Police: Morgan City K9 finds marijuana in home

A call about suspicious activity in the early hours of Thursday led to the arrest of a Morgan City woman for marijuana, Morgan City Police Chief James F. Blair said in a news release.
—Kim M. Crouch, 57, of Catherine Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 1:09 a.m. Thursday on a charge of first offense marijuana. Officers were called to a Catherine Street residence to investigate suspicious activity.
Officers came into contact with Crouch at the residence. While officers were speaking with Crouch, they could detect the odor of marijuana emitting from the residence. With the assistance of K-9 Officer Lady, suspected marijuana was located inside the residence, belonging to Crouch. She was jailed.
Blair also reported that the Morgan City Police Department responded to 30 calls of service and the following arrests were made:
—Nikki Rene Mayon, 37, of La. 182 in Morgan City, was arrested at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant for failure to appear. Officers came into contact with Mayon on La. 182. A warrant check revealed City Court of Morgan City held an active warrant for her arrest. She was jailed.
—Laketra Mitchell, 40, of Joseph Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 11 p.m. Wednesday on charges of driving under suspension and no motor vehicle insurance.
An officer on patrol observed a traffic violation on La. 182. Upon conducting a traffic stop, the driver was identified as Mitchell.
A computer check revealed her driver’s license was under suspension and the vehicle she was driving was not insured. She was jailed.
—Tammy Hawk Fuselier, 50, of River Road in Berwick, was arrested at 1:40 a.m. Thursday on warrants for the charges of speeding, improper lane usage, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Fuselier turned herself in to the Morgan City Police Department on an active warrant held by the Morgan City Police Department. She was jailed.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith advised that the Sheriff’s Office responded to 28 complaints and the following arrest was made:
—Stephanie Lynn Courtney, 31, of Duke Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday on a Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office warrant for failure to appear for a child support hearing. A deputy went to a residence on Duke Street in Morgan City in reference to locating Courtney, who held an active warrant for her arrest. The deputy located Courtney and advised her of the warrant. She was jailed and is being held for another agency.
Berwick Police Chief David Leonard Sr. reported the following arrests:
—Thomas Nickens, 37, of Browning Drive in Baton Rouge, was arrested at 10:12 p.m. Wednesday on charges of speeding 62 mph in a 45 mph zone and driving under suspension.
Officers were patrolling the area of La. 182 when they clocked a vehicle speeding 62 mph in a 45 mph posted zone. Contact was made with the driver, identified as Nickens. Nickens was asked to produce his driver’s license and stated that he did not have it because it was suspended.
Officers conducted a check on the status of the license and confirmed the suspension. He was jailed and later released on a $327 bond.
—Taylor Davis, 21, of Natalie Lane in Patterson, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Thursday on a warrant for the charge of disturbing the peace by fighting. Officers observed a male subject walking in Renwick Subdivision and stopped to make sure everything was OK.
A second officer arrived on scene and knew the subject to be Davis and knew he had an active warrant for his arrest. The warrant stems from an incident that occurred in November 2019 in which officers responded to a call of a large fight. Davis was identified as one of the subjects involved, but had fled the scene and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
He was jailed with bond set of $176.
Patterson Police Chief Garrett Grogan reported no arrests.