Louisiana Truck Thief Drives to Police Station

ST. LANDRY PARISH (KPEL) —The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department responded to an armed robbery near Opelousas Friday.

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Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz says deputies responded after receiving a report that an armed suspect stole a worker’s vehicle from the parking lot of Jim Tatman’s Mobile Homes.

The worker was servicing a mobile home when Chad Myers, 56, approached him and flashed a handgun. Myers allegedly stole the truck with a trailer attached and began driving toward Port Barre.

Police also reported that Myers collided with multiple vehicles after leaving Jim Tatman’s Mobile Homes parking lot…

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