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The vehicle allegedly involved in the theft of the utility trailer.

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The stolen utility trailer

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The stolen mower.

Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office seeking public assistance in theft of utility trailer, mower

Wed, 09/29/2021 - 9:21am

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer, Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID) is actively investigating the theft of a Utility Trailer and Zero-Turn lawn mower.

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Casley Mire

Violent Crimes Task Force reactivated, Criminal Suppression Unit formed

Wed, 09/29/2021 - 9:12am

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer and Violent Crimes Task Force Director Eddie Langlinais, a current uptick of criminal activity in the Abbeville area led to the reactivation of the Violent Crimes Task Force (VCTF).
As a result of that move, on Sept. 27, the VCTF Criminal Suppression Unit (VCTF-CSU) was formed, establishing a joint effort between the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Abbeville Police Department focusing on street crimes and violence in the Abbeville area.

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Isaiah Wimbley

Traffic stop results in two arrests in Abbeville

Wed, 09/29/2021 - 9:05am

Abbeville Police Department patrol officers arrested an Abbeville man and a juvenile on weapons and drug offense after a traffic stop on Sunday.
​On Sept. 26, 2021 at approximately 11:30 p.m., detectives with the Abbeville Police Department were conducting a Criminal Patrol detail within the city of Abbeville due to several “shots fired” complaints occurring over the weekend.

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Jody Domingue

Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office recovers stolen gun safe

Wed, 09/29/2021 - 9:03am

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, on Sep. 21, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to a residential burglary located on Preacher Road where a gun safe was stolen.
Suspect(s) entered the home and removed an entire gun safe containing firearms and money from the residence.

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Jansa created a custom hand painted oyster shell commissioned to celebrate Fr. Louis Richard for his first 40 years of service.

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Jillian Kosarek Jansa

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Abbeville native tripling the value of oysters by painting oyster portraits

Tue, 09/28/2021 - 9:25am

After dining at Dragos one evening, the already talented Jill Jansa looked at the large oyster shell left from the oysters she and her husband Alex just enjoyed and decided to use them for her art.
“The shells were such nice shapes that I thought I’d try to paint a crawfish on it,” Jansa said. “The crawfish turned out so well, so from there, I just started experimenting, and now I’m confident that I can fit pretty much anything on an oyster shell.”

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