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According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, detectives have arrested a juvenile and charged several other juveniles (ranging between the ages of 15-17) over the recent thefts of off-road motorcycles and ATVs.
Detectives have completed an extensive investigation and sent case files to the District Attorney for prosecution.
The juvenile arrested has been transferred to the custody of the Office of Juvenile Justice.

After a three-week investigation of a bomb threat at Abbeville High School, the Abbeville Police arrested an Erath teen for allegedly making the threats.
The police department did not release the teen’s name because he is a minor.
Much teamwork went into finding the person who allegedly made the bomb threats.
With assistance from the Abbeville Police Department Patrol Division, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Investigations Division, Erath Police, as well as Abbeville and Erath high schools, the suspect was identified.

Kalen Christopher Cormier turned himself in at the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center after learning there was an arrest warrant issued for him by the Abbeville Police Department.
Cormier was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities. All five charges are felony charges.
Cormier’s alleged attempted murder charges relate to the shooting in front of ZaZa’s Lounge on the La. Hwy. 14 Bypass in Abbeville. The shooting took place on Feb. 24, 2023.