Wanted: Detectives need help identifying woman using counterfeit bills in Lake Charles

Detectives with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office are attempting to identify the woman seen in this photograph who they say is responsible for using counterfeit money at a store on Highway 14 in Lake Charles. | Photo: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 28, 2017. By EleanorContinueContinue reading “Wanted: Detectives need help identifying woman using counterfeit bills in Lake Charles”

Two Louisiana generator thieves tracked by GPS

George Edwards III, 31, and Joey Hanchett, 36, were charged with stealing two generators from a nearby business. Photo: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 30, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  Two men from Lake Charles were arrested and charged with stealing a generator on Tuesday. AContinueContinue reading “Two Louisiana generator thieves tracked by GPS”

Lake Charles man convicted in sexual abuse of Texas child arrested for not registering

Content note: mention of child sexual abuse This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 30, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A man from Lake Charles was arrested for not meeting his sex offender requirements Wednesday. The arrest happened about midnight Wednesday, Nov. 22 near the intersection of 11th Street and Fourth AvenueContinueContinue reading “Lake Charles man convicted in sexual abuse of Texas child arrested for not registering”

Lake Charles man charged with sexual assault 20 years later

Content note: description of sexual assault This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 23, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A man currently serving time for robbery has now been charged with a 1997 rape in Lake Charles. Lorenoza Danela Carlos, 41, was served a warrant for aggravated rape Nov. 15 by authoritiesContinueContinue reading “Lake Charles man charged with sexual assault 20 years later”