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• Driver led police on 150mph chase before deadly helicopter crash; suspect booked for manslaughter Play Video

  March 26, 2023 1:11 PM

  ERWINVILLE - A man who fled police in Baton Rouge, triggering a high-speed chase that spilled into West Baton Rouge Parish, is facing manslaughter charges after the pursuit led to a helicopter crash that killed two officers. On Monday, the Baton Rouge Police Department identified the officers killed as... more »

• Police arrest suspect accused in Prescott Drive homicide

  April 25, 2021 10:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One person has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 25-year-old Baton Rouge resident, local police said Thursday. On the evening of June 24, Baton Rouge Police Detectives worked alongside the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, and the Baton Rouge Police Street Crimes... more »

• Police: Teenage burglar led officers on lengthy pursuit through EBR, Pointe Coupee parishes Play Video

  April 8, 2020 7:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department says a teenager led police on a chase through multiple parishes after an alarm went off at a Government Street businesses early Wednesday morning. Police say they responded to the alarm around 1:30 a.m., which was within the 5100 block of... more »

• Attorney: Paramedic disciplined after filing complaint about Blane Salamoni in 2014 Play Video

  August 5, 2019 12:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Blane Salamoni, the officer who shot and killed Alton Sterling and is now at the center of a civil suit against the city of Baton Rouge from Sterling’s family, is accused of impeding a first responder from saving the life of a 17-year-old who was shot two... more »

• Former Baton Rouge Police chief, wife involved in freak mountain accident in Colorado

  July 25, 2018 1:32 PM

  DENVER, Colorado – Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Wayne Rogillio and his wife were hospitalized after a freak accident in Colorado recently. According to social media posts from friends and family, the Rogillios’ 4x4 fell from the side of a mountain or cliff. Family members posted on social... more »

• Teenager's shooting death under investigation

  February 5, 2018 3:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police are investigating the weekend shooting death of a teenager but had not conclusively settled on the manner in which the young man was killed. The gunshot appeared to be self-inflicted but the circumstances surrounding how and why the 14-year-old pulled the trigger are still cloudy.... more »

• Robbery victim prompted standoff with police last Friday

  February 10, 2017 5:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say a man retaliating for being robbed prompted a standoff with officers last week on Hammond Street. Baton Rouge Police say the robbery happened around midnight on Feb. 9 outside Cousins Food Mart on Airline Highway. According to arrest records, Robin Banks, 24, and Wesley... more »

• Sunday holiday trek home slows interstates through Baton Rouge

  November 27, 2016 12:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The notorious Sunday trek home from the Thanksgiving holiday has started. Slowdowns started before 11 o'clock Sunday morning and will likely last most of the afternoon. Traffic monitors warned drivers to expect delays on all interstates in the city - I-10, I-110 and I-12. Baton... more »

• Police: one killed in afternoon shooting on Fairchild

  January 30, 2016 6:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say one person was killed in a shooting in Baton Rouge Saturday afternoon . According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, one person was killed in a shooting at 1500 Fairchild Street in Baton Rouge Saturday. This is a developing story. Stay tuned to... more »

• Woman killed in driveby shooting on Geronimo St.

  November 14, 2015 1:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge police are investigating a deadly shooting after a woman was shot multiple times in chest. Baton Rouge Police said Keisha Parker, 30, died at the hospital after she was shot outside of a home in the 3800 block of Geronimo St. by an unknown... more »