Lafayette Police Department

Police have made an arrest in connection with this case.

We will provide more details as they become available.

Thomas Glover spoke about what he sees as deficiencies in the department he was trying to change.

According to reports, one person was hit during a shooting at the carwash located at the corner of Eraste Landry Rd. and Cajundome Blvd. in Lafayette today.

A press release from the Lafayette Consolidated Government notes that Mayor-President Josh Guillory has relieved Lafayette Police Chief Thomas Glover of his duties after less than a year of service. Guillory named Sergeant Wayne Griffin as Interim Police Chief.

The Lafayette Consolidated Government is remembering and honoring the memory and service of an officer who lost his life in the line of duty back in 2017.

Reports are saying that an arrest has been made following the pursuit of a stolen ambulance down I-10 West. Both Lafayette and Duson Police Departments were involved in the pursuit, with the chase ending in Crowley.

According to reports, Lafayette Police Officers are being told by superiors via a memo that they need to enforce parish panhandling laws or face discipline from the department. The memo comes after anti-panhandling signs were put up around the city earlier in the year.

Initial details say that a Lafayette Police officer was responding to a call at a local apartment complex in regards to a suicidal subject when the shooting occurred. Louisiana State Police is now investigating.

The Lafayette Police Department is wrapping up its first week of its Junior Police Academy.

During a press conference Mayor-President of Lafayette Joshua Guillory, along with other parish officials including Lafayette Police Chief Thomas Glover, released the details of a drug investigation that found multiple dealers posing as panhandlers across the city of Lafayette.

Lafayette Police are in search of two suspects that were involved in the theft of a woman's wallet at a local grocery store. According to reports, the victim was shopping when she was distracted by one of the suspects while the other suspect took the wallet out of the victim's purse.