City talks about how to take a bite out of crime

  • Lt. Jeff Townsend, Chief Nikeo Collins, Mayor Ronnie Williams, Jr, Capt. Susan Johnson, Assistant Chief Brad Walker, and Capt. Billy Meziere.
    Lt. Jeff Townsend, Chief Nikeo Collins, Mayor Ronnie Williams, Jr, Capt. Susan Johnson, Assistant Chief Brad Walker, and Capt. Billy Meziere.

    Six percent cause 60 percent of the crime. That was one statistic Natchitoches Chief of Police Nikeo Collins shared during Tuesday’s public safety press conference. Others in attendance were Assistant Chief Brad Walker, Divisional Commander of Operations Captain Susan Johnson, Lt. Jeff Townsend who commands the Criminal Investigations Division along with the seven officers in that department, and …