Monroe police arrested a New Orleans man for punching his ex-girlfriend and her mother after placing his 1-month-old child in his vehicle last week.

Ouachita Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a Monroe woman for holding a knife under her boyfriend’s neck in an attempt to cut his throat last week.

Richwood police arrested a Monroe man on suspicion of disturbing the peace and trespassing last week after authorities learned of a disturbance at a store on Reddix Lane.

Two Monroe men were sentenced last week in connection with two separate arrests stemming from gun crimes, according to U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook’s office.

Investigators with the West Monroe Fire Department charged a West Monroe man on suspicion of simple arson last week after authorities responded to a structure fire at a home on South 9th Street.

Monroe police arrested a Monroe man for brandishing a gun at Parkview Apartments in southern Monroe on Monday.

West Monroe police arrested a West Monroe man last week for pushing his mother to the kitchen floor on New Year’s Eve and trying to choke her.

Ouachita Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a Monroe man last week for assaulting an employee at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe.

Monroe police arrested a Monroe woman last week for firing a gun near three people.

The state Supreme Court recently last month reinstated the guilty conviction and 23-year prison sentence of a Rayville man arrested in June 2015 for dealing methamphetamine.

Monroe police arrested a Monroe man for striking a 68-year-old last week after he claimed he heard voices brought on by witchcraft.

Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Monroe man on suspicion of obscenity and disturbing the peace through drunkenness last week after authorities received a complaint about a drunk person on Winnsboro Road.

West Monroe police arrested a homeless man for trespassing last week after authorities received a trespassing complaint from a home on Splane Drive.

Officers at the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Monroe Medical Center arrested a Monroe man last week for assaulting a fellow patient.

Monroe police are investigating a shooting that occurred around 3 p.m. on Christmas Day on the 2100 block of DeSiard Street that resulted in the death of two people.

Monroe police are investigating a shooting that happened Dec. 19 around 10 p.m. outside the front entrance of Parkview Apartments. 

West Monroe police arrested a West Monroe man last week for having sexual intercourse with a child who lived nearby.

Two men have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for illegal possession of drugs and firearms, according to acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook's office.

West Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Louisiana State Penitentiary corrections sergeant earlier this month for attempting to smuggle contraband to inmates at the prison.

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a local physician with illegally distributing controlled substances, according to acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook's office.

Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a West Monroe man for striking his ex-girlfriend in the head with a flashlight last week.

Monroe police arrested a Monroe woman earlier this month for assaulting a victim after allegedly being spat on by the victim.

Monroe police arrested a Monroe man on suspicion of shoplifting on Sunday after authorities received a theft complaint from Lowe's on Frontage Road.

Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies arrested three individuals on suspicion of theft on Sunday after authorities received complaints about shoplifting at two local stores.

Monroe police arrested a Monroe man on suspicion of aggravated assault last week after authorities received a complaint about an attack with an open folding knife.

In the early morning hours of Dec. 8, the West Monroe Police Department arrested Travis Wade Weaver, 33, a known Aryan Circle gang member.

Officers with the Monroe Police Department’s street crimes unit (HEAT) arrested two people on drug charges, including one suspect for 12 criminal offenses.

Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Monroe man on suspicion of three counts of armed robbery on Saturday.

Investigators with the Ouachita Parish Fire Department arrested a Bastrop man on suspicion of communicating a false threat of arson last week after authorities probed a structure fire on Greenwood Drive in Monroe.

Ouachita Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a Monroe man for battery of emergency room personnel on Monday after authorities received a complaint the suspect shoved a nurse at a local hospital.