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A squad car rests in the LSUPD station parking lot on Wednesday, January 11, 2016.

Armed robbery reported on LSU campus in S. Quad Drive parking lot

By Staff Reports January 28, 2019

An armed robbery was reported on campus in a parking lot across S. Quad Drive from Patrick F. Taylor Hall late Monday afternoon, according to an LSU emergency notification. LSUPD responded to the report...

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Two arrested in connection with shooting near Mellow Mushroom

By Staff Reports January 17, 2019

Baton Rouge Police Department arrested two individuals in connection with a shooting that occurred near Mellow Mushroom early Thursday morning. Jaylon Jackson, 20, and Jarius Wells, 20, were arrested on...

Nicholas Lorusso Mug

Former LSU student pleads not guilty to battery at DKE house

By Staff Reports January 14, 2019

Nicholas Lorusso, a former LSU student and fraternity brother, pled not guilty on Monday to simple battery during an August 2017 fraternity event according to the Advocate. Lorusso also pled not guilty...

Courtesy of East Baton Rouge Parish Prison

Man accused of sexually assaulting girlfriend’s roommate in Kirby Smith Hall

By Staff Reports December 7, 2018

LSUPD arrested a man Wednesday on charges of third-degree rape in a Nov. 18 incident in Kirby Smith Hall. Garry Thomas, 18, is accused of sexually assaulting a University student sleeping in a dorm room...

Nicholson Gateway Apartments sit between West Chimes Street and Skip Bertman Drive on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.

Cash stolen out of cars at Nicholson Gateway parking lots

By Staff Reports November 16, 2018

About a dozen cars were broken into at the Nicholson Gateway surface lots early Friday morning, according to an email sent from Residential Life to Nicholson Gateway residents. The email said LSUPD officers...

Scarcity of emergency call boxes on LSU's campus is a topic of discussion regarding campus safety.

Disappearance of the campus call boxes

By Bailey Chauvin October 31, 2018

Universities across the country have installed call boxes on campus for reporting crimes or unsafe situations. However, LSU does not have many call boxes still in use. The University once had call boxes...

High school football player arrested for alleged rape of LSU student

High school football player arrested for alleged rape of LSU student

By Staff Reports September 27, 2018

LSUPD arrested 17-year-old Jacobi Bellazin Wednesday for allegedly raping a University student on campus on Sept. 6, according to a police report. Bellazin was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish...

One of the newest members of the LSU K-9 team sits for a photo outside the LSU Parking and Transportation building on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.

LSUPD welcomes new ‘Vapor Wake’ K-9s to campus

By Brittney Forbes September 25, 2018

Just in case students needed more comfort in their safety on campus, LSUPD has introduced its two newest K-9s — Jazz and Weeks. Jazz and Weeks are Labradors known as “Vapor Wake” dogs....

A squad car rests in the LSUPD station parking lot on Wednesday, January 11, 2016.

Aggravated assault reported in Miller Hall parking lot.

By Staff Reports September 22, 2018

An aggravated assault was reported in the Joan C. Miller Hall parking lot Sunday, an LSU emergency operations notification said.  LSUPD is on the scene and advises students to use caution in the area.  This...

(Left to right) Matthew Naquin, Ryan Isto, Sean-Paul Gott, Patrick Forde were indicted by a grand jury in March 2018

The Hazing Edition: Four former LSU Phi Delta Theta members face hazing charges

By Hailey Auglair September 11, 2018

The four men who were indicted on hazing charges for the death of Max Gruver are still facing trials for their actions one year later. LSUPD arrested 10 men on Oct. 11 on hazing charges, with one receiving...

(Left to right) Matthew Naquin, Ryan Isto, Sean-Paul Gott, Patrick Forde were indicted by a grand jury in March 2018

Two former LSU students plead no contest to hazing charges in Max Gruver case, new evidence presented

By Hailey Auglair September 6, 2018

Two of the four former University students facing hazing charges for the death of Maxwell Gruver one year ago, pleaded no contest Thursday at the 19th Judicial District Courthouse, while a third defendant...

LSU Professor James David develops a crime app available for use on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 in Campbell B. Hodges Hall.

LSU professor creates app to view crimes in Baton Rouge

By Ben Holden September 4, 2018

LSU Technology and Entrepreneurship Professor James Davis hopes to make Baton Rouge residents and University students aware of potential dangers through an app that reports where and when crimes happen...