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As the Abbeville Police Department continues to deal with the effects of the shooting of one of its own, the Abbeville City Council met Friday morning to approve a plan to help the already short-handed department.
The Council voted unanimously during an emergency meeting to lift the cap on the amount of auxiliary officers that can be utilized by the department. That cap had previously been set at 12. Chief of Police Bill Spearman said the move by the Council will allow him to be able to use officers that are being sent by agencies from around the state.

ST. LANDRY – At approximately 7:45 p.m. on April 5, 2019, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two-vehicle crash on US Hwy 190 at LA 752 in St. Landry Parish.
The crash resulted in the death of 66-year-old Joseph Arabie of Eunice, and the arrest of 52-year-old Troy St Ann of Church Point.

Authorities captured Nahshon Ishamael Brooks in Lafayette Parish after following up on many leads.
Agencies involved in the arrest included the US Marshals Service, Louisiana State Police, Lafayette Sheriff’s Office, Lafayette City Police, Abbeville Police Department, Abbeville City Marshal’s Office, and Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Brooks is accused of shooting a police office in Abbeville Wednesday night. Warrants had been issued for Attempted First Degree Murder, Carrying a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Possession of a Firearm in a Firearm Free Zone.