Monroe Police Department

Monroe Police Detectives are currently investigating a death at 113 Martinez Drive.

Monroe Police received a call from the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office in reference to information called in to their office pertaining to 113 Martinez. Monroe Police responded to the residence at around 12:27am (5/22/13).

The investigation led police inside of the residence where the victim (Luredelshanti Leslie) was found to be deceased. Information regarding the cause of death is not being released at this time.

Monroe Police Detectives are asking for anyone with any information regarding this incident to contact Crime Stoppers at 388-2274 or Monroe Police at 329-2600.

On May 18th at approximately 12:42am, the Monroe Police Department was dispatched to 213 Moore Ave in reference to a stabbing.

Upon arrival, officers learned that Emmett Minor threatened a subject and then attacked him with a machete. Emmett Minor then left the scene.

Responding officers transported the victim to a local hospital for medical treatment. The victim was stabbed with the machete to his elbow and hands while defending himself during the machete attack. 

The suspect was located by Monroe Officers in the immediate vicinity a short time later and fled on foot. Police utilized a K-9 to track Minor. Minor was located by the K-9 and attempted to flee the area in spite of warnings to stop. The Monroe Police K-9 was utilized to apprehend Minor with a K-9 bite. Minor was treated at a local hospital for the apprehension bites and later booked at OCC.

The motive is believed to be a dispute over a past girlfriend between Minor and the victim. The victim was released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery from his wounds.

Minor was booked into OCC by Monroe Detectives for Attempted Second Degree Murder and Resisting arrest.

On May 18th at approximately 5:00 pm, Monroe Police were dispatched to a reported shooting on Rogers Street in Monroe.

Initial reports to police were received from a juvenile who called 911 and stated a subject was lying in the roadway and appeared to be shot. Police arrived and found a black male lying in the street. This subject was transported to an area hospital. 

Monroe Police Detectives have arrested a sixteen year old male for attempted Second Degree Murder in connection with the shooting that occurred in the 1000 block of Rogers Street yesterday.

The juvenile, whose name cannot be released due to his age, was arrested in the 3000 block of Evangeline. Monroe Police interviewed the suspect who admitted to the shooting.

The motive for the shooting is believed to be due to an ongoing dispute between the suspect and victim.

The victim was shot once to the chest and is being treated at an area hospital and is listed in serious but stable condition and is expected to recover.

The 2013 “Run for the Wall” Memorial Ceremony will be held 8:30 am Monday, May 20th, at the War Memorial on the lawn between Monroe City Hall and the Monroe City Court building.

Hundreds of veterans and supporters make their annual stop in Monroe, Louisiana, via motorcycle caravan in route to Washington, D.C., for Memorial Day.

This is the 25th Annual Run For the Wall (RFTW). Thousands of citizens from across the country are embarking on a cross country motorcycle trek to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Started in 1989, by Vietnam veterans James Gregory and Bill Evans, the purpose of the event is to support military personnel and promote healing for ALL veterans and their families & friends. In addition, it is designed to call for an accounting and remembrance of all Prisoners of War (POW), Missing in Action (MIA) or Killed in Action (KIA).

An estimated 700 to 800 motorcyclist will travel across Louisiana participating in the central route of this commemorative event. The caravan will leave Monroe at approximately 9am to continue their cross country journey to Washington, D.C.

While in the nation’s capitol, they will visit military memorials to include the D-Day Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial Wall, and Arlington Cemetery. The Memorial Day weekend will close with the famous Rolling Thunder parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., and will feature more than 500,000 riders from across the country to pay homage to all U.S. Troops.

On May 22nd, in observation of National Emergency Medical Services Week, American Medical Response (AMR) operations across the country are uniting to train as many people as possible to save lives through chest compression-only CPR. 

AMR will provide free training from 10am until 7pm at Pecanland Mall on Wednesday, May 22nd. AMR is looking to partner with schools, local businesses, and other interested groups to teach the compression-only CPR technique, which takes less than 30 minutes to learn.

Compression-only CPR is easy, less invasive and has the ability to keep a cardiac arrest victim alive during the precious minutes until first responders can arrive.

According to the American Heart Association, compression-only CPR allows bystanders to keep life-saving blood flowing through a victim’s body just by pressing on the chest in a hard, fast rhythm. It does not require mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and has been found to be effective in saving lives.

To find out more and find out how your group can be part of this event, please visit www.worldcprchallenge.com, or call Daniel Haynes at 318-325-4366.

 

The Monroe Police Department responded to a two vehicle accident on May 15th at approximately 9:30 pm at US 165 and Desiard Street. The accident involved a pickup truck and a motorcycle.

The Monroe Police Traffic Unit completed its follow up investigation today and concluded that the driver of the Motorcycle was at fault for the accident for failing to stop at a traffic signal.

The driver of the motorcycle was airlifted by helicopter to a Shreveport hospital for critical injuries. The passenger of the motorcycle was transported to a local hospital for serious injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured.

No update has been received regarding the condition of the injured parties.

At approximately 2:15 pm on May 14th, Monroe Police responded to a battery call involving a shovel in the 900 block of South 9th Street in South Monroe.

The investigation revealed that a suspect, later identified as Jimmy Ray Honeycutt, allegedly struck another subject with a shovel in the street and then fled the location. Prior to fleeing, Honeycutt was alleged to have threatened the victim with a handgun.

Officers searched the area to include Honeycutt’s home located at 906 Sth 9th but were unable to locate the suspect.

The victim was treated by AMR and MFD for moderate-non life threatening injuries to his head and body and transported to a local hospital.

Charges of Aggravated Battery are pending against Honeycutt.

Monroe Police would like to remind everyone that this week is National Police Week.

Monroe Police will be conducting a Wreath Laying Ceremony today (May 15th) at 2:00 pm at the main Police Building, 700 Wood Street.

The ceremony will be held at the Memorial and will honor those officers who have died in the service of our community. Monroe Police Units will also have blue ribbons attached to their units to show reverence during this week for all fallen officers across the nation.

This weekend (May 17th-19th) the Dragon Boat Races will be held on Bayou Desiard in Monroe.

The following roads will be closed or rerouted to accommodate this event. The public is urged to plan alternate routes this weekend to avoid delays.

Starting Friday at 6 pm to Saturday at 6 pm, the Forsythe Avenue Extension at Bayou Desiard will be merged into one lane of travel only for both directions.

During the same time frame, Loop Road to Westminster will be closed completely.