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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 man arrested in the shooting incident at the Grand is facing several charges.

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.

The suspect ran away from the scene according to police.

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.

They have openings in several areas including police dispatcher.

Police say she wandered outside overnight.

The Lafayette Police Department is asking the public's help finding a missing pregnant woman who hasn't been seen in over a month.