Bayou L'Ourse woman accused of stealing car

(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)

A Bayou L’Ourse woman faces a vehicle theft charge after a car disappeared during a neighborhood visit.

Assumption

Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:

--Meghann Rebekah Scarbrough, 36, La. 663, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Saturday on a charge of theft of a motor vehicle and as fugitive from the Morgan City Police Department.

Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of La. 663 in reference to the theft of an automobile. The complainants reported that they parked their vehicle at a location near where they were visiting.

The complainants advised that Scarbrough was present at the time they parked their car. Later, the complainants noticed their car was missing and Scarbrough was no longer present.

Investigating deputies determined that Scarbrough had taken the vehicle without permission.

Scarbrough was arrested in the 100 block of La. 663 on Saturday evening. She was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention and remains incarcerated with bond set at $15,000.

Franklin

Chief Cedric Handy reported that the Franklin Police Department responded to five calls for service over the last 24-hour reporting period and made this arrest:

--Jon Ireland, 39, Antigo Alley, Franklin, while incarcerated at the Franklin Police Department, was arrested at noon Monday on a charge of contraband.

Ireland was booked, processed and transported to the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center.