Man arrested for credit card theft
La’treval Jones, 17, was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on April 2 for an active warrant for a March 11 credit card burglary from an office in the Student Union and unauthorized use of that credit card at the campus Barnes and Noble, said LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott.
Man arrested for firearm, resisting arrest
Scott said LSUPD conducted a traffic stop April 2 at Nicholson Drive and North Stadium Drive, where the vehicle initially refused to stop and came to rest in the Cracker Barrel gas station parking lot at Nicholson Drive and East Boyd Drive. Scott said the occupant of the vehicle, Jalen Grimes, 22, fled from the vehicle and threw a firearm, which was later recovered, into a storm drain. Scott said Grimes was taken into custody nearby and arrested for illegal carrying of a weapon, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, resisting arrest and a fugitive warrant through East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Man arrested for multiple vehicle burglaries on campus
Scott said Clarence Walke, 31, was arrested on April 3 after officers were notified near Building 10 of West Campus Apartments of a vehicle burglary in progress. Scott said officers in the area observed Walke, who rode a beige bicycle, break a car passenger window with his fist wrapped in a T-shirt. Scott said Walke fled on his bicycle but was apprehended a short distance later and was positively identified by witnesses.
Scott said officers arrested Walke after connecting him with an attempted vehicle burglary in Visitor Center Lot, three completed vehicle burglaries near West Campus Apartments and a simple battery that occurred April 2 at the campus Barnes and Noble, where Walke placed his hand on a female’s back, said he liked her, was told by the female to go away and complied. Scott said Walke was also charged with resisting charge for fleeing from the officers and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Six juveniles involved in pending investigation at Kirby Smith Hall
Scott said LSUPD responded to multiple burglaries at Kirby Smith Hall on March 12, where a witness said four male juveniles in a group of six entered her room while she was asleep and fled after she awoke and confronted them. Scott said five of the six are associated with the March 12 burglaries at Kirby Smith Hall. Another two of the six are outstanding for the Kirby Smith Hall burglaries and their apprehension is under investigation. Scott said three of the six are associated with a March 13 motor vehicle theft and two of those three have been apprehended.
Man arrested for credit card theft in St. Tammany Parish for LSUPD warrant
Scott said Kristopher Wild, 19, was arrested April 6 by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office for an LSUPD warrant on a charge of one count of theft, in which he stole cash from a residence in West Laville Hall on Nov. 3. Scott said LSUPD transported Wild from St. Tammany Parish to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.