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Handing Jewitt Hulin (middle) a special made plaque, are John Andrus (left) and Jimmy Meaux Sr.

65 years of service

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 12:46pm

Jewitt Hulin has decided it was time for him to stop being a public servant.
For the last 65 years, Hulin has worked for the Vermilion Parish Police Jury or drainage boards.
This month, he stepped down as the secretary/treasurer for seven different drainage boards in the parish. For 30-plus years, he attended seven drainage board meetings once a month. While there, he kept meeting notes and oversaw the drainage board’s finances.
Before being on the drainage boards, he was the secretary/treasurer for the police jury for 30 years.

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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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