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Baton Rouge set to outsource some DNA tests amid backlog at State Police crime lab Play Video
October 21, 2022 4:06 PM
BATON ROUGE - The city of Baton Rouge will begin outsourcing some DNA tests to private labs to help alleviate the backlog of evidence at the State Police Crime Lab. The East Baton Rouge Metro Council recently approved $200,000 to have certain gun possession and gun cases DNA samples... more » -
Stolen guns that went unnoticed at BRPD show gap in oversight, retired police officer says Play Video
June 7, 2022 5:39 PM
BATON ROUGE- A retired Baton Rouge police officer said gaping holes within supervision were exposed after a former officer managed to seize three guns several years ago, tag them as evidence, and take them home. Benjamin Zeringue was arrested Monday charged with injuring public records, malfeasance in office and... more » -
A deep dive into the Baton Rouge Police Department's Underwater Investigation Unit Play Video
May 26, 2022 11:25 AM
You won’t often find detective Chris Fischer in a motorboat. The BRPD homicide s ergeant is often in the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods, looking for clues before cases grow cold. But in certain circumstances, a motorboat is exactly where his skills are needed. He’s part of a... more » -
New memo from State Police, more than two years after Ronald Greene died, says don't 'destroy' case files Play Video
July 9, 2021 12:10 PM
BATON ROUGE – An ominous memo to State Police staff this week asked that any documents related to Ronald Greene be saved and, in an unusually straightforward note, not “destroyed.” Watch WBRZ News 2 newscasts all day Friday for new details – stream WBRZ newscasts here The memo... more » -
Nakamoto: Police officer fired as BRPD drug corruption investigation deepens
April 30, 2021 12:35 PM
BATON ROUGE - A police officer tied to the ongoing corruption investigation within the Baton Rouge Police drug squad has been fired, the WBRZ Investigative Unit learned Wednesday. Multiple sources shared details of the firing with WBRZ's Chris Nakamoto and the Investigative Unit team. BRPD later confirmed the firing... more » -
Denham Springs Police change policies after trusties confess to stealing evidence
February 27, 2017 6:41 PM
DENHAM SPRINGS- The Denham Springs Police Department is changing procedures after two trustees managed to take counterfeit cash and drugs from the police station. Now, no trusties are allowed in the building. The theft happened weeks ago, but policies are now being changed. "There was an area they could get... more » -
Colvin gets 15 years in courthouse cocaine conspiracy
September 8, 2015 3:21 PM
BATON ROUGE - A judge formally sentenced former court clerk William Colvin to 15 years in jail Tuesday for stealing cocaine from an evidence locker at the East Baton Rouge courthouse in order to sell it. Colvin pleaded guilty to malfeasance, cocaine possession, and obstruction of justice charges in... more » -
Investigators searching for clues in recovered car
January 23, 2013 12:47 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police said they are still investigating a car they believe was used in a pharmacy robbery which turned into a hostage standoff and deadly police shooting this week. Col. Richey Johnson said authorities sent the car believed to have been the getaway vehicle in Monday night's... more »