ZACHARY, La. (WAFB) – In his first one-on-one interview since a number of high-profile incidents began cropping up in the City of Zachary, Police Chief Darryl Lawrence said he wants the public to know his department followed the evidence when it made a tough decision to arrest a popular elementary school administrator.
In recent weeks, Lawrence had leaks crop up from his department about a BINGO game that his officers were playing tied to traffic tickets. The chief said that the game was stopped two years ago, but the details about the game leaked following the arrest of Rollins Place Elementary administrator Kristy Gilpin.
Then, a Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) officer was involved in a crash in Zachary. Blood test results leaked out pertaining to that case show the officer was allegedly over the limit. However, those results have not been produced to the Zachary Police Department, putting the brakes on officers executing an arrest. It has also raised questions about special treatment…