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• APSO: Man tied up, robbed at his home

  January 8, 2013 4:12 PM

  BELLE ROSE - Sheriff's deputies asked for the public's help today finding the people responsible for a home invasion in Belle Rose earlier this week. Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack said two masked men robbed a 22-year-old Belle Rose resident in his home the night of Jan. 6. ... more »

• Man booked in robbery, shooting death

  December 12, 2012 11:04 AM

  BELLE ROSE- Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack says detectives have arrested a 28-year-old Napoleonville man accused of shooting and killing a Thibodaux man last week during an armed robbery in Belle Rose. Waguespack said in a news release received by The Advocate Harrison Truehill was booked Tuesday night with second-degree... more »

• Authorities searching for answers in shooting death Play Video

  December 6, 2012 4:51 PM

  BELLE ROSE - Sheriff's deputies are still searching for answers after finding a missing shooting victim from Assumption Parish. A fisherman found the body of 23-year-old Tony Rodriguez Jr., in an Iberville Parish canal between Donaldsonville and White Castle. Rodriguez went missing after a shooting in Assumption Parish... more »

• Missing shooting victim's body found in canal

  December 6, 2012 12:43 PM

  BELLE ROSE - Fishermen found the body of a missing shooting victim last night, according to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Mike Waguespack said the body of Tony Rodriguez Jr. was found last night by fishermen in a canal off Myles Road in Iberville Parish. He appeared to... more »

• Sheriff: Wrong turn leads to shooting, arson Play Video

  December 5, 2012 4:06 PM

  BELLE ROSE- Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack calls it one of the most bizarre crimes he's ever investigated. Around 7 p.m. Tuesday, two men took a wrong turn on Tigerville Road and their night took a horrifying turn, according to investigators. "Two subjects stood in front of the... more »

• Deputies searching for missing shooting victim

  December 5, 2012 10:38 AM

  BELLE ROSE - Sheriff's deputies asked for the public's help today finding an alleged shooting victim in Assumption Parish. Sheriff Mike Waguespack said Tony Rodriguez Jr., 23, is missing after he was possibly shot during a robbery yesterday. The sheriff said deputies were called by someone who said... more »

• Many Bayou Corne residents stay in homes despite evacuation order Play Video

  August 4, 2012 7:17 PM

  BELLE ROSE- Despite a mandatory evacuation order, many who live near Bayou Corne weren't so quick to leave their homes. The shelter established for evacuees at Belle Rose Middle School was empty besides two Red Cross workers Saturday morning. Pauline Dillie says, " It appears most of the... more »

• Abandoned well could be source of gas leak

  July 25, 2012 10:17 AM

  BELLE ROSE- An abandoned well may be the cause of a mysterious gas leak that's bubbling at the top of Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou, according to parish officials. The Department of Natural Resources is investigating an orphaned well 1,000 feet from the main bubbling area in the Bayou... more »

• Teen arrested after deputies find stolen weapons

  July 18, 2012 3:40 PM

  BELLE ROSE - Sheriff's deputies arrested an Assumption Parish teen after they said he stole two pistols and other items from a vehicle in Belle Rose. Sheriff Mike Waguespack said deputies arrested the 13-year-old after finding the stolen items this morning. He said deputies were called out to... more »

• APSO: Belle Rose man arrested for attempted murder of police officer

  June 14, 2012 11:42 AM

  BELLE ROSE - Assumption Parish Sheriff's narcotics officers arrested Russell Prean, 30, the night of June 12, on one count each of Attempted Murder on a Peace Officer, Aggravated Flight from an Officer and Possession with intent to Distribute Schedule II (cocaine/crack cocaine) Controlled Dangerous Substances, according to a release.... more »

• Teen fight leaves one dead, another charged with 2nd degree murder

  March 9, 2012 8:42 AM

  BELLE ROSE - A fight between two teenagers left one dead, and another charged with 2nd degree murder. Yesterday around 6 p.m., Assumption Parish Dispatch Center received a 911 call in reference to a boy lying in the middle of Dorseyville Lane with a stab wound to his side.... more »

• Teen stabbed to death; juvenile arrested

  March 8, 2012 8:23 PM

  BELLE ROSE- A 15-year-old was stabbed to death, another juvenile arrested for the murder Thursday evening. Few details are available, but News2 has learned the victim was found in the street and died at a hospital. Names have not been released. more »

• Belle Rose man accused of molesting juvenile

  April 4, 2011 3:16 PM

  BELLE ROSE - Sheriff's deputies have arrested an Ascension Parish man in suspicion of molesting a juvenile in Belle Rose. Sheriff Mike Waguespack said deputies arrested Isaih Lewis, 34, late Friday night after he said the alleged victim told investigators Lewis had been molesting him for some time. ... more »

• Belle Rose murder suspect has long rap sheet

  March 16, 2011 5:50 PM

  BELLE ROSE- Assumption Parish court records indicate Dean Hue, Sr., has a long rap sheet. The charges include drug distribution and attempted murder. Now he is a suspect in the death of his great-aunt, 84-year-old Anna Mae Hildalgo. Hidalgo's body was found in Rocky Canal Monday after her family... more »

• Belle Rose murder suspects include relative of victim

  March 16, 2011 8:44 AM

  BELLE ROSE - Assumption Parish Sheriff's deputies have arrested three people in connection to the murder of 84-year-old Anna Mae Hidalgo, including her great-nephew. Raven Blanchard, Dean Hue Sr. and a 12-year-old boy admitted to being involved in the murder of Hidalgo, according to investigators. Authorities say Hidalgo is... more »

• APSO Sheriff: Body of missing Belle Rose woman found

  March 14, 2011 11:40 AM

  BELLE ROSE - Authorities say they've found the body of an elderly woman who they believe was abducted from her home in Assumption Parish. Sheriff Mike Waguespack of Assumption Parish said they found the body of Anna Mae Hidalgo, 84, during an aerial search near her home in Belle... more »

• Belle Rose man arrested for attempted murder

  January 20, 2011 2:59 PM

  A man accused of attempted 2nd Degree Murder in Assumption Parish is now behind bars. Deputies say 20 year-old Jarron Collins walked up to the victim with a gun while the victim was sitting in his car. They say the victim tried to wrestle away the gun from... more »

• Sheriff: Woman stole from casino to pay bills

  December 13, 2010 10:38 AM

  ASSUMPTION PARISH- The manager of the Gator Gold Casino in Belle Rose, told sheriff's deputies she caught her assistant manager stealing cash from the casino safe, red handed. 44 year old Karen Aucion was seen on security camera taking approximately $2,000. Assumption deputies say when they questioned her,... more »

• Two arrested in drive-by shooting in Paincourtville

  September 23, 2010 7:12 AM

  Two men from Belle Rose were arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Paincourtville last week, and deputies are still looking for a third suspect. On September 15th, deputies say three masked black males were riding on a red three wheeler and fired several rounds into three residences on... more »

• Oil shuts down Paincourtville raceway

  August 19, 2010 3:41 PM

  The No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose can't quite live up to its name these days. That's because it sits empty, filled not with fans but with fumes of oil and natural gas that have been spewing from a blown out well for nine days. Local officials cancelled races... more »

• 8-year-old boy drowns in Assumption Parish

  May 25, 2010 6:51 AM

  Assumption Parish deputies say an 8-year-old boy died after falling into an abandoned swimming pool in the 6500 block of Hwy 1, in Belle Rose. Deputies say Klyund Jones fell into the in-ground swimming pool while trying to get a ball he and his friends were playing with. First responders... more »