MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING BOOKS A 23-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was arrested Aug. 31 at about 2:30 p.m. for allegedly attempting to steal $519 worth of textbooks from the LSU Bookstore.Elijah Warren, of 8010 Haney Drive, New Orleans, was arrested after someone at the bookstore called the LSU Police Department and said Warren attempted to steal the textbooks, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Russell Rogé. During questioning, Warren told officers he was in the process of registering at the University and knew what classes he had to take, but couldn’t afford the textbooks. He was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a theft of goods charge. Upon investigation, police found Warren had not registered with the University.
UNIVERSITY STUDENT  ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION A 19-year-old University student was arrested on charges of marijuana possession after officers found 11.9 grams of the drug in his dorm room Sept. 2 at about 11:30 p.m. LSUPD Crime Interdiction Unit officers questioned Michael A. Taylor, of 22172 Sutter Road, Zachary, after an anonymous caller reported possible marijuana in his room in Annie Boyd Hall, Rogé said. Taylor admitted he had marijuana in bags in the room, but said his roommate didn’t know about it. After searching the room, officers found 11.9 grams of marijuana in separate plastic bags, Rogé said. Taylor was issued a misdemeanor summons and released.
UNIVERSITY STUDENT ARRESTED FOR CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A  JUVENILE A 19-year-old University student was arrested on Sept. 4 at about 10:45 p.m. for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy.Officers originally responded to a complaint about possible drug possession or drug paraphernalia possession in Nathan Profito’s Evangeline Hall dorm room, Rogé said.When officers questioned Profito, of 104 East Garden Drive, Thibodeaux, about the complaint, he invited them into his room. He told police he had a marijuana pipe and a grinder, and the officers seized the paraphernalia. A 16-year-old boy was in the room at the time and, when questioned, told officers he and Profito had been having sex, Rogé said. Profito told officers he and the 16-year-old had been dating and having sex, Rogé said. Profito was arrested and booked in EBR Parish Prison for carnal knowledge of a juvenile.
ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED NEAR UREC Two University students were allegedly robbed at gunpoint on the bridge near East Campus Apartments and the University Recreational Complex on Sept. 6 at 12:50 a.m. The two students had conflicting stories — one said a black man robbed them at gunpoint, while the other told LSUPD officers two men were involved in the robbery and the man holding the gun was white, Rogé said. LSUPD officials are investigating the incident and urged students to use caution when walking at night.The two students had their purses stolen, Rogé said.————Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]