Berwick Police Chief David Leonard reports the following arrests:
13y/o female juvenile, of Morgan City, was arrested on Monday, March 29, 2021, at 8:24PM, on the following charge: Disturbing the Peace by Fighting
11y/o female juvenile, of Morgan City, was arrested on Monday, March 29, 2021, at 8:24PM, on the following charge: Disturbing the Peace by Fighting
17y/o female juvenile, of Patterson, was arrested on Monday, March 29, 2021, at 8:24PM, on the following charge: Disturbing the Peace by Fighting
On Monday, March 29, 2021, at 8:09PM, officers were patrolling Oregon St. when they observed a very large crowd of juveniles in the street arguing. They were all warned to disperse from the area or they would be subject to arrest. While they were dispersing, a fight broke out in the street and the three aforementioned juveniles were identified as being involved in the fight. At the conclusion of the investigation, they were all placed under arrest and booked at the Berwick Police Department. The juveniles were released to their parents pending juvenile court proceedings.
17 year old juvenile of Berwick was arrested on March 30, 2021, at 9:20PM, on the following charge: Berwick PD Warrant: Simple Battery
On March 30, 2021, at 9:20PM, officers observed a juvenile on Bellview Front St. that held warrants through the Berwick Police Department for Simple Battery. The warrant stems from a complaint of a fight that occurred on March 13, 2021, in which the juvenile committed a battery upon another juvenile. He was unable to be located and a warrant for his arrest was prepared. The juvenile was placed under arrest and booked at the Berwick Police Department. He was released to a parent pending juvenile court proceedings.
17 year old juvenile of Baldwin was arrested on March 30, 2021, at 10:23PM, on the following charge: Disturbing the Peace
14 year old juvenile of Morgan City was arrested on March 30, 2021, at 10:23PM, on the following charge: Disturbing the Peace
On March 30, 2021, at 10:00PM, officers were clearing out Bellview Front St. due to the carnival ending. While doing so, they encountered a very large group of unruly juveniles on First St. The juveniles, who were all unaccompanied by parents or guardians, were blocking the streets, shouting profanities, and at times were challenging the police officers. Several residents exited their homes due to the disturbances being caused by the juveniles. They were all warned numerous times to quit yelling profanities and to get out of the road while waiting for their rides to pick them up. Officers came into contact with two juveniles who continued yelling profanities at the police officers, so they were placed under arrest. They were both booked at the Berwick Police Department and were both released to their parents pending juvenile court proceedings.
“Berwick Police Department has been dealing with a large volume of juvenile matters this week involving the carnival. Chief Leonard would like to remind parents that these events such as the Carnival, are being put together to give our citizens an opportunity to bring their families out during this spring break holiday to have safe family fun. We will not tolerate the behavior of a few to ruin this. If you see any suspicious activity while enjoying the carnival or any other area of town, please do not hesitate to call Berwick Police Department at 985-384-7710”