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• Teen wearing ankle monitor shot up car outside school Wednesday, now in custody

  September 28, 2022 1:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 15-year-old student accused of shooting up a car belonging to the parents of another student at Second Chance Academy Wednesday. The 15-year-old, whose name has not been released, is required to wear an ankle monitor after his arrest in a previous shooting. ... more »

• DA says gang leaders use teens to commit crimes; facing lesser sentencing Play Video

  April 27, 2022 6:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE- 18th Judicial District Attorney Tony Clayton told members of the Rotary Club that both sides of the river face a major gang problem. "Now these are 12, 15, 16 year-olds. They got more guns than my cops," Clayton said as he showed the crowd a video, which... more »

• 21-year-old arrested in deadly drive-by shooting outside Mall of Louisiana Play Video

  April 14, 2022 2:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police made an arrest in a brazen shooting outside the Mall of Louisiana that left two teenagers dead and kicked off a month-long effort to identify suspects. On Thursday, the Baton Rouge Police Department announced the arrest of 21-year-old Demetriyon Grim, who was booked on two... more »

• Two more arrested in Baton Rouge gang crackdown

  April 12, 2022 12:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested two more suspected members of the "Banks Town Mafia," a gang connected to multiple shootings, homicides and drug trafficking. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said deputies apprehended Tijuan Thompson, 34, and Eric Walker, 32, on Monday. Last week, the sheriff's office said... more »