In addition to catalytic converter thefts, the sheriff in Livingston Parish says he’s dealing with another issue in his area, people are stealing copper cable from power poles.
On Feb. 3, 2022, deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office were alerted to the attempted theft of approximately 320 feet of AT&T copper cable that had been cut from power poles around the 27,000 stretch of North James Chapel Road in Holden.
Sheriff Jason Ard said his LPSO detectives monitored the area and on Feb. 8, the copper cable was loaded onto a trailer being pulled by an older Ford traveling North on LA 441.
That vehicle stopped at a home on Pine Street in Holden.
When approached by the LPSO, three suspects fled into a wooded area.
All three were quickly captured and taken into custody. three individuals were booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center: 28 YO Samuel Bankston; 26 YO James Lofton, Jr; and 60 YO Darrell Cudd.
