Vet school employees arrested for stealing $600 worth of dog food

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine employees Douglas Simpson, 62, and Oscar Johnson, 56, were arrested for felony theft after stealing dog food from the vet school.

The LSU Police Department was notified Sept. 19 that $600 worth of dog food was missing from the vet school, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.

After checking security cameras in the area, officers identified Simpson, of 8935 Orleans Drive, and Johnson, of 2110 E. Azaleas Ave. in Baker, as the culprits.

Both men admitted to taking the dog food when officers spoke with them Sept. 26.

They were arrested, charged with felony theft and booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Student arrested for DWI trying to drive past a road closed by LSUPD

LSUPD officers blocked an intersection near Kirby Smith Hall and Hart Lot after the Towson game Sept. 29 to allow Tiger Band to march from Tiger Stadium to the Band Hall.

General business senior Kristen Siekmann, 21, went through the intersection anyway, Lalonde said.

Officers stopped her vehicle and observed signs of intoxication.

She was arrested for DWI and submitted to a chemical test for intoxication, blowing a .248 percent blood alcohol content.

Siekmann, of 201 Lassalle Drive in River Ridge, was charged with DWI, disobeying police officers and driving without a license. She was booked in EBR Parish Prison.

Vet school employee arrested for terrorizing after threats made at work

Vet school employee Dejiang Feng, 42, was arrested Sept. 28 for threatening to buy a gun and shooting another person at work.

LSUPD officers were notified by other vet school employees that Feng had made the threats earlier in the day.

Officers located Feng at his home at 7522 Shrewsbury Ave., and he admitted to making the threats.

He was arrested and booked in EBR Parish Prison.

LSU employee arrested for simple battery after pushing another woman

University staff member Kimberly James, 25, was arrested Sept. 25 for pushing another woman at The 5 the night before.

Around 10 p.m. on Sept. 24, LSUPD officers were dispatched to The 5 for reports of a confrontation, Lalonde said.

Officers spoke with a woman who said James argued with her and pushed her. James was not able to be located at the time.

Officers met with James on Sept. 25 and arrested her.

James, of 5612 Robertson Ave., was issued a misdemeanor summons.

Non-student arrested for throwing charcoal at pedestrian in passing

LSUPD officers arrested Tanner Joshua Crosby, 18, on Sept. 26 for throwing charcoal from his car at a pedestrian.

Officers were dispatched around 8:20 p.m. to South Campus Drive near Highland Road, Lalonde said. The victim told officers he was struck in the head by charcoal after someone in the car threw it at him. He gave officers a description and license plate number of the offender’s car.

Officers later located the car. Crosby, the driver, admitted to throwing the charcoal.

Crosby, of 2118 Brittany Drive in Port Allen, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery. He was booked in EBR Parish Prison.

Student arrested for stealing an expensive bike near Kirby Smith Hall

Mechanical engineering student John A. Romero, 18, was arrested for stealing a Specialized-brand bicycle valued at $1,200.

On Sept. 25, LSUPD officers responded to a report of a missing bicycle at Kirby Smith Hall around 6:30 p.m., Lalonde said.

Officers were not able to locate the bike, but after assessing camera footage, officers identified Romero.

On Sept. 26, officers contacted Romero and arrested him for bike theft.

Romero, of 15617 Memorial Drive in Houston, was booked in EBR Parish Prison.

Two suspicious juveniles arrested for carrying weapons in a school zone

LSUPD officers saw two juveniles — 15 and 16 years old — looking into vehicles in the Hart Lot around 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29.

They stopped the boys and searched them, discovering each was carrying a small-caliber handgun, Lalonde said.

The boys were arrested, charged with illegally carrying a weapon and violating a firearm-free zone and were booked in EBR Detention Center.