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  • Man arrested in staged home invasion

    February 12, 2013 7:53 PM

    NATCHITOCHES, La. - Authorities say a 64-year-old Dallas man is accused of staging a home invasion at his parents' Natchitoches home to cover his theft of coins and cash from a safe at the house. Natchitoches Parish sheriff's deputies say Burton Paul Dupuy III was arrested Monday and booked with... more »
  • Dollar coins could save country billions Play Video

    November 30, 2012 5:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE- An idea to exchange dollar bills for dollar coins is resurfacing as the country debates how to trim the budget. While the coins would cost more to mint than bills, they would last decades longer than paper money. The switch could save the federal government nearly $4.4... more »
  • Wis. dad, friend charged in pit bull attack on son

    September 7, 2012 12:40 PM

    FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Two eastern Wisconsin men accused of hanging a teenage boy by the ankles and ordering a pit bull dog to bite him each face several felony charges including battery and false imprisonment. Fifty-eight-year-old Richard R. Lisko and 43-year-old Joel E. Kennedy were charged Thursday. A... more »
  • Mass. man pays off mortgage with pennies

    July 6, 2012 12:15 PM

    MILFORD, Mass. - A Massachusetts man who pledged to make the last mortgage payment on his home with pennies has fulfilled that promise. After warning his bank, Thomas Daigle dropped off about 62,000 pennies weighing 800 pounds in two boxes for the final payment on the Milford home he and... more »
  • APSO: More arrests possible in triple murders

    March 8, 2012 11:02 AM

    GONZALES - Even though five people are behind bars in connection with a deadly home invasion last month in Gonzales, Sheriff Jeff Wiley said today more arrests are possible in the case. Deputies arrested Michael Aikens, Rolondo Stewart, Travis Moore and Bernard James this week in suspicion of first-degree... more »
  • Safe examined in connection with home invasion Play Video

    February 21, 2012 5:28 PM

    GONZALES- Deputies say Louisiana State Police Crime Lab technicians have been working through the Mardi Gras holiday examining evidence from a deadly home invasion. Irwin Marchand and his stepson Doug Dooley died in the attack. Marchand's wife Shirley is in critical condition. The victims' throats had been slit. A... more »
  • Authorities looking for answers in Gonzales murders

    February 20, 2012 9:55 AM

    GONZALES - Authorities continued their search for the people who killed two and injured a third in Gonzales this weekend, making off with a safe full of valuable coins. Robert Marchand and his stepson Douglas Dooley were killed in their home Saturday night. Robert's wife, Shirley, was injured and... more »
  • Stores question sellers to crack down on stolen gold

    August 16, 2011 5:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Getting cash for your unwanted gold and other precious metals may not be as easy as you think. Some gold stores in Baton Rouge are questioning customers to avoid buying something that's stolen. The Baton Rouge Gold Market at the Mall of Louisiana offers sellers a hand-written... more »

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