:14:54 +0000 Bernadette Lee http://kpel965.com/?p=154843 Donelon will start his presidency next year.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/louisiana-insurance-commissioner-to-take-over-presidency/feed/ 0 Jim Donelon LA Commissioner of Insurance KPEL photo Early Morning Crash Claims Life Of William Leger http://kpel965.com/early-morning-crash-claims-life-of-beaumont-man/ http://kpel965.com/early-morning-crash-claims-life-of-beaumont-man/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:34:02 +0000 Jeremy Lawrence http://kpel965.com/?p=153928 Leger was killed in a crash on Highway 93.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/early-morning-crash-claims-life-of-beaumont-man/feed/ 0 LA State Police shirt logo photo by KPEL Crash Near Erath Takes Life Of Abbeville Man http://kpel965.com/fatal-crash-closes-intersection-near-erath/ http://kpel965.com/fatal-crash-closes-intersection-near-erath/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:58:40 +0000 Jeremy Lawrence http://kpel965.com/?p=152267 It involved an overturned cane truck.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/fatal-crash-closes-intersection-near-erath/feed/ 0 339 at Broadview near Erath (screencap from Google Maps) Johnston Street at Garfield Re-Opened After Suspicious Device Turns Out To Be Nothing http://kpel965.com/suspicious-device-shuts-down-lafayette-streets/ http://kpel965.com/suspicious-device-shuts-down-lafayette-streets/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:17:29 +0000 Nathan Pike http://kpel965.com/?p=148820 LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) -- A suspicious device that forced the shut down of Garfield Street at its intersections with Johnston Street and Gordon Street turned out to be nothing.

Alton Trahan with the Lafayette Fire Department says someone alerted them to the device on the roadside

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/suspicious-device-shuts-down-lafayette-streets/feed/ 0 Lafayette Police Cruiser, KPEL Photo by Colby Howell Lafayette Man Dead In Motorcycle Crash http://kpel965.com/lafayette-man-dead-in-motorcycle-crash/ http://kpel965.com/lafayette-man-dead-in-motorcycle-crash/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:47:35 +0000 Jeremy Lawrence http://kpel965.com/?p=145613 It happened late last night on LA Highway 93 at LA Highway 98.  It was there that state troopers say 29-year-old Ronald Bellard of Lafayette was driving his motorcycle north on Highway 93.  Police say that he failed to negotiate a roundabout and hit a curb, throwing him from the bike

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/lafayette-man-dead-in-motorcycle-crash/feed/ 0 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Louisiana State Police Offers Real Time Traffic Updates http://kpel965.com/louisiana-state-police-offers-real-time-traffic-updates/ http://kpel965.com/louisiana-state-police-offers-real-time-traffic-updates/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:58:20 +0000 Ken Romero http://kpel965.com/?p=138048 Now you can get real-time traffic alerts.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/louisiana-state-police-offers-real-time-traffic-updates/feed/ 0 Trooper Stephen Hammons 061212 photo by KPEL Moss Bluff Man Loses Life In Motorcycle Crash Over The Weekend http://kpel965.com/motorcycle-crash-in-calcasieu-takes-one-life-over-the-weekend/ http://kpel965.com/motorcycle-crash-in-calcasieu-takes-one-life-over-the-weekend/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:51:09 +0000 Colby Howell http://kpel965.com/?p=135157 A high rate of speed and alcohol are expected to be involved with the accident.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/motorcycle-crash-in-calcasieu-takes-one-life-over-the-weekend/feed/ 0 (Flickr user davidsonscott15) Interstate 10 Westbound To Remain Closed Today http://kpel965.com/interstate-10-westbound-to-remain-closed-for-hours-today/ http://kpel965.com/interstate-10-westbound-to-remain-closed-for-hours-today/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:58:08 +0000 Bernadette Lee http://kpel965.com/?p=134666 UPDATE 4:00 p.m. -- DOTD says they will try to reopen the left lane of I-10 at some point tonight between 6 and 7. They warn traffic will be extremely suggested, so they still suggest Highway 190 as a detour route.

10:00 a.m. 

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/interstate-10-westbound-to-remain-closed-for-hours-today/feed/ 0 State Police Logo (KPEL) Opelousas Man, Previously Shot in Incident With Police, Released From Hospital And Immediately Arrested http://kpel965.com/opelousas-man-released-from-hospital-and-arrested/ http://kpel965.com/opelousas-man-released-from-hospital-and-arrested/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:00:40 +0000 Bernadette Lee http://kpel965.com/?p=126336 State Police investigated the September 12th incident involving the man and a St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Deputy.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kpel965.com/opelousas-man-released-from-hospital-and-arrested/feed/ 0 Prison Bars (Andrew Bardwell)