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  • Four arrested in month-long crime spree across Baton Rouge

    January 27, 2022 2:08 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Four suspects were arrested this week for their roles in a string of armed robberies reported in the capital area over the past month. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the crime spree started Dec. 29 and involved at least five armed robberies and a home... more »
  • Two victims with Louisiana ties found dead in rubble of condo collapse

    July 13, 2021 4:15 PM

    SURFSIDE, Fla. - A former Tulane student and a Louisiana native were among the latest victims identified after a condo building collapsed in Florida last month. Tulane University identified one victim as former student Deborah Berezdivin, 21. Officials first found Berezdivin's body on July 7. Deborah was reportedly... more »
  • Piranha found in LSU lakes; officials investigating whether there are more

    May 28, 2021 5:12 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A piranha native to South America was found in the University Lakes, though officials are unsure whether there are any more swimming around in Baton Rouge. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said the fish was found in the lakes earlier this week and identified as... more »
  • Officials: Bear captured in Port Allen neighborhood euthanized Play Video

    April 27, 2021 8:03 PM

    PORT ALLEN - A bear that made multiple visits to a West Baton Rouge neighborhood this past week was euthanized, officials said Wednesday. Wildlife and Fisheries agents captured the black bear late Tuesday night. On Sunday, the 200-pound male bear sat up in a tree for the entire... more »
  • Wanted suspect caught trying to buy gun after seller runs background check

    April 22, 2021 1:57 PM

    PONCHATOULA - A man was arrested at a gun store in Tangipahoa Parish after an employee discovered he had warrants for his arrest as he was trying to buy a firearm. The Ponchatoula Police Department said Wednesday they found Tylen Edwards, 21, at the store with a newly purchased... more »
  • Four Angola guards arrested, accused of covering up excessive force incident at prison

    April 19, 2021 4:59 PM

    ANGOLA - Four corrections officers at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola were arrested Monday after an excessive force incident involving an inmate. The Department Of Corrections said the incident happened April 9, and the inmate was treated for minor injuries at the prison. While being treated, the inmate... more »
  • Girl saved from alleged sexual abuser after traffic stop outside hotel

    February 1, 2021 7:12 PM

    PORT ALLEN - An underage girl was rescued from a man accused of regularly using her for sex after a sheriff's deputy came across the two during a traffic stop in West Baton Rouge. Allen Scott, 35, of St. Amant was first arrested months ago, on Oct. 27, 2020,... more »
  • Overnight mail dump caught on home security camera Play Video

    August 13, 2020 10:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Mick Dubuis and his neighbors were sound asleep early Thursday when a sedan moved through his cul-de-sac. Just before 3 a.m., a passenger dropped mail out the window of the car before driving away. Dubuis saw the mess when he got up and went out... more »
  • Cops roast Florida man over botched 'action movie' escape attempt

    January 21, 2020 12:30 PM

    WELLBORN, Fla. - A man wanted for dealing drugs made a half-baked escape attempt after deputies showed up at his workplace. The Suwannee County Sheriff's Office says deputies showed up at the solar plant where 36-year-old Daniel Booth was working in order to arrest him for selling methamphetamine Jan.... more »
  • Teens allegedly stole guns, cash in burglary spree targeting multiple neighborhoods

    December 10, 2019 6:00 PM

    DENHAM SPRINGS - Three accused of breaking into more than a dozen cars in neighborhoods near their own apartment were booked into jail. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says Cain Soileau, Calvin Cockerham and Sean Sattler, all 18 years old, are accused of targeting vehicles in several locations around... more »
  • Third suspect in custody connected to kidnapping involving $4,000 ransom

    April 28, 2019 7:45 PM

    UPDATE: A third suspect, Lamario Thomas, was arrested Wednesday in connection to the kidnapping. BATON ROUGE- Police arrested a man and woman in a kidnapping that involved a $4,000 ransom. The victim told police he met Asia Sherell Smith via social media. He said Smith picked him up... more »
  • LSU head coach Will Wade makes statement following suspension Play Video

    March 7, 2019 2:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Will Wade has spoken out following his suspension from LSU. The suspended head coach tells WBRZ that he cannot comment on the reports, but they do not tell the whole story: " Serving as the Head Basketball Coach at LSU has been the honor of my life.... more »
  • Woman caught trying to sneak drugs into EBR Parish Prison

    January 18, 2019 11:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge deputies arrested a woman Friday evening, allegedly trying to sneak drugs into the Parish Prison. According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies intercepted a call between an inmate and Brittany Fitzgerald referencing the delivery of drugs. Deputies found Fitzgerald in the parking lot... more »
  • Two Angola cellmates captured after escaping

    September 22, 2013 4:23 PM

    ANGOLA - Two Angola cellmates have been captured after attempting a daring plan to escape from jail. While in the prison yard this morning, the two inmates broke through the bottom of one gate and climbed over another before taking off into a wooded area. The Angola Chase... more »
  • Escaped inmates are now in custody

    September 22, 2013 11:21 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Two inmates are on the run after escaping from Angola State Prison. State police and the West Feliciana Sheriff's Office are currently in hot pursuit. According to the a prison official, the police have them surrounded. Both of the inmates are serving life sentences, one... more »

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