LSU baseball player didn’t hit this one out of the park
LSU Police Department officers arrested a member of the LSU baseball team Feb. 14 for shoplifting in the Student Union.
Officers responded to a shoplifting complaint from the Union at 10:41 a.m., according to Sgt. Jason Bettencourtt, LSUPD spokesman. When officers arrived, Tyler Jones, 21, of 1514 North 57th St. in Milwaukee, was detained in the shop manager’s office.
Bettencourtt said the manager saw Jones grab a drink and a bag of chips before leaving the area without paying. He said the manager approached Jones about the stolen merchandise, and Jones replied he stole them because he had no money.
Bettencourtt said Jones was transported to the LSUPD office before being released with a misdemeanor summons.
Jones was suspended for LSU’s opening baseball weekend against Wake Forest.
Man unaffiliated with the University parties too hard at Reggie’s
LSUPD officers arrested a man unaffiliated with the University on Feb. 15 for driving while intoxicated.
Bettencourtt said officers were patrolling the area of Nicholson Road and South Stadium Drive when they saw a swerving silver Ford Taurus without a license plate.
LSUPD stopped the driver, Simon Freeman, 22, of 320 West Cherry St. in Opelousas, near West Chimes Street. Freeman was ordered from his vehicle and had to use the car to steady himself, Bettencourtt said.
The officer could smell alcohol on his breath, and Freeman’s eyes were bloodshot, Bettencourtt said. Freeman stated with slurred speech he had just left Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland.
The officer performed a field sobriety test, in which Freeman failed all three parts, Bettencourtt said. Freeman was then transported to the LSUPD office where he registered a 0.131 percent blood alcohol content.
Freeman was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Facility Services custodian really cleans out the Student Union
LSUPD arrested a Facility Services employee Feb. 15 after discovering he had been stealing from LSU Dining.
Employees at LSU Dining reported items missing from their inventory stored on the second floor of the Union, Bettencourtt said.
The University installed surveillance cameras in the area to catch the culprit, Bettencourtt said. The cameras filmed Heweth Baker, 54, of 588 West Roosevelt St., stealing items from the room on numerous occasions.
LSU Dining suspected it was an employee with access to the storeroom key because there was no sign of forced entry, Bettencourtt said. Baker had been taking the key to the store room without permission, stealing the items and returning the key before anyone noticed, he said.
An LSUPD detective arrested Baker when he began his shift in the Union around 11 p.m., Bettencourtt said.
Baker was then transported to the LSUPD office for questioning, Bettencourtt said.
Baker admitted to the burglaries and was taken to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, where he was booked on two counts of burglary, Bettencourtt said.
Man unaffiliated with University stole student’s car, bank card
LSUPD arrested a man unaffiliated with the University after responding to a stolen vehicle complaint near the Parade Ground.
Bettencourtt said a University student reported his vehicle had been stolen off Tower Drive on Feb. 15. The student had parked the vehicle near the Union before playing soccer on the Parade Ground.
The student told officers the car’s keys were left on the grass, Bettencourtt said. When the student went to look for the keys, the student saw they were missing along with the vehicle. The student also reported valuable merchandise within the vehicle, totaling about $1,500.
The officer entered the vehicle’s license plate number into the system, alerting officers to be on the lookout, Bettencourtt said.
Later that day, Baton Rouge Police Department officers stopped Samuel Good, 19, of 801 Harding Blvd., for a traffic violation and discovered the vehicle was stolen.
LSUPD detectives were called to the scene and processed the vehicle, Bettencourtt said. The police also drove by Good’s residence and saw a bicycle that was located in the stolen vehicle sitting outside of the home.
The rest of the merchandise was found inside of the house after LSUPD obtained a search warrant, Bettencourtt said.
Good was arrested for possession of stolen property and unauthorized use of an access card, or bank card. Good had purchased a meal from Raising Cane’s and a pair of shoes with the student’s card, Bettencourtt said.
Good was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Further charges are pending from LSUPD as well as BRPD, Bettencourtt said.
 
 
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