Man arrested for DWI, reckless operation of vehicle in church lotA 25-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for driving while intoxicated and for reckless operation on March 30.LSU Police were called to the parking lot of the University Presbyterian Church for reports of a vehicle driving recklessly. Police made contact with Thomas Beall, 4703 West Garden Blvd., and identified him as the reckless driver, said LSUPD spokesperson Sgt. Blake Tabor.Tabor said police smelled alcohol on Beall, who failed a field sobriety test. Beall later registered a .326 blood alcohol content and was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Police find Schedule IV narcotics in swerving car, arrest driverPolice arrested Glenn Schittone, a 19-year-old man unaffiliated with the University of 16616 Lilly Valley Drive, for possession of a Schedule IV narcotic and careless operation of a vehicle.On March 31, police saw Schittone driving faster than the speed limit and weaving across lanes, Tabor said. Police conducted a stop where Schittone told police he was in possession of several knives, Tabor said.After a search, police found four clonazepan and a alprazolam pill, Tabor said.Schittone was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.Traffic stop leads to woman’s arrest for felony possesion of narcotics Danielle Thomas, a 27-year-old woman unaffiliated with the University, was arrested for felony possession of Schedule I narcotic.Tabor said a search during a routine traffic stop led the police to find one ecstasy pill on Thomas.Thomas was booked at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.Man arrested for stealing student’s purse near Hatcher HallKevin Muhammed, a 37-year-old man unaffiliated with the University of 14254 Glynn Road, was arrested for attempting to steal a student’s purse April 1, Tabor said.Police received a complaint about an attempted purse snatching near Hatcher Hall. Police identified Muhammed as the suspect described by the victim, Tabor said.Muhammed was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.Facility services staff member arrested on 10 counts of forgeryA University staff member was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of an access card and 10 counts of forgery.Police received a report of a lost credit card and determined more than $700 in charges were applied to the card at the Cortana Mall. Joseph Jermaine Sanders, a 19-year-old Facility Services staff member of 408 East McKinley St., was arrested after police used security camera footage to identify Sanders as the forger.Sanders was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.Student arrested for DWI, hit and run involving bridge by Miller HallA University student was arrested for driving under the influence and a hit and run.Police observed a vehicle driven by Nicholas Vandervoorde, a 21-year-old student of 9773 Snyder Road in Shreveport, La., strike the bridge on South Campus Drive behind the Miller parking lot on April 2. Police performed a traffic stop and found Vandervoorde disoriented, Tabor said.Vandervoorde failed a field sobriety test before refusing to be tested by the police department’s Intoxilyzer 5000 meter. Vandervoorde was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Tabor said.Student arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana Police arrested Charles Edward Stevens, a 19-year-old University student of 2450 Brightside Drive, for misdemeanor possession of marijuana.Officers performing a traffic stop because of expired registration smelled marijuana in the car in which Stevens was a passenger, Tabor said. Upon search, officers found approximately 6.3 grams of marijuana, Tabor said.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected].
Campus Crime Briefs – April 14
April 13, 2010