Gazette Staff Report
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office Investigators recently recovered a crossover utility vehicle/gator that was stolen off of Miller’s Lake Road.
According to an EPSO press release a 2011 Black and Olive John Deere XUV 825i (Crossover Utility Gator) was reported stolen on April 2, 2016.
On Monday, April 11, the EPSO Investigations Division received more information from the victim in this matter.
The press release stated, “Detectives gathered the information and leads passed on to them by the victim,” and after further investigations, detectives were able to recover the 2011 John Deer XUV 825i that had been reported stolen.”
According to the release, “two white male subjects were questioned and later arrested, booked, and charged with theft of a motor vehicle.”
EPSO requesting
assistance
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public in reference to the recent string of burglaries that have been committed in the Whiteville and Grand Prairie areas.
In a press release from the sheriff’s office, it states that “on Friday, April 8, 2016, Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls of burglaries that occurred during the early afternoon hours in the areas listed above.”
If anyone has any information regarding this matter please contact the EPSO at (337) 363-2161.