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Lexus Nelson

Crime Briefs: Student arrested for cyberstalking

By Sarah Gamard April 14, 2016

Student arrested for cyberstalking LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott said student Lexus Nelson, 18, was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on April 6 for two counts of cyberstalking...

Southern University to host candlelight vigil honoring two women killed in Cottages shooting

By Staff Reports April 11, 2016

Southern University’s Student Government Association will host a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. tonight in the courtyard of its student union to honor the two students who were killed in Sunday morning’s...

Two women killed in Cottages shooting, residents fear for safety of gated community

Two women killed in Cottages shooting, residents fear for safety of gated community

By Caitie Burkes April 10, 2016

Sunday’s killings of two Southern University students brought a wave of shock to residents of The Cottages of Baton Rouge, an off-campus community considered out of harm’s way by many. Despite...

The Cottages

UPDATE: BRPD arrests suspect in connection with shooting at The Cottages

By Staff Reports April 10, 2016

Sunday, 9:40 p.m. Ernest Bernard Felton, 22, has been arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges of attempted second degree murder and illegal use of a weapon in connection with...

LSUPD

Crime Briefs: Man arrested for credit card theft

By Sarah Gamard April 7, 2016

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...

Vast majority of LSUPD rape reports since 2010 fall  on gamedays, gameday weekends

Vast majority of LSUPD rape reports since 2010 fall on gamedays, gameday weekends

By Sarah Gamard April 5, 2016

Of the 12 rapes reported to LSUPD since 2010, all but one occurred on LSU gamedays and gameday weekends, according to an investigation by The Daily Reveille. The LSUPD daily crime log for the past six...

The LSU police department is testing new equipment which automatically scans and pulls up data on nearby license plates.

Crime Briefs: Man arrested for traffic offense, possession of dangerous chemical substances on South Stadium Road

By Caitie Burkes March 31, 2016

Man arrested for traffic offense possession of dangerous chemical substances on South Stadium Road LSUPD spokesperson Marshall Walters said David Tran, 23, was arrested on March 16 at 8:26 a.m. for a traffic...

Baton Rouge police position themselves in the median outside of the bars on Monday Nov. 16, 2015, at Reggie’s and Fred’s in Tigerland.

Tigerland stakeholders, law enforcement fight back against rising crime

By Sarah Gamard March 30, 2016

Underage purchase and possession of alcohol offenses in Tigerland constituted about half of all of Baton Rouge’s underage purchase and possession incidents for every year since 2011, according to...

Bill to allow guns on college campuses advances

Bill to allow guns on college campuses advances

By By Joel Ebert March 30, 2016

A bill that will allow state college employees to carry weapons advanced in the house Tuesday. Full-time employees with valid permits will be allowed to bring weapons on campus with limited exceptions. The...

Union Robbery

Update: Union robbery suspect identified, stole $40 to spend on “dope”

By Staff Reports March 18, 2016

The victim in Friday morning’s Student Union robbery told police he was walking along Infirmary Road when a man, later identified as Brice Poole, 26, stopped him, threatening that he had a gun and...

Joshua M. Davis

Crime Brief: Student arrested for stalking

By Sarah Gamard March 17, 2016

Student arrested for stalking Joshua M. Davis, 24, was arrested for stalking and four counts of criminal mischief and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on March 15 at 5:10 p.m., said LSUPD spokesperson...

Michael Rura

Crime Briefs: Final suspect from spring 2015 bank fraud case arrested

By Sarah Gamard March 10, 2016

Final suspect from spring 2015 bank fraud case arrested LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott said non-student Michael Rura, 60, was arrested in New Orleans on March 4 at 3:25 p.m. as a fugitive based on...