In November, Franklin was pulled over in a traffic stop, and officers said they found drugs and a gun. He was charged with possession and distribution of manufactured Schedule I drugs, possession and distribution of Schedule II drugs, possession of a firearm with drugs, felon in possession of firearm, resisting an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, improper lane usage, and failure to signal.
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Lawton was an unpaid reserve officer with the Zachary Police Department and deputy chief of the Zachary Fire Department.
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A Baton Rouge, LA, police officer was injured late Sunday night when a suspect fired several rounds into a marked police unit, said Baton Rouge police spokesman Sgt. Don Coppola Jr.
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Officer Chris Beaudion, 26, was pronounced dead on the scene following the wreck off of Winnsboro Road. His patrol car struck a tree.
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For reasons still under investigation, the vehicle veered to the left. His vehicle then traveled across both northbound lanes and struck a tree.
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Dep. Joseph Fourcade was driving to assist another deputy just after 6 p.m. He was headed south on Bert Kouns when Bryan James, 27 of Shreveport, the driver of the tractor-trailer headed north, turned left onto Julie Frances Drive.
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Jacquen Hunter graduated NOPD's academy Friday (Dec. 15) as part of Recruit Class No. 180, according to the department. In a video posted to the NOPD's website, Jaquen Hunter said that she felt the support of her late sister throughout the process of becoming an officer.
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An East Baton Rouge, LA, deputy shot and nearly killed in the line of duty in 2016 may be forced to leave his rehabilitation center by his insurance company.
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The widow of a Lafayette (LA) Police Officer killed in the line of duty this month has signed up for retiree health insurance with the city. But she feels that the city government has failed her family, a statement issued this evening says.
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A man on trial in the death of a New Orleans police officer was declared incompetent to stand trial Thursday — a day after he smuggled feces into the courtroom and smeared them on his face and mouth during jury selection.
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