While students were away for winter break, campus crime declined.
Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSU Police Department spokesman, said LSUPD is able to investigate previous cases during the less hectic holiday season.
During the winter break, LSUPD made nine arrests and identified suspects in recent cell phone robberies.
An armed robbery occurred on Highland Road and State Street on Dec. 13. No suspects have been identified.
LSUPD responded to a suspicious package by the Energy, Coast and Environment Building on Dec. 30. Officers determined the package wasn’t a threat.
A 20-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was charged Jan. 3 for a Nov. 28 phone robbery on West Lakeshore Drive. The suspect, Terrius Reshawn Brown, of 1111 Rodin Dr., was previously incarcerated for other offenses before this charge was made.
There was a purse snatching on Highland Road on Jan. 6. No suspects have been identified.
 
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