The following is news release from the DeRidder Police Department:
On December 6th, 2022 at approx. 1500 hrs, the DeRidder Police Patrol Division responded to a report of package thefts in the Green Acres Subdivision. Upon receiving surveillance video from the victim and neighbors, DRPD was able to identify a suspect vehicle and had very good video of one of the suspects.
On December 7th, 2022 at approx. 1300 hrs, a vehicle matching the description was located and a traffic stop conducted. The vehicle was occupied by Benjamin Suire, 36 yoa of DeRidder and Robert Anthony Bebee, Jr., 29 yoa of DeRidder. The investigation revealed Bebee as the person in the video and Suire as the driver. Most of the property was recovered from Bebee’s possession at his residence. Other property was recovered and believed to be from package thefts, but Officers have not identified the owners of the other property yet.
Suire and Bebee were booked into jail for Theft and Criminal Conspiracy for the thefts. Bebee was also booked on other narcotics offenses.
This is a reminder for this Christmas season to be aware of your deliveries and be vigilant for your neighborhoods for suspicious persons and vehicles. If you see something or someone suspicious, please contact us with the information and we will dispatch a patrol of the area. We will investigate every call of this nature and sometimes an Officer’s presence is all that is needed to change a criminal’s activity.