Student booked into EBR Parish Prison for burglary in Tiger Stadium
Tyler Woolen, 18, was arrested Oct. 18 for stealing personal items in Tiger Stadium.
Capt. Cory Lalonde, spokesperson for LSUPD, said Woolen stole the items from a restricted area designated for event personnel to store their belongings while working.
Lalonde said BRPD notified LSUPD officers that two subjects entered the restricted area when the items were stolen.
LSUPD officers spoke to the suspect, identifying him as Woolen, and found the missing items with him.
Lalonde said Woolen told officers the second subject had no knowledge of his actions, so LSUPD released him.
Police arrested Woolen and booked him into East Baton Rouge Prison on simple burglary charges.
Union McDonald’s employee issued misdemeanor summons for theft
LSUPD arrested Lillian Thompson on Oct. 19 for stealing $200 from a co-worker at the McDonald’s in the Student Union.
Lalonde said the victim said she placed her purse near the front counter the night of Oct. 18. After leaving and returning to her purse five minutes later, $200 from her purse was gone.
Officers reviewed surveillance footage, which showed Thompson approaching the purse and digging through its contents in the time frame provided by the victim.
Lalonde said no other subjects were seen on video in the area at the time of the incident.
Officers contacted and spoke with Thompson, who admitted to looking through the victim’s purse and wallet but said she did not take the money.
Thompson was issued a misdemeanor summons following her arrest, Lalonde said.
Visitor arrested under multiple battery charges on game day
LSUPD officers arrested Joshua Godwin on Oct. 18, on multiple charges after an altercation.
Lalonde said a security officer in the University Vet School Large Animal Clinic parking lot reported seeing a male subject passed out in the lot.
Lalonde said officers spoke to the security officer on scene and attempted to speak with Godwin, who became aggravated and aggressively grabbed an officer by the arm.
Police took Godwin, who at first resisted the officer, to LSUPD where he was arrested and identified.
Lalonde said Godwin again resisted officers at headquarters and was combative.
Godwin was then transported to EBR Parish Prison. He was booked for simple battery, disturbing the peace by public intoxication, battery of an officer and resisting an officer, Lalonde said.
BRCC student charged with felony, criminal damage to University property
On Oct. 18, police arrested 17-year-old Matthew Young for causing more than $500 in damages to a sign above the doorway of the men’s restroom in the Student Union.
Lalonde said a witness reported observing a male, who officers later identified as Young, jumping up and hitting the sign, causing significant damage to it.
Officers took Young into custody and booked him into EBR Parish Prison, Lalonde said. Young faces felony charges for criminal damage to property.
Student booked into EBR Parish Prison for violating protective order against female
LSUPD officers arrested Shudong Lu on Oct. 13 for violating a protective order a female held against him.
Lalonde said the victim contacted officers on Oct. 10 after Lu neared her as she walked outside.
Under the protective order, Lu was permanently prohibited from making contact with the female victim.
The victim told Lalonde and other LSUPD officers that a similar incident occurred Oct. 13 when Lu tried speaking to her again on campus.
Officers placed Lu under arrest after verifying the protective order and booked him into EBR Parish Prison, Lalonde said.