Student arrested for pushing a woman and breaking her sunglasses
Pre-business administration student Miles Oliver Bergeron was arrested Nov. 9 on a charge stemming from Nov. 3’s football game against the University of Alabama.
On Nov. 3, LSUPD officers responded to a woman in the parking lot of St. Alban’s Chapel who said Bergeron pushed her, causing her sunglass to fall and break, Lalonde said.
Officers were unable to locate Bergeron at the time.
On Nov. 9, Bergeron, of 8632 Foxfield Drive, was located, arrested for simple battery and criminal damage and issued a misdemeanor summons.
Bookstore worker refunds $844 to her own credit card, gets arrested
Sociology student Brianna S. Thompson, 20, was arrested Nov. 7 after she refunded money to her own credit card while working at the Barnes & Noble at LSU Bookstore .
LSUPD officers were dispatched to the bookstore because Thompson came up short when counting the money in her register, Lalonde said. After investigating, they determined she was refunding money to her own credit card.
Thompson admitted to other transactions she had refunded to her card as well. Overall, she had refunded $844 to herself.
Thompson, of 322 Woodale Drive in Monroe, was arrested for felony theft and booked in EBR Parish Prison.
LSUPD arrests an “irate,” violent student at Greek Theatre
LSUPD officers arrested 17-year-old student Andrew B. Bivins on Nov. 10, after responding to a call of an “irate” and violent individual at the Greek Theatre, Lalonde said.
When officers arrived on scene, they tried to detain Bivins as he resisted. When officers finally apprehended Bivins, they noticed he was heavily intoxicated. Officers also discovered a glass pipe in his pocket with what appeared to be marijuana residue, Lalonde said.
Witnesses told officers that before they arrived, Bivins was balling his fists and asking bystanders to punch him.
Bivins, of 26991 Regency Park Drive in Denham Springs, was charged with simple assault, disturbing the peace by intoxication, resisting an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was booked in EBR Parish Prison.
Student arrested after stealing iPad left in Cox Academic Center
LSU Police Department officers arrested 18-year-old chemical engineering student Justin Brumfield on Nov. 8 for stealing an iPad left in the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes.
On Nov. 7, LSUPD took a report of a stolen iPad in the auditorium of the Cox Center, according to LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.
After sifting through surveillance videos, investigators were able to identify Brumfield as the culprit.
On Nov. 8, officers contacted Brumfield, who admitted to taking the iPad, though he said he intended to return it.
Brumfield, of 853 Roundhill Drive, was arrested for felony theft.
He was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.