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12-06-2025
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Caddo Parish offers CPR and first aid training for youth
SHREVEPORT, LA. (KTAL/KMSS) — The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office will host a first aid and CPR training class for children and teenagers. Shreveport's 'No Kings' rally protests President Trump's policies, parade According to the sheriff's office, the class is designed to improve participants' ability to provide first aid assistance. Attendees will gain practical knowledge and skills from instructors at the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office. Due to limited space, participants are encouraged to register early. For more information or to secure your spot, please contact Deputy Vernita Williams at (318) 681-0869 or via email at The workshop will be held at Safety Town on Tuesday, June 17. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
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Caddo auxiliary officers active in the community
CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Auxiliary officers are showing their support for the community. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office recognizes its auxiliary deputies for spending their past weekend participating in several community events. Including the Heart of Hope Bicycle Race, the Sunrise Triathlon, and the Juneteenth parade in Vivian. Along with assisting with a local funeral escort. The sheriff's office said they are a fantastic team that Caddo Parish is proud to have. If you are interested in volunteering your time to serve the citizens of Caddo Parish, please call the patrol division to sign up at (318) 681-1100. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-06-2025
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Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office offering course to enhance safety for churches
CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office will offer a course to enhance church safety in the area. Sister kittens looking for forever homes The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will host an event offering a free course designed to prepare places of worship and the public for potential active situations. The program currently includes two awareness training classes specifically tailored for churches, synagogues, and mosques. According to the sheriff's office, the instructor will discuss Louisiana laws regarding concealed carry in religious settings, procedures for carrying concealed weapons in these facilities, security recommendations for your place of worship, and how to develop effective emergency plans. Art, creativity, and culture take center stage at Art'ish 2025 The classes will take place at Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office Safetytown on July 9 at 6:00 p.m. and at University Church of Christ on August 13 at 6:00 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
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Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office to host citizen academy
CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office will host a citizens' academy for July. 50 Cent, Shreveport Mayor signs lease agreement for Stage Works According to a press release, the citizen academy will explore various topics to provide participants with insight into the department's operations. These topics include community relations, patrol operations, crime scene procedures, and firearm safety and training. Participants must be 18 years or older, a U.S. citizen, possess a valid driver's license or state ID, have no felony convictions, and successfully pass a background check. Additionally, they must provide their own transportation. To register for the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office Citizen Academy, please contact Deputy Vernita Williams at 318-681-0869 or email her at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-06-2025
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CPSO juvenile detective shares complexities of fighting human trafficking
CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – As the the 2025 South Central U.S. Human Trafficking conference gets underway at LSU Shreveport, a Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office juvenile detective is sharing his experience in investigating the multi-layered, multi-faceted crime. More Shreveport News 'A lot of times these victims actually, I guess in a sense, look at the offender as a type of savior,' said CPSO Youth Services Detective Sergeant Mike King. Sergeant King says the crime of human trafficking doesn't often start violently, it begins innocently. 'We don't have a lot of cases where it's this white van kidnapping people in the parking lot,' said Sergeant King. 'It's normally predators that get online and talk to young people and win them over.' According to King, the cases the Caddo Parish Sheriff's office has investigated often involve one victim and one offender. He says in most cases the offender talks the teen into leaving home and coming to see them. 'Maybe they're saying that the parents at home are not treating them right. Or they're upset at the parents or the family at home. And this person again, has won them over. Told them a lot of what they wanted to hear,' said King. ''Hey it'll be better if you come here.' And they get them to leave a safe place to go to an unknown place.' He says that's when the trafficking starts, whether sexual, being forced into work, or into committing crimes. 'And a lot of these offenders in a lot of these cases, like I said, it's not just trafficking. It can be any type of sexual abuse or sexual assaults, they start off as normal. A nice person. Whether it's a nice guy or a nice female, whatever the case may be. It's a nice person and they try to win the person over,' said King. 'And before you know it they get in too deep. And it's harder for them to get out.' King says he knows the kids need the help and it's why the sheriff's office pursue the cases so aggressively. 'If you make a mistake, a mistake that you learn a lesson from is good versus getting in too deep with the mistake,' he said. With two major interstates, I-20 and I-49, running through Caddo Parish, King says the area is ripe for human trafficking. While the sheriff's office handles the criminal side he feels the groups providing victim care are equally as important. 'There's a lot of different groups that provide long-term care. Help unite victim's with families. And provide other services for families so, it helps keep us all in one group and work as a large unit,' he said. 'Even if home is not here that we find some type of help for that victim to make sure that that victim doesn't feel like they're alone.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
