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RPD responds to violent domestic abuse call

Ruston Police officers responded to a domestic call Wednesday that led to the arrest of a local man on charges of strangulation and domestic abuse.

Bank security heightened

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Chase Bank was closed again Tuesday after a Monday robbery shut down operations at the institution on the 400 block of N. Trenton St.

Alleged serial rapist had brief stint at Tech

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At least six women at three Louisiana universities reported Victor Daniel Silva for alleged sexual offenses, including rape, during his college career. He repeatedly transferred institutions in order to evade investigations, as first reported by USA Today in May.

Chase Bank robbery suspect apprehended

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A 22-year-old Ruston man has been taken into custody in connection with the robbery of Chase Bank midday Monday.

Tech to update LCB partnership after arrest

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Louisiana Tech University has outlined some “high-level changes” to its partnership with the Louisiana Center for the Blind, changes aimed at increasing accountability and supervision after last week’s news that a former employee of the LCB was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a juvenile student of the center while he was working there.

Charges added to drug bust suspect

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Anthony Dwight Williams, Jr., 25, had additional charges added after being arrested this week. Williams had two outstanding warrants with the Ruston Police Department. The warrants are for driving without a license and no seat belt.

Two arrested for drugs during routine traffic stop

Lincoln Parish Sheriff ’s deputies made a routine traffic stop after observing a car touch the center line more than once on Thursday night at approximately 11:32 p.m. at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Lewis Street. The stop turned into a drug arrest.

Man arrested in machete chase

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A suspect wielding a machete while chasing a man in Ruston Thursday has been arrested by the Ruston Police Department.

RPD traffic stop leads to drug bust

A traffic stop of a suspect following a near collision with a police vehicle led to numerous drug charges in Ruston Wednesday night.

Arrest made in blind center investigation

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A former employee of the Ruston-based Louisiana Center for the Blind has been arrested and charged with molestation of a juvenile after he allegedly sexually abused a student at the blind center while working there in 2018.