Student booked for DWI, Traffic Light Violation

Police pulled over 19-year-old Amanda Lafleur of Lafayette on Tuesday, Aug. 26, after she failed to stop at the red light at the Highland Road and South Stadium Drive intersection.

Officers, upon initiating a traffic stop, said Lafleur showed signs of intoxication. They performed a field sobriety test, which she failed. 

LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said Lafleur was taken to LSUPD, where she took a breathalyzer test for intoxication and officers determined her Blood Alcohol Content was over the legal limit.

She was then transported and booked into East Baton Rouge Prison, Lalonde said.
LSUPD releases East Laville resident who stole clothes out of community dryer, all charges dropped.

LSUPD charged University student Peter Heausler with theft Monday, Aug. 25, after responding to a report from a student who claimed his clothes had been stolen from the East Laville                                                              laundry room.

Lalonde said officers located and identified Heausler with surveillance of a suspect getting into an elevator who fit the victim’s                                                                  description.

After police interrogation, Heausler admitted to stealing the victim’s articles of clothing from the dryer and was issued a misdemeanor summons prior to his release, Lalonde said.
University student sets off fire alarm in Herget Hall and is released

On Friday, 18-year-old University student Grant Garrison set off the Herget Hall fire alarm.

Witnesses reported seeing Garrison grab a fire extinguisher and set it off in the hallway, which caused the alarm to sound.

During the investigation, LSUPD officers saw white fire extinguisher powder on the floor at the given location, Lalonde said.

Upon locating Garrison, who admitted to discharging the fire extinguisher, police arrested and issued him a misdemeanor summons for criminal mischief. 

He was later released from East Baton Rouge Prison, Lalonde said.