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An officer retrieves Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 his weapon during a training excercise on Baton Rouge Community College's campus.

LSUPD participates in Sheriff’s Office Training

By Nicolas Cotten January 14, 2013

The LSU Police Department participated in a classroom and live-action training session hosted by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office on Thursday and Friday at Baton Rouge Community College. LSUPD...

LSUPD reports less crime than last year’s break

LSUPD reports less crime than last year’s break

By Nicolas Cotten January 13, 2013

Over the winter holiday, the LSU Police Department reported 20 fewer criminal incidents including thefts, vehicle crashes and damages to property than during the previous year’s break. There were...

Baton Rouge police officers responded to a call Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 around 11 p.m. at McDonald's on the corner of Burbank Drive and Lee Drive.

Police apprehend McDonald’s robber

By Nicolas Cotten January 11, 2013

Dustin Givens of 2327 71st Ave was arrested for attempted armed robbery of the McDonald’s at Burbank and Lee Drive Thursday night, according to police. Cpl. L’Jean McNeely said the 29-year-old...

Fight leads to Mall of Louisiana closure

By Staff Reports January 5, 2013

According to local news outlets, a massive fight closed the Mall of Louisiana around 6 p.m. Saturday night. WAFB reported a large fight broke out in the food court that involved as many as 200 juveniles,...

Alabama ‘teabagger’ sentenced to 2 years

By Staff Reports November 30, 2012

The man infamous for rubbing his genitals on an unconscious LSU fan after January’s BCS Championship game was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison on two counts of obscenity. Brian Downing,...

University 10th most dangerous college

By Chris Grillot November 28, 2012

Just weeks after Baton Rouge was ranked among the top 25 most dangerous cities in the country, Business Insider ranked the University as the country’s 10th most dangerous college. Business Insider...

Prospective businesses apprehensive about Baton Rouge crime

By Chris Grillot November 26, 2012

Local and prospective businesses are becoming concerned about Baton Rouge’s ongoing crime problems. Business consultants looking at locating in Baton Rouge have begun questioning just how safe...

Two men shot in hands on East Boyd

Two men were shot in their hands during an armed robbery on East Boyd Drive early Tuesday morning. Four men were walking on the 700 block of East Boyd Drive when they were approached by a black male...

Two men shot on East Boyd early Tuesday morning

By Chris Grillot November 20, 2012

Two men were shot in the hand during an armed robbery on East Boyd Drive early Tuesday morning. Four men were walking in the 700 block of East Boyd Drive when they were approached by a black male wielding...

William Bouvay Jr., 42, of 8224 Skysail Ave., was arrested Wednesday morning, Sept. 19 in relation to the bomb threat reported Monday, Sept. 17.

Federal government dismisses case involving bomb threat at LSU

By The Associated Press November 14, 2012

(AP) — The federal government has dropped an indictment against a man accused of making a false bomb threat at LSU, which sparked a more than 12-hour evacuation of the Baton Rouge campus in September. ...

Library thefts spike during midterms, finals weeks

Library thefts spike during midterms, finals weeks

By Chris Grillot November 14, 2012

A walk through Troy H. Middleton Library during midterms or finals week reveals a sea of students sprawled out with notebooks and laptops. But when students get up to use the restroom or grab a snack,...

Campus Crime Briefs

By The Daily Reveille's news staff November 13, 2012

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...