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Abbeville Police respond to ‘shots fired’

Thu, 03/07/2019 - 8:54am

On Mardi Gras night, at 10:24 p.m. officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to a “shots fired” call at the intersection of Graceland Avenue and N. State Street.
Officers located a vehicle with three occupants, who advised that while they were stopped for the stop sign at the intersection of Graceland Avenue and N. State Street, the occupants began hearing shots being fired and glass breaking on the vehicle.

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Pictured from left to right: Jim Russo, Neil Simon(band director), Madison Richard, Jayden Menard, Jeffrey Fluman(winner), Allison Meaux, Ashleigh Fluman, Sarah Fluman, Bailey Miller, and Natalie Garcia.

Dash at Robie’s helps North Vermilion band

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 9:36am

Every year the North Vermilion High School Band has a raffle with the Grand Prize being a 90-second supermarket dash through Robie's Food Center in Abbeville.
This year’s dash took place on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The winner was Jeffrey Fluman. Robie's donated $100 gift certificate towards meat to the winner for the sweep.
Representatives of the NV band thanked Jim Russo and Robie’s being so gracious the last few years in helping with this project by allowing us to set up tables to sell tickets and opening up his store to do this dash.

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Abbeville Police Department Arrest Report for Feb. 17-25

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 9:04am

Name: Michael Bernard
Date: 02/21/19
Charge(s): Burglary-Vehicle

Name: Brenda Boettner
Date: 02/21/19
Charge(s): Possession of Schedule I Drugs, Two Counts- Possession of Schedule II Drugs, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Two Counts- Possession of a Legend Drug

Name: Kerry Broussard
Date: 02/21/19
Charge(s): Possession of Heroin, Possession of Schedule II Drug with Intent to Distribute, Theft

Name: Darius Joseph Campbell
Date: 02/18/19
Charge(s): Resisting an Officer, Possession of Stolen Firearm

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