The LSU Police Department is working to help the Baton Rouge Police Department identify a man in a series of related crimes.Police believe the man stole a pickup truck from a construction site on Nicholson Drive, drove it to a Circle K, which he robbed, and then burned the truck.The man stole the truck at about 3 a.m. Thursday from a Sullivan Contractors construction site on Nicholson between campus and Government Street, said Kevin Scott, LSUPD spokesman.Scott said the truck was left unattended with flashing yellow lights on, which is common to alert drivers of construction and for workers to store their tools as they work.”There were some workers in the vicinity, but they were physically working on the roadway and using the truck as a marker for the lane,” Scott said.The suspect drove the truck to the Circle K convenience store on the corner of Nicholson and Lee Drive, where he was captured on a security camera at 3:57 a.m., robbing the store while wearing an LSU baseball cap and a yellow T-shirt wrapped around his head to obscure his face.Scott said exactly what the suspect stole couldn’t be released, but it was a small amount “not worth the crime.”The suspect then drove the truck to Nicholson Apartments, where he parked and set the vehicle on fire, Scott said.Police do not think the man is a resident of Nicholson Apartments. The suspect jumped a chain-link fence and fled west after setting the truck on fire, Scott said.The LSU baseball cap seen on the man in the surveillance video was found near the scene at the apartment complex, Scott said.The suspect is approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a slim build. Anyone with information about his identity should call BRPD at 225-268-1917.—–Contact Ryan Buxton at [email protected]
Man steals truck, robs Circle K
April 18, 2010