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Two-decade owner of Akasha Market is now leasing the building on indefinite leave after being victim to a recent armed robbery there on Jan. 4, 2016 in Tigerland.

Tigerland crime frightens, forces out business owners

By Sarah Gamard January 27, 2016

In the middle of Tigerland, a family-run Palestinian shop still warmly welcomes bar-goers with the smell of fried chicken, shawarmas, gyros and colorful aisles of Turkish coffee and stuffed grape leaves. Akasha...

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

Crime Brief: Man arrested for simple criminal damage of property

By Sarah Gamard January 21, 2016

Man arrested for simple criminal damage of property LSUPD officers arrested Brennen Curtis Reed, 19, around 5:23 p.m. on Jan. 15. after a victim reported he ripped a sticker off her car. Officers identified...

Fred's in Tigerland

Students, bar employees debate Tigerland’s saftey

By Sarah Gamard January 14, 2016

Tigerland’s rising crime rates have brought some students and patron’s to question the bar scene’s future as a hub of LSU nightlife. Jordy Bloodsworth, a door manager at Reggie’s,...

Officer Boris McKnight from LSUPD performs motorcycle maneuvers at the The 13th Annual Gulf Coast Police Motorcycle Skills Championship Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 in Gonzales. The championship is put on to benefit the Dream Day Foundation and St. Jude's Hospital.

Crime Briefs: LSU student arrested after interupting class, battery of police officer

By Carrie Grace Henderson October 15, 2015

Student arrested for interfering with education process, battery of police officer A professor in Williams Hall called LSUPD in reference to a student disrupting class around 11 a.m. on Oct. 8., said LSUPD...

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Crime Briefs: Five arrested for trespassing in Huey P. Long Field House swimming pool

By Carrie Grace Henderson October 1, 2015

Five arrested for trespassing in Huey P. Long Field House swimming pool LSUPD responded to reports of trespassing in the Huey P. Long Field House swimming pool area around 10:40 p.m. Sept. 27, said LSUPD...

Middleton Librarly stands tall before the start of the fall semester on Sunday, Aug. 23. 2015 in LSU campus.

Police arrest man for six laptop thefts in Middleton Library

By Carrie Grace Henderson October 1, 2015

On Wednesday afternoon, LSUPD arrested Sean Michael Bennett, 24, for a string of laptop thefts in Middleton Library over the past two weeks. After receiving several complaints beginning Sept. 15, LSUPD...

LSU: Ending Sexual Assault

Annual Security and Fire Report reveals slight decrease in sexual assault reporting from previous year

By Caitlin Burkes October 1, 2015

The number of reported forcible sexual offenses on campus tripled from three in 2012 to nine in 2014, according to the 2015 Annual Security and Fire Report released by the LSU Police Department on Thursday....

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Woman arrested for theft at The Club at LSU Union Square

By Carrie Grace Henderson September 24, 2015

Woman arrested for theft at The Club at LSU Union Square Tyquincia Haney, 20, was arrested for stealing $180 from the backpack of a co-worker at The Club at LSU Union Square, formerly the Faculty Club,...

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Crime Briefs: Student arrested for unauthorized entry of dorm, simple battery

By Carrie Grace Henderson September 17, 2015

Student arrested for unauthorized entry of dorm, simple battery Sam Cosgrove Bolles, 18, entered a woman’s Acadian Hall dorm room around 4 a.m. Sept. 5 and touched the victim on her back and shoulders,...

Campus Safe Act could change policies on sexual assault

By Rose Velazquez September 14, 2015

The “Safe Campus Act of 2015,” which is under review by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce, aims to regulate policy on federally funded campuses for...

Photo courtesy of East Baton Rouge Parish Prison

Man arrested for illegal possession of gun, drugs on Highland Road

By Carrie Grace Henderson September 13, 2015

Police arrested a man Friday afternoon after finding him unconscious with his finger on the trigger of an AK-47 rifle in his car near the Parade Ground. LSUPD arrived at the scene after witnesses reported...

LSUPD find a gun, drugs in stalled car on Highland Road

By Quint Forgey September 11, 2015

LSUPD officers forced entry into a stalled vehicle on Highland Road Friday afternoon after officers confirmed the driver was unresponsive and observed a weapon in the car, according to a statement from...