Woman arrested in Bayou L'Ourse-area burglary

Assumption Parish deputies made an arrest in a Sept. 7 Bayou L'Ourse area burglary with the help of video surveillance, Sheriff Leland Falcon reported.

Amanda Smith, 40, McGill Lane, Gibson, was arrested on a charge of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling.

The charges result from a residential burglary on Flamingo Road in early September.

Deputies responded to the complaint Sept. 7 made contact with the complainants, who advised they were residents of the home. The victims advised that they had noticed items missing from the home.

The victims were able to identify suspects after reviewing video surveillance footage. One of the suspects was identified asSmith.

Detectives conducted follow-up investigation, which included interviewing a Smith.

At the conclusion of the investigation, warrants were obtained for the arrest of suspects in this burglary.

Smith was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on a $10,000 commercial bond

Detectives were able to recover some items reported stolen in the burglary.