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  • Detectives seeking identity, location of suspected home invader

    June 29, 2023 3:00 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge police detectives are asking for help identifying and finding a man believed to be involved in a recent home invasion armed robbery. Surveillance photos show the suspect in the crime that happened on Tuesday near the 600 block of Acadian Thruway, south of Government... more »
  • Man charged with murdering fleeing teenage burglar rejects plea deal

    March 18, 2022 12:24 PM

    ZACHARY - A homeowner accused of executing a 15-year-old he caught burglarizing his house and then moving the body to someone else's property has rejected an offer from prosecutors that would have guaranteed him a lighter sentence. Court records show 63-year-old Terry Flanagan, who faces a charge of second-degree... more »
  • Homeowner shot armed intruder in Denham Springs

    February 28, 2022 8:32 AM

    DENHAM SPRINGS - A homeowner shot an armed suspect who entered their residence early Monday morning, according to sheriff's deputies. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office reported the shooting happened around 6 a.m. on Hammack Road near LA 16. The department said the property owner shot the suspect, who was... more »
  • 'Real Housewives' star robbed at gunpoint in Beverly Hills home

    October 29, 2021 10:35 AM

    BEVERLY HILLS, California - A reality star was robbed at gunpoint in her Beverly Hills home Wednesday, according to officials with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Dorit Kemsley of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" was the victim of a home invasion when three men wearing black hoodies... more »
  • State Police: Burglar killed in deputy-involved shooting in Tangipahoa Parish

    November 20, 2020 3:19 PM

    ROBERT - State police are investigating a shooting involving a sheriff's deputy that left a suspected burglar dead Friday. A Louisiana State Police spokesperson said the shooting happened around 6 a.m. Friday. on Coleman Road in Robert. According to the agency, a deputy with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's... more »
  • Three armed robbers entered unlocked apartment, shot occupant, Thibodaux police say

    October 27, 2020 10:53 AM

    LAFOURCHE PARISH - Thibodaux police are asking the public for assistance in identifying three suspects involved in an armed robbery that occurred on Oct. 22. Police say around midnight three armed men walked into an unlocked apartment located in the 300 block of North Canal Bouleavrd and robbed its... more »
  • Baltimore man killed by attacker while live-streaming 'game night' on Facebook

    April 6, 2020 9:45 AM

    BALTIMORE - Baltimore police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man who was hosting a “game night” party in a short-term rental property and streaming it live on Facebook , a city councilman said. ABC news reports that Ernest Wilson III's selfie video shows him walking through the... more »
  • Police: Two women interrupt fish fry to start fight, get arrested for attempted murder

    March 12, 2020 12:57 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police say two women have been arrested for attempting to finish a fight that was started in a nightclub and going so far as to use a gun to try and get the job done. According to an official report, 22-year-old Marquisha Kaigler, 29-year-old Carlisha Phillips,... 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 »
  • Parish workers caught breaking into Livingston home while on the clock; more than a dozen guns stolen Play Video

    December 3, 2019 1:09 PM

    LIVINGSTON - A pair of parish employees were busted after police tied them to multiple break-ins committed while they were supposed to be working. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, Kelby Henderson and Adam Church are accused of two different burglaries targeting the same home on Nov. 25... more »
  • Naked intruder shot by Zachary homeowner lives at nearby group home, may have mental disability Play Video

    August 11, 2019 7:40 AM

    ZACHARY - A man who may have a mental disability was shot after he forced his way into a Zachary home over the weekend. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office's says it responded to a reported home invasion around 1 a.m. Sunday along Sutter Lane. When authorities arrived... more »
  • Suspects sought after rural home invasion and assault

    May 7, 2018 5:18 PM

    INDEPENDENCE - Two people are wanted for a home invasion near the parish line two weeks ago. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office released details Monday. The incident happened on April 26. Authorities said two people who live on Hano Road reported being assaulted, robbed and restrained around 4:30... more »
  • Police: Home invader shot multiple times on Victoria Drive arrested

    March 7, 2018 9:52 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Police are investigating a home invasion on Victoria Drive that sent one person to the hospital. Tuesday around 5 a.m. authorities say a 34-year-old man kicked in the door and forced his way into an apartment that was occupied by three people. One of... more »
  • Police: Child inside home during home invasion on Hedgewood Drive Play Video

    January 29, 2018 11:35 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Officials responded to a home invasion Monday morning. The incident occurred just before 10:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Hedgewood Drive. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, a child was inside of the home at the time of the invasion. No injuries have... more »
  • BRPD: Second suspect arrested after deadly home invasion Play Video

    August 18, 2017 10:57 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Police have made a second arrest after two men broke into an apartment and shot the two teenage boys inside, leaving one dead and a second injured. On Thursday, police announced the arrest of 20-year-old Kenneth Smith in connection with the Aug. 17 murder of Jywon... more »
  • Man shot when confronting person suspected of breaking in his home Thursday

    July 20, 2017 3:58 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Vigilante justice likely resulted in two people being injured in a squabble over a home invasion in the Melrose East neighborhood Thursday. Police released some details hours after the shooting, though the situation is still cloudy due to the various crime scenes and people involved. WBRZ.com... more »
  • Man high on mojo accused of breaking into home, raping woman

    April 17, 2017 10:27 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say a man high on “mojo” forcibly entered into a home and raped a woman in Baton Rouge Sunday morning. Dayton Irving was charged with home invasion and first degree rape. He was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Sunday. According to... more »
  • Mother's condition improving after home invasion Play Video

    March 9, 2017 6:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A mother of three children is improving Thursday in an area hospital after she was shot along with her fiancée the night before. The woman, 26-year-old Tanachia Victorian, and her partner, 28-year-old Decoty Joseph, were inside their home on Lorraine Street with their three children when a home... more »
  • Kids at home when engaged couple shot in home invasion Play Video

    March 8, 2017 7:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say one man was killed and his fiancée was shot after a home invasion on Lorraine Street Wednesday night. Baton Rouge Police say Decoty Joseph, 28, was shot after a black male forced his way inside the home around 6:30 p.m. and demanded money and... more »
  • Law enforcement say homeowner justified in killing intruder Play Video

    March 8, 2017 7:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE – East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore said Wednesday it appears an older man was justified in shooting a home invader earlier in the morning. The incident happened Wednesday around 1:30 a.m. in an area of Baton Rouge known as "the Bottom". Law enforcement said 40-year-old... more »
  • Man breaks into ex's home, gets into fist fight

    January 18, 2017 4:51 PM

    PIERRE PART - Police arrested a man Monday for breaking into his estranged domestic partner's home and getting into a fist fight on Jan. 10. Assumption Parish Police say 45-year-old Randy Hebert sent threatening text messages to the victim before driving to her Lee Drive home. Hebert then forcibly... more »
  • Man arrested for breaking into woman's home, threatening to set it on fire

    January 2, 2017 4:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested early Monday morning after breaking into a woman's home and threatening to set it on fire. The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 43-year-old Kadric Wicks for damage to property, home invasion and communicating of false information of planned arson. On Monday... more »
  • Deputies arrest Donaldsonville man wanted for home invasion, domestic abuse

    December 27, 2016 12:09 PM

    ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office has located a man who was wanted for domestic abuse battery, violation of a protective order and home invasion charges. Deputies were looking for 30-year-old Daniel London of Donaldsonville and sought the public's assistance of his whereabouts. On Monday, deputies responded... more »
  • Man facing first-degree murder charge in 2016 deadly home invasion

    December 17, 2016 11:17 AM

    UPDATE: A second suspect has finally been arrested in connection to a murder that occurred in December of 2016. BRPD says a tip led to the arrest of Richard James Johnson, 36, on September 27, 2018. He was located in Texas. On Wednesday, October 10, Johnson was booked into... more »
  • Man faces attempted murder charges after failed home invasion

    December 4, 2016 9:03 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say a Baton Rouge man faces attempted murder charges after they say he tried to break into a home and shot a man Saturday night. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. Saturday at an apartment complex on Cezanne Drive. According to Baton Rouge Police,... more »
  • Donaldsonville man arrested after kicking in ex's door, kidnapping her

    August 26, 2016 4:06 PM

    GONZALES - Deputies arrested a man accused of kicking in his ex-girlfriend’s door and kidnapping her after she placed a restraining order on him. 35-year-old Thomas Guillot, of Donaldsonville, was arrested and charged with violation of a protective order, simple robbery, false imprisonment and home invasion. APSO Chief... more »
  • BRPD officer praised for saving life after Monday home invasion

    August 9, 2016 12:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge Police officer is being praised Tuesday after her quick thinking saved a life after a home invasion. The incident happened 2 a.m. Monday on Taylor Street in Baton Rouge. According to Baton Rouge Police, officer Cynthia Bethel arrived at the scene and found... more »
  • Accused home invader faces kidnapping, robbery charges

    July 28, 2016 2:03 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police reported the arrest of a man after he was accused of invading a woman’s home and zip tying her to a chair before robbing her. 19-year-old Bryant Edwards was booked on charges of simple robbery, simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and aggravated kidnapping after... more »
  • Four teens arrested, one at large, in Ascension home invasion

    July 3, 2016 9:34 PM

    ST. AMANT – Deputies in Ascension Parish say that four teens were arrested and another person is on the run after a home invasion in St. Amant Sunday morning. According to Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office Lt. Col. Ward Webb, the incident happened around 3:30 a.m. at a home on... more »
  • Final suspect arrested in Port Allen home invasion

    May 23, 2016 3:51 PM

    PORT ALLEN - The final suspect wanted in connection with a Port Allen home invasion that happened last Wednesday has been arrested, according to authorities. Sheriff’s deputies in West Baton Rouge Parish say 17-year-old Darius Bell was arrested early Monday afternoon before he was booked on a felony charge... more »
  • Greenwell Springs 18-year-old arrested for home invasion

    May 16, 2016 5:29 PM

    GREENWELL SPRINGS - Sheriff’s deputies say they arrested an 18-year-old who was allegedly part of a group that showed up at a woman’s house, threatening to burn it down and kill her son because he owed them money. Chance Boring, of Greenwell Springs, was booked on charges of home... more »
  • Garden District rape suspect has extensive criminal past Play Video

    May 8, 2016 7:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE – New details emerged about the criminal history of the man accused of breaking into a home in the Garden District and raping a woman Thursday. Court documents obtained by WBRZ News 2 revealed that 22-year-old Thairie Xavier Robinson has a substantial criminal history including multiple... more »
  • 22-year-old charged with Garden District rape and robbery

    May 7, 2016 12:51 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An arrest has been made in a Garden District home invasion and rape, police sources told the WBRZ Investigative Unit Saturday morning. A Baton Rouge Police spokesperson confirmed an arrest was made after detectives worked tirelessly to process DNA evidence at the State Police Crime Lab.... more »
  • People share safety tips on social media after home invasion, rape

    May 7, 2016 12:15 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Neighbors have found calm on the internet, sharing safety tips and conversation as they grapple with the reality that a rapist is loose in their community. The Baton Rouge Garden District Facebook page has been active since word spread about a home invasion and rape Thursday... more »
  • Police searching for suspects in armed robbery on Jennifer Jean Dr. Play Video

    April 26, 2016 10:48 AM

    BATON ROUGE- An armed robbery occurred Tuesday morning in a Tiger Land neighborhood where two suspects got away with a yellow Suzuki dirt bike. The incident took place in the 700 block of Jennifer Jean Drive around 6 a.m. where shots were fired, but no one was injured, according to... more »
  • Woman accused of attempted second-degree murder, home invasion

    April 24, 2016 8:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Police arrested a woman after they say she entered a victim's home and attacked someone with a box cutter. According to court documents, Baton Rouge Police officers were dispatched to a home on Duke Street in refrence to a stabbing around 2:34 p.m. Sunday. At the... more »
  • Man arrested for home invasion, second suspect still at large

    April 15, 2016 5:23 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police arrested a 29-year-old man believed to be responsible for a home invasion, attempted murder and attempted rape. A female victim was leaving her apartment on Monday, Apr. 4 in the 300 block of Apartment Court at around 7:10 a.m. when the man, Kentrell Washington,... more »
  • Deputies: Victims attacked, bit by home invader

    April 12, 2016 12:52 AM

    HAMMOND - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a home invasion suspect accused of hitting and biting the tenants of the home he entered. Gary Joseph Leblanc III, 24, is wanted on charges of home invasion, domestic abuse battery, simple battery and aggravated battery, our news partner... more »
  • Rescuer talks about finding burglary victim beaten, bound Wednesday Play Video

    April 6, 2016 7:27 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Mike Womack heard screams for help Wednesday and stumbled into a busy crime scene. "He was calling for 911, (for) someone to help him, call 911 or something," Womack told WBRZ reporter Natalia Verdina about how he found the victim of a home burglary who was... more »
  • UPDATE: Two burglars still at large after home invasion Play Video

    April 6, 2016 1:02 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police are still investigating a home invasion that happened in the 1100 block of Wylie Drive in Baton Rouge Wednesday morning. The two burglars are still at large responsible for the home invasion along with a series of burglaries in the Woodstone subdivision, according to BRPD.... more »
  • New Iberia home invasion victims lock themselves in bedroom until suspects flee

    February 9, 2016 5:09 PM

    NEW IBERIA - Sheriff’s deputies in Iberia Parish say they responded to a reported home invasion in New Iberia early Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to the scene at around 7 a.m. in the 1600 block of Adam Street. The victims told investigators that two men kicked open their door,... more »
  • Final suspect in home invasion arrested after fight with cops

    February 5, 2016 12:05 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police have arrested the second and final suspect in a violent home invasion last weekend. Michael Lewis was arrested after a fight with Special Response Team Officers who tracked him down at his apartment in Tigerland. Lewis was booked into jail with black eyes and bruises... more »
  • Police ID second suspect in home invasion where business owner was targeted

    February 3, 2016 6:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police have identified the second suspect in the home invasion of a popular business owner in the Tigerland area. Michael Lewis, 28, of Alvin Dark, is wanted on armed robbery charges. Police wrote in an arrest warrant obtained by WBRZ, Lewis is also suspected of robbing... more »
  • Family tied to popular Tigerland business attacked in home invasion Play Video

    February 2, 2016 6:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The owner of the Akasha Market fears her Tigerland business may have lead to her family being targeted by violent criminals. After being robbed in January, Rania Ahmed leased the popular convenience store on Bob Pettit Boulevard. Then, Ahmed said she felt her work was too... more »
  • Two men wanted in connection to Iberia Parish home invasion

    December 23, 2015 1:03 PM

    NEW IBERIA – Deputies in Iberia Parish are looking for two men involved with an armed robbery Tuesday night in New Iberia. Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal says two black men wearing masks and armed with handguns forced their way into a home on the 600 block of Yvonne... more »
  • Two teens booked after home invasion Friday

    December 11, 2015 9:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Two teenagers were arrested, accused of home invasion Friday afternoon. Corey Wiliams and Baylen Trim were charged with armed robbery, simple battery of persons with infirmities and resisting arrest. Saturday is Williams' birthday. Deputies said a 79-year-old woman in the 10000 block of Woodland... more »

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