Woman arrested for bad checks
Chikita Williams, of 2080 Lobdell Drive, Baton Rouge, was arrested March 26 for issuing worthless checks at the LSU Bookstore.
LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said during the month of March, the 28-year-old wrote three separate checks at the University bookstore from a closed checking account. Lalonde said Williams returned some of merchandise bought in the transactions, but $100 of merchandise remains unaccounted for.
She was arrested and issued a misdemeanor.
 
Man arrested for iPhone theft
A 23-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was arrested March 27 for one count of felony theft.
Lalonde said LSUPD received a report of a stolen iPhone from the LSU University Recreation Center on March 26. Investigators
identified Adrian Mark Steib of 43026 Cypress Bend, Gonzales, as a suspect. Lalonde said Steib admitted to the theft, and officers recovered the phone.
He was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge
Parish prison.
 
Man stays in Union after forbidden
Joseph Boyle of 755 Napoleon St., Baton Rouge, was arrested March 28 for remaining after being forbidden from the Student Union.
Lalonde said officers were dispatched to the Student Union in response to an abandoned bag in the hallway. Officers found an ID belonging to 62-year-old Boyle.
Lalonde said officers learned Boyle was previously banned from campus. Boyle returned to campus to recover his property and was placed under arrest.
At this time, Lalonde said officers searched Boyle and found a hypodermic needle and a glass tube used for smoking crack cocaine.
He was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge
Parish prison.
 
Man arrested for possession of Xanax
Thomas Odessa Dixon of 385 Camp St., Centerville, Miss., was arrested for possession of narcotics on campus.
On March 31 at approximately 4:30 p.m., an anonymous tip informed officers at Alex Box Stadium that a subject was seen crushing pills into powder and snorting it. Lalonde said officers identified Dixon as the subject.
 
Lalonde said the 20-year-old admitted to snorting the powder in the bathroom of the stadium. After being placed under arrest, officers found Xanax in Dixon’s possession.
He was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge
Parish prison.
 
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