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• Attack captures attention of documentary filmmaker Play Video

  May 20, 2013 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An incident at a gas station has captured the attention of a man producing a documentary on violence in Baton Rouge. Wendell Richardson specifically will feature what some are calling a race-fueled attack of a family at a gas station near Scenic Highway and Plank Roads... more »

• People, D.A. react to Chief's statement on beating

  May 17, 2013 10:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Reaction is mixed after the city's top cop released a statement concerning the attack on a family in the northern part of town. Police Chief Carl Dabadie said there were serious errors in judgment after a husband, wife, and their daughter were beaten at a gas station... more »

• BRPD Chief: Summons in gas station attack "mistake"

  May 17, 2013 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police Chief Carl Dabadie said today two people connected to what he called a "brutal" attack at a Baton Rouge gas station should have been arrested, not just ticketed. "That was a mistake and an error of judgment," Dabadie said in a press release emailed this... more »

• Family attacked, told they were in the "wrong neighborhood"

  May 13, 2013 5:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested one man and issued two misdemeanor summons after they said a family was attacked at a Baton Rouge gas station this weekend and told they were in the "wrong neighborhood." Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said Baton Rouge Police arrested Donald Dickerson on suspicion of second-degree... more »

• Suspect arrested in champagne theft

  February 14, 2013 7:19 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans man accused of stealing expensive Champagne and thousands of dollars from a gas station has been arrested after authorities say he returned to the store a few hours after the crime. Marvin Davis was booked with armed robbery after police arrested him at around... more »

• RaceTrac apologizes, offers help after fuel switch

  September 27, 2012 3:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The RaceTrac chain of gas stations released a statement today apologizing for a mistake which caused some people to pump diesel fuel into their gas-burning vehicles. Company spokesperson Dayna Reed said early the morning of Sept. 22 their fuel carrier mistakenly pumped diesel into the regular... more »

• Fuel pumps checked Play Video

  September 26, 2012 10:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE- After viewers reported a gas station dispensing diesel fuel instead of regular gasoline as marked, WBRZ News2 investigated who is responsible for checking fuel pumps. "It is very rare that we find something that was planned ... to purposefully defraud the consuming public," said Agriculture and Forestry... more »

• Truck hits building, no one injured

  August 20, 2012 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies said no one was hurt when an SUV slammed into a gas station in East Baton Rouge Parish this afternoon. It happened around 2:45 p.m. at the Racetrac on 4665 Essen Lane, according to Casey Rayborn Hicks with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.... more »

• Road closed after fuel truck flips at gas station

  August 20, 2012 5:17 PM

  WALKER - Police shut down a portion of Florida Blvd. in Walker after an 18-wheeler turned over at a gas station this afternoon. Walker Police said it happened at the Best Stop across from Sunland Fabricators, near the corner of Florida and N. Corbin Rd. (LA 449). Police... more »

• Port Allen pair arrested for shooting delivery driver Play Video

  August 7, 2012 6:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Police say Phillip Carter and Robert Pierson have been arrested in connection with a shooting during an armed robbery. It happened at a gas station on the corner of Saint Ferdinand Street and Government Street around 3:00 am. Police say they responded and later caught... more »

• Ohio candy thief targets mostly peanut butter cups

  June 20, 2012 12:26 PM

  LORAIN, Ohio - Police in northern Ohio are trying to identify a candy thief who has stolen hundreds of dollars in peanut butter cups from a gas station store. Employees reported that a young man usually comes in after midnight, snatches Reese's peanut butter cups and exits the store before... more »

• 1 dead in WBR gas station shooting, brother of murder suspect arrested

  May 27, 2012 11:02 AM

  PORT ALLEN - Another violent incident at a Port Allen gas station has left one person dead. It happened just before midnight Saturday at the Racetrac on La. 1, near the scene of a deadly shooting two weeks ago that left a Brusly High School student dead. According... more »

• Buford, Wyo., population 1, heads to auction

  March 12, 2012 1:02 PM

  BUFORD, Wyo. - What's advertised as the smallest town in the United States goes up for auction next month. The town of Buford, between Cheyenne and Laramie in southeast Wyoming, has just one inhabitant, Don Sammons. Sammons says he plans to retire from managing his businesses at Buford and move... more »

• Man injured in Walker fight Play Video

  November 17, 2011 7:56 AM

  WALKER - Walker police are investigating an early morning fight that sent one man to the hospital. According to Chief Hunter Grimes, two men were arguing at a home on the 9500 block of Florida Boulevard when they began fighting. One of the men believed he was shot and... more »

• Man has 9-year-old drive after he was drinking

  October 17, 2011 7:34 PM

  A man bragged to a store clerk in Michigan that his 9-year-old daughter was his designated driver when he went into a gas station. Surveillance video from the station shows him getting out of a van with his daughter and the comment is on tape. He told an... more »

• Man with knife sought in attempted robbery

  August 11, 2011 4:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies are looking for the man that tried to rob an East Baton Rouge Parish gas station early this morning. EBRSO spokesperson Casey Hicks said deputies were called to Collette's Mobil gas station on O'Neal Lane at around 5:30 a.m. Investigators were told a... more »

• UPDATE: Man shot, killed outside gas station in Baton Rouge

  April 23, 2011 12:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A man died after he was shot in the head outside a gas station in Baton Rouge. The shooting happened Friday night in the 2100 block of Starring Lane. Baton Rouge Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Latevin Bankston. Baton Rouge Police say Bankston and two... more »

• Drivers start to cut back on gas as prices rise

  April 11, 2011 12:42 PM

  NEW YORK - With the price of gas above $3.50 a gallon in nearly the entire country, there are signs that Americans are cutting back on driving. It marks a turnaround from a steady increase in demand for fuel as the economy improved. According to MasterCard SpendingPulse,... more »

• Port Allen Police Chief's son killed in crash

  February 27, 2011 5:21 PM

  Port Allen Police Chief Fred Smith confirmed to News 2 that his son, Trent Smith, died in a crash overnight in Baton Rouge. The crash happened early Sunday morning at a gas station in the 1300 block of Florida Street. Investigators say the car left the roadway, smashed into... more »

• No one injured in shooting near Perkins Rowe

  February 20, 2011 1:24 PM

  According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office no one was injured in a shooting that happened near Perkins Rowe yesterday evening. Officials with EBRSO say an off duty deputy at Perkins Rowe heard five to seven gun shots near the Shell gas station at the corner of Perkins... more »

• Update: Man shot to death in Baton Rouge

  October 10, 2010 9:32 AM

  Update: Baton Rouge Police identified the victim as 28-year-old Terry Gross. A man died after he was shot in the parking lot of a gas station in Baton Rouge. It happened in the 7800 block of Scenic Highway overnight. Witnesses told Baton Rouge Police the 28-year-old victim was... more »

• Anti-BP signs posted in front of gas station

  June 18, 2010 5:09 PM

  The words, "We no longer sell BP, We do not have BP fuel" are written on a sign in front of a Central gas station. The gas station, Central Automotive and Tire, is located on the corner of Hooper Road and Sullivan Road. Gas station owner Randy Kikendall said he... more »

• Spill oil to seep into supply chain as BP sells it

  June 12, 2010 10:09 AM

  Oil from nation's worst spill could soon end up at gas stations once BP sells the crude taken from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico to raise money for wildlife protection. BP PLC has promised to use the net revenue made from selling oil captured from its... more »

• Man killed at gas station in Baton Rouge

  May 25, 2010 9:41 AM

  Baton Rouge police say a 20-year-old man was shot and killed around 2:43 a.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of Circle K on Evangeline Street. Gregory Van Stokes was shot by an unknown male who was last seen leaving in a white vehicle with a sunroof. Stokes was transported to... more »

• Shooting investigation in Baton Rouge

  May 25, 2010 5:44 AM

  Police in Baton Rouge are investigating a shooting that happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday. The victim was gunned down at a gas station at 4900 Evangeline Street. Police have not released any information at this time. more »

• RV burns at gas station

  March 25, 2010 7:40 AM

  An Indiana couple's vacation came to an abrupt end in Terrebonne Parish when flames destroyed their RV after it caught fire at a gas station. According to The Courier, firefighters doused the vehicle with water and foam for about 30 minutes as it burned beneath the awning of the gas... more »

• Car stolen; toddler inside

  February 22, 2010 3:35 PM

  Police are searching for a man who stole a Ford Explorer with a 2-year-old boy still inside. Police say the boy's mother was pumping gas at a convenience store in Kenner with her purse, keys and baby inside the car. Witnesses say the man jumped in the SUV and... more »

• Unidentified body found at gas station

  February 17, 2010 6:26 AM

  Police say an unidentified man was found dead behind a Lafayette gas station. Police Cpl. Paul Mouton said foul play is not suspected. Mouton says a coroner's report is pending to determine cause of death. The body was found around 8:20 p.m. Monday. Mouton says the man's identity was not... more »

• Gas station robber sought

  February 4, 2010 2:29 PM

  Baton Rouge Police detectives are attempting to identify a man accused of robbing the Chevron gas station at 7175 Plank Road. The robbery took place on Feb. 1 at 10:24 p.m. Police said the man was in his mid-20s to mid-30s and was armed with a handgun. A... more »

• Police impersonators wanted in Baton Rouge

  February 2, 2010 11:58 AM

  Police are looking for two men who impersonated Baton Rouge police officers so they could rob another man. It happened Jan. 24 at an Exxon gas station on S. Sherwood Forest Boulevard. Investigators say the men approached a man at a gas pump and identified themselves as police officers. The... more »

• Two arrested for robbing gas station in Walker

  December 23, 2009 7:48 AM

  The Walker Police Department arrested two men for allegedly robbing a Circle K gas station on Walker South Road. Police say Gregory Talbert and Devan Albers hit the store clerk with a steel exercise weight and made away with cash and cigarettes. We'll have more on this developing story as... more »

• Deputies looking for cigarette and liquor thieves

  December 4, 2009 10:14 AM

  East Baton Rouge Parish deputies are looking for two males that robbed the Circle K at 13796 Perkins Road on November 15, 2009. According to deputies, two men approached the clerk of the store while he was outside on break. The first male told the clerk to get inside... more »

• Couple arrested in 20 mile crime spree

  September 17, 2009 10:27 PM

  Police say Elliot Ambeau and Cheri Bear went on a robbery spree that started in Gonzales and came to an end in Baton Rouge. Gonzales Police Department said Ambeau was the thief while Beard stayed in the car. The couple started at Ambeau's job, the Cajun Country Inn... more »

• Two arrested in armed robbery

  September 17, 2009 4:50 PM

  A couple has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station at the corner of Staring and Highland Road. Cheri Breard, 36, and Elliot Ambeau, Jr, 43, were found at the Staring Motel, near the scene of the crime. Authorities believe the two drove to... more »

• Armed robber caught at Staring Motel

  September 17, 2009 10:21 AM

  An armed robber was arrested around 9 a.m. at the Staring Motel on Staring Lane after he allegedly robbed a gas station at 8885 Highland Road. Baton Rouge Police found a car matching the description at the motel and eventually captured him. more »