Man arrested for using illegal car lights, reckless vehicle operationA 27-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was arrested and charged with impersonating police on April 23, said Sgt. Jason Bettencourtt, LSU Police Department spokesman.Police patrolling on campus at 2:30 a.m. observed a black truck with flashing strobes in the corner lights of the vehicle, Bettencourtt said.Bettencourtt said such lights are illegal unless installed on a public safety vehicle.Police following the truck saw it run through a stop sign before driving in the wrong lane, causing multiple vehicles to swerve from harm’s way, Bettencourtt said.When stopped by LSUPD, the driver, Troy Thorton of 143 Pinehill Loop in Bastrop, told the officers he had the lights because he was going to be a firefighter one day and he was just trying to get through traffic.Thorton was also charged with reckless operation and improper lamps, Bettencourtt said.—-Students arrested for driving while intoxicated, without headlightsA University student was arrested April 22 for driving while intoxicated.Police patrolling Highland Road saw a car nearly cause an accident while driving through a stop sign and turning without a signal, Bettencourtt said.Police stopped the car after it struck a curb. Bettencourtt said the driver, Michael Collins, of 62 Chateau Latour Drive in Kenner, showed signs of intoxication and failed a field sobriety test.Collins didn’t consent to a chemical test. Collins was also charged with careless operation, stop sign violation and failure to signal a turn and was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.The same morning, officers observed a car driving down Highland Road with no headlights, Bettencourtt said.When police made a traffic stop, Bettencourtt said, they smelled alcohol on the driver, 24-year-old University student Jack Loupe of 17752 Links Court in Baton Rouge. Loupe admitted to police he’d been drinking and registered a .095 blood-alcohol level, Bettencourtt said. Loupe was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with no headlights.—-Students arrested for trespassing near Huey P. Long Swimming PoolOn April 24 at 2:30 a.m., police patrolling Cypress Street noticed shadows in the restricted area of the Huey P. Long Swimming Pool, Bettencourtt said.Police found five 18-year-old students trespassing in the area, Bettencourtt said.Leonardo Mayo of 1421 Magnolia Ridge in Bossier City, Leon Flettrich of 5512 Rebecca Blvd. in Kenner, Olivia Joseph of 7453 Kildeer St. in New Orleans, Miriah Land of 402 Osprey Court in Southlake, Texas, and Taylor Baudry of 110 Iverness Approach in Roswell, Ga., were issued misdemeanor summons for trespassing and were released, Bettencourtt said.Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]