| November 20, 2009 | "Ruston woman, son apprehended following shooting" | The Monroe News-Star requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 8, 2009 | "Car burglaries prompt investigation" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 6, 2009 | "City police station to be moved" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| September 15, 2009 | "3 booked in RHS burglary" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| September 15, 2009 | "Dubach woman suspected of leaving baby alone in hot car" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| September 10, 2009 | "Dispute results in arrest" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| September 9, 2009 | "Bank robbery suspect identified" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| September 9, 2009 | "Man faces indecent behavior charges" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| September 3, 2009 | "Man arrested on firearms, drug charges" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 28, 2009 | "Man arrested for stealing van" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 28, 2009 | "Woman charged with child desertion" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 27, 2009 | "Man faces battery charge" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 11, 2009 | "Man arrested in robbery, beating" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 2, 2009 | "4 arrested in rash of home burglaries" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 22, 2009 | "Man sought after robbery" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 1, 2009 | "3 arrested for vehicle burglaries" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 1, 2009 | "Wrecks plague new intersecton" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| June 30, 2009 | "Man arrested for stealing beer" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| June 25, 2009 | "Man jailed after theft" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| June 18, 2009 | "Burglary suspects arrested" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| June 17, 2009 | "Fear and fury in south Ruston" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| June 5, 2009 | "Man arrested in Subway robbery" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| June 4, 2009 | "Resident indicted on porn charges" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| May 31, 2009 | "Five booked in connection with auto bruglaries" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| May 28, 2009 | "Woman faces firearm charges" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| May 25, 2009 | "Ruston man arrested in burglary of local church" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| May 10, 2009 | "Ruston man apparent homicide victim" | The Monroe News-Star requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| March 19, 2009 | "Tech student arrested at Wal-Mart" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| March 18, 2009 | "Police hunt for armed robber" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| February 24, 2009 | "Driver hits pole while fleeing from authorities" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| February 11, 2009 | "Area hit by flurry of phone thefts" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| February 8, 2009 | "Mayor explains police pay raise" | Letter to the Editor The Ruston Daily Leader |
| February 4, 2009 | "City was right to give officers a pay raise" | Editorial column from The Ruston Daily Leader |
| February 3, 2009 | "Police get 17 percent raise" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| December 23, 2008 | "Take steps to thwart would-be thieves" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| December 23, 2008 | "Visitor booked after report of home thefts" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| December 17, 2008 | "Police hunting for leads in murder" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| December 17, 2008 | "Ruston resident jailed in shooting" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| December 12, 2008 | "Local man murdered" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| December 12, 2008 | "Armed robbers at large" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| December 3, 2008 | "Agencies team up, snare 5 in burglaries" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| December 3, 2008 | "Suspects booked for illicit sex acts" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| November 19, 2008 | "Blind student hit by train Tuesday" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| October 24, 2008 | "Tech professor charged with sex crimes" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| October 13, 2008 | "Man, teen charged in vehicle burglaries" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 10, 2008 | "School incident sparks rumors" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 10, 2008 | "Missing GSU student is now ‘wanted’ by police on criminal charges" | The Monroe News-Star requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 10, 2008 | "Car of missing GSU student found in Maryland" | The Monroe News-Star requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 7, 2008 | "Subway robber still at large" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 7, 2008 | "Police investigate tragic accident that killed baby" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 7, 2008 | "Grambling student missing" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| October 6, 2008 | "Police seek suspect in armed robbery" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| September 26, 2008 | "Tech student injured in shooting" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| September 25, 2008 | "Two dead after Wednesday’s accident" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| September 24, 2008 | "One dies in fiery crash" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| September 17, 2008 | "Suspects at large in GSU holdup" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 29, 2008 | "Red Cross sets evacuation plans" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| August 28, 2008 | "Parish readies for evacuees" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| August 18, 2008 | "Police arrest Ruston man for cyberstalking" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 18, 2008 | "Man allegedly stabbed brother" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 17, 2008 | "RHS electronics stolen" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| August 7, 2008 | "Police seek man connected with Ruston shooting" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 6, 2008 | "Suspected shooter booked" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| August 5, 2008 | "Police force to get a new home" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| July 18, 2008 | "Gunman robs gas station" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 17, 2008 | "Wednesday wreck leaves family injured" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 16, 2008 | "Robbery suspect caught lying down" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 16, 2008 | "Rig collisions shut down U.S. 167" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 16, 2008 | "Wallet check: Is your cash for real?" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 2, 2008 | "Wandering bear taken to safety" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| July 1, 2008 | "Black bear takes morning stroll through Ruston neighborhood" | KSLA TV News 12 |
| July 1, 2008 | "Black bear makes appearances in Ruston, Choudrant; see new photos!" | The Monroe News Star |
| June 20, 2008 | "Car chase ends in dramatic crash" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| June 8, 2008 | "Wal-Mart closes for bomb threat" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| June 2, 2008 | "Summer dangers surround youngsters" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| May 26, 2008 | "Capt. Davis retires badge" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| May 12, 2008 | "Three-parish chase ends in Minden" | The NWLANews.com |
| May 9, 2008 | "3 booked for April 19 armed robbery" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| May 6, 2008 | "Interstate 20 bridge opens; Traffic snarls around I-20 span" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| April 25, 2008 | "Order restored at Grambling; campus closed to outsiders after shots fired" | KTBS TV News |
| April 25, 2008 | "Gunshots Fired During Fight At Grambling State Univ.; Shooter Missing" | KSLA TV News |
| April 25, 2008 | "Shooter simulation hits Tech" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| April 24, 2008 | "Police training targets de-escalation techniques" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| April 24, 2008 | "Police learn to use high-tech software" | The Monroe News-Star |
| April 23, 2008 | "Helmets stolen from helicopter" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| April 21, 2008 | "Crash kills one" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| April 8, 2008 | "4 vehicles tangle on I-20" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| March 26, 2008 | "Police inspector retires" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| March 19, 2008 | "Pedestrian hit by rig dies" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| March 12, 2008 | "Ruston police still investigating fatal wreck" | The Monroe News Star |
| March 10, 2008 | "Hanging around the library" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| February 18, 2008 | "Pedestrian hit, killed Saturday" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| February 10, 2008 | "Suicidal standoff ended" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| February 10, 2008 | "Drive-by suspect sought" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| February 10, 2008 | "Old Cell Phones Calling 911" | NBC 10 News |
| February 9, 2008 | "Ruston standoff ends peacefully" | The Monroe News Star |
| February 7, 2008 | "Fake 'bug man' squashed" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| February 7, 2008 | "Shreveport ‘bug man’ arrested in Ruston dorm, apartment thefts" | The Shreveport Times |
| December 26, 2007 | "Scams hit home with locals" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| December 19, 2007 | "Police out in force for holidays" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| December 3, 2007 | "New chief officially takes reins" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| November 21, 2007 | "New chief can lead city forward" | Editorial column from The Ruston Daily Leader |
| November 21, 2007 | "Ruston police arrest man accused in a rash of armed robberies" | The Monroe News Star |
| November 21, 2007 | "Rogers new Ruston chief" | The Monroe News Star |
| November 20, 2007 | "Rogers to lead Ruston Police" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| November 16, 2007 | "Arrests expected in robberies" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| November 16, 2007 | "Police work critical as crimes persist" | Editorial column from The Ruston Daily Leader |
| November 15, 2007 | "RPD chief nomination rejected" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| November 15, 2007 | "Alderman's allegations inappropriate" | Editorial column from The Ruston Daily Leader |
| November 15, 2007 | "Fraternity Boys Held at Gunpoint" | KNOE-TV8 News |
| November 14, 2007 | "Lincoln authorities step up patrols after series of armed robberies" | The Monroe News Star |
| November 9, 2007 | "Ruston man killed in I-20 crash" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| November 8, 2007 | "Ruston man transferred to Shreveport following Interstate 20 crash" | The Monroe News Star |
| November 7, 2007 | "Robberies put police on alert" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| November 7, 2007 | "Armed robbers hit Ruston three times in about 10 days" | The Monroe News Star |
| November 6, 2007 | "Three Armed Robberies in Ruston in just 10 Days" | KNOE-TV8 News |
| October 31, 2007 | "Armed robbery suspects at large" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| October 30, 2007 | "Ruston police investigating armed robbery of international students" | The Monroe News Star |
| August 30, 2007 | "Suspected Ruston bank robbers nabbed in Arkansas" | The Monroe News Star |
| August 2, 2007 | "Police roll up suspects" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 2, 2007 | "Man run over" | The Ruston Daily Leader requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| August 2, 2007 | Fatal accident press release | requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 27, 2007 | Fatal accident press release | requires Adobe PDF Reader |
| July 25, 2007 | "Crash seriously hurts child" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| July 24, 2007 | "Police cite driver in fatal car-train crash" | The Shreveport Times |
| July 3, 2007 | "Ruston mayor's car recovered" | The Monroe News-Star |
| July 2, 2007 | "Ruston police probe Friday afternoon robbery" | The Monroe News-Star |
| June 30, 2007 | "Grambling man dies after hitting telephone pole" | The Monroe News-Star |
| June 26, 2007 | "Miss Minden dies in train wreck" | The Monroe News-Star |
| June 25, 2007 | "Train wreck claims one life" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| June 15, 2007 | "Monroe, Ruston police continue search for bank robbery suspects" | The Monroe News-Star |
| May 27, 2007 | "Hermes bids last farewell" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| May 13, 2007 | "Robber makes daylight heist" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| May 9, 2007 | "Chief Hermes hangs up badge" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| May 1, 2007 | "Standoff ends in suicide" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| April 16, 2007 | "School bus ride interrupted" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| February 2, 2007 | "Man wounded in Waffle House shooting" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
| January 2, 2007 | "Thanks to our area law enforcement" | The Ruston Daily Leader |
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Here are the different divisions of the Ruston Police Department. |
Here are some of the different projects and programs that are currently in operation. |
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SWAT...
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Forgery...
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Crimestoppers...
Personal Safety Tips from McGruff...
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