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• Man recovering after home invasion near LSU Play Video

  May 9, 2013 6:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police are still looking for three men who forced their way into a home near LSU's campus and robbed a man at gunpoint. It happened on Tula Street near E. State Street, just a block away from the Northgate of LSU. "They busted in right here... more »

• 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 »

• APSO: Man tied up, robbed at his home

  January 8, 2013 4:12 PM

  BELLE ROSE - Sheriff's deputies asked for the public's help today finding the people responsible for a home invasion in Belle Rose earlier this week. Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack said two masked men robbed a 22-year-old Belle Rose resident in his home the night of Jan. 6. ... more »

• 81-year old man beaten & robbed at home Play Video

  January 7, 2013 5:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Paul Morgan, 81, is recovering from head injuries after he was beaten and robbed at his home by an intruder. The home invasion happened just after midnight on S. Eugene Street near McGrath Street. Police say a man knocked on Morgan's door and asked to use... more »

• Man fatally shot during home invasion

  December 11, 2012 11:24 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- New Orleans police say a 34-year-old man was shot and killed during an apparent robbery attempt Monday night after a family that returned home startled the gunmen. The Times-Picayune reports Cory Bush was standing outside of his house around 9:45 p.m. Monday when he was approached by three... more »

• Minnesota man says he fired more shots than needed

  November 26, 2012 2:36 PM

  LITTLE FALLS, Minn. - Authorities say a Minnesota man admits firing more shots than necessary at two teenagers he said had broken into his home. He's charged with murder in the shooting deaths of the 18-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy, who was the girl's cousin. They were shot on Thanksgiving... more »

• Victim recalls late-night home invasion

  August 14, 2012 6:05 PM

  ST. AMANT- A woman on Church Point Road is counting her blessings after an intruder held her at gunpoint and made off with cash last Friday night. The woman, who did not want to be identified, was watching TV with her husband asleep in the next room when she... more »

• Man sought in Ascension Parish home invasion

  August 13, 2012 4:57 PM

  ST. AMANT - Investigators asked for the public's help finding a man who broke into a St. Amant home and held a resident at gunpoint before stealing money and a car. Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley said it happened around 11 p.m. this past Friday at a home on... more »

• Conn. inmate saw oysters as way out from death row

  July 3, 2012 12:24 PM

  HARTFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut man on death row for the killings of a mother and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion says he came up with a bizarre plan to end his own life by lying about killing others in a spree of violence. In an interview... more »

• EBRSO investigating home invasion

  July 2, 2012 10:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies called out K9 units to search the area around a reported home invasion in East Baton Rouge Parish this morning. Deputies received a call around 6:15 a.m. that someone broke into a home on Jefferson Park Drive. When they arrived, they saw the man accused... more »

• Grand jury indicts in home invasion deaths

  March 30, 2012 7:11 AM

  GONZALES - An Ascension Parish grand jury has indicted five men on three counts each of first-degree murder committed during an alleged plot to steal gold and silver coins and cash that a coin collector kept in a safe at his home. Michael Aikens, Travis Moore, Devon James, Bernard James... more »

• APSO: Investigators preparing case for District Attorney Play Video

  March 8, 2012 6:34 PM

  GONZALES - Detectives in Ascension Parish are gathering all of the evidence collected in the murders of Irwin and Shirley Marchand and her son Doug Dooley Thursday in preparation to turn the case over to the District Attorney. District Attorney Ricky Babin said he will have to review all... 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 »

• APSO: Pry bars, concrete residue and a car link five men to murder Play Video

  March 7, 2012 6:55 PM

  GONZALES - Confessions, along with what investigators found inside suspects' homes, is why Sheriff Jeff Wiley calls their case strong. Thirty five-year-old Michael Aikens, 22-year-old Rolondo Stewart, 19-year-old Travis Moore, 25-year-old Bernard James were arrested, charged with 1st degree murder, aggravated burglary and armed robbery. James' cousin, 24-year-old Devon... more »

• Third victim in Ascension Parish home invasion dies

  March 2, 2012 1:11 PM

  GONZALES - The third victim in an Ascension Parish home invasion and robbery died today. Shirley Marchand had been hospitalized since February 18th when someone broke into her home on Babin Road. Her husband Irwin Marchand and son Doug Dooley were murdered. Investigator said the attackers slit their... more »

• Home security installations up after Ascension home invasion

  February 23, 2012 2:34 PM

  GONZALES- An Ascension Parish home security system operator says business spiked when word about a deadly attack spread over the weekend. Irwin Marchand and stepson Doug Dooley were killed over the weekend. Marchand's wife, Shirley, survived. She is still in critical condition under police protection. Investigators say a safe... more »

• NY case of death after comics theft back in court

  February 23, 2012 12:40 PM

  BUFFALO, N.Y. - Several alleged members of an upstate New York stolen goods ring that's blamed for the 2010 death of a comic book collector again entered not guilty pleas to federal murder and racketeering charges Tuesday after a grand jury revised its indictment. Neither alleged ring leader Rico Vendetti... more »

• Gun stores see more sales after double murder Play Video

  February 22, 2012 6:02 PM

  GONZALES - A gun shop owner in Ascension Parish says a recent double murder is on the minds of most of his customers. Irwin Marchand and stepson Doug Dooley were killed inside a home on Babin Road over the weekend. Irwin's wife, Shirley, survived the attack but she remains... 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 »

• Area where safe found examined for several hours

  February 21, 2012 9:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators are working through Mardi Gras to solve a double murder and robbery out of Ascension Parish. Forensic specialists at the state crime lab are examining a safe found in Livingston Parish yesterday. It matches the description of one stolen from a home in Gonzales where... more »

• Authorities find safe that could be from deadly robbery Play Video

  February 20, 2012 5:19 PM

  GONZALES - Sheriff Jeff Wiley confirmed to News 2 that investigators located a safe today that matched the description of one stolen during a deadly home invasion in Ascension Parish this weekend. Wiley said the safe was found in a "remote area" of Livingston Parish. It was similar to... more »

• Valuable coins could be cause for double murder

  February 20, 2012 11:21 AM

  GONZALES- The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is following multiple leads after a deadly home invasion in Gonzales and are stepping up patrols. Sheriff Jeffrey F. Wiley said extra and targeted patrols have been initiated and will continue after two people were murdered during a home invasion. Robert Marchand... 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 »

• Protecting your home from invasion Play Video

  December 29, 2011 4:44 PM

  During the holidays crime tends to increase, especially home invasions. While you may enjoy keeping a beautiful home, you may not realize it can be very attractive to burglars. This week on News 2 at 4pm "How 2" Expert David Stringfellow shows us low cost ways to make it less... more »

• Suspects wanted for two Assumption home invasions Play Video

  November 17, 2011 5:51 PM

  PLATTENVILLE- Assumption Parish deputies say there is a connection between two home invasions. The first one happened around 10:00 pm Wednesday. Madeline Breaux says two men broke into her home and demanded money. They held Breaux and her two children captive most of the night. When Breaux's boyfriend... more »

• Man dies after violent home invasion

  September 7, 2011 4:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Police identified a victim who died overnight after a violent home invasion in Baton Rouge. The victim is 24-year old Eddie Williams. It happened last night just before 9pm in the 1900 block of Birch Street. Investigators said a 31-year old woman and her 24-year... more »

• BRPD: Home invader asked for phone

  June 15, 2011 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A man from Mississippi is behind bars after barging into a home on Claycut Road Sunday afternoon. Police say Jason Morris, asked to use a phone before forcing his way inside the home occupied by two women. "He arrived in town on a greyhound bus and needed... more »

• BRPD: Miss. man breaks into home, shoots at residents

  June 15, 2011 6:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A Mississippi man has been arrested after forcing his way into a home and shooting at two residents inside. Police say Jason Morris, 27, forced his way inside a home in the 1500 block of Claycut Road on Sunday after he asked the woman living there to... more »

• EBR Deputies: "Home in disarray and body inside"

  March 8, 2011 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Sheriff's deputies found a 49-year-old man dead in his home in the 9000 block of Meadow Creek Avenue, near Gardere around 9pm last night. When deputies went inside, they found the house in disarray and James Porter's body inside. A relative told them he hadn't heard from... more »

• Home invasion leads to security questions

  January 4, 2011 6:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After a home invasion of an elderly couple that sent their 42-year-old care-taker to the hospital Monday night, residents of the Alexander Harvey Homes on Hollywood St. are questioning their safety. Police arrested Bryan Keith Hamilton, 37, 5929 St. Gerard Ave. as he attempted to flee... more »

• One arrested, one sought in BR home invasion

  January 4, 2011 11:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE – One suspect was arrested and a robber is still on the loose after a home invasion in a north Baton Rouge gated community last night. Baton Rouge Police say 37-year-old Bryan Keith Hamilton was arrested by officers who arrived shortly after the incident was reported, and... more »

• Three shot in Melon Court home invasion

  December 17, 2010 3:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are looking for two men that broke into a home on Melon Court early this morning looking for money, and shot three of the residents. Investigators said the break-in happened just before 2:00 a.m. The victims told police two men wearing black clothing and masks... more »

• Two arrested, two sought in home invasion

  December 9, 2010 7:33 PM

  PELICAN POINT – Two men have been arrested and two other people are being searched for after authorities said they broke into an Ascension Parish home while someone was house-sitting for its owner. 28-year-old Royce Davis II and 20-year-old Jerome Richardson were arrested on Dec. 8 and accused of aggravated... more »

• Four arrested in home invasion

  December 1, 2010 9:29 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE- Four people are behind bars, accused of breaking into a home in Ascension Parish. Deputies say the family was home when six people broke in and forced them to the ground. They demanded their cell phones and money. The home owner arrived and accidentally interrupted the robbery. That's... more »

• Victim of Walker home invasion says incident was a nightmare

  November 8, 2010 10:06 PM

  WALKER - The victim of a home invasion in Walker told News 2 the incident was a nightmare. The victim, known as “Jimmy,” said he was surprised to find out 17-year-old Wade Riddle was allegedly involved because Jimmy said the two have hung out together. According to Jimmy, Riddle has... more »

• Four teens arrested in Walker armed robbery

  November 8, 2010 11:11 AM

  LIVINGSTON PARISH – Four teens have been arrested after authorities said they broke into a Livingston Parish home and stole several items while holding the owners at gunpoint. 17-year-old Wade Riddle and 18-year-old Cody Boyette were arrested along with two 16-year-old juveniles on Nov. 4 after investigators recovered all the... more »

• Police search for armed robbers in 'Jason' masks

  November 1, 2010 7:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police are searching for three armed robbers who stormed into a home wearing "Jason"-style Halloween masks then tied up and beat people inside with guns. It happened in the Magnolia Woods subdivision early Saturday morning. Matthew McGhee, a homeowner who wasn't home at the... more »

• Six arrested after home invasion, robbery in Prairieville

  October 27, 2010 5:04 PM

  Authorities said six people have been arrested following a home invasion and robbery in Prairieville on Monday. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s deputies reported the arrest of the following: 33-year-old David Sanders was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated burglary, armed robbery, attempted first degree murder and second degree battery.... more »

• Death penalty sought for accused Beauregard Town killer

  October 12, 2010 5:06 PM

  Prosecutors in Baton Rouge said this morning they would seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering a mother and shooting her daughter six times during a home invasion in Beauregard Town last month. District Attorney Hillar Moore made the announcement during the initial court appearance for 20-year-old... more »

• Home invasion suspect arrested

  October 8, 2010 11:53 AM

  A man in Terrebonne Parish is locked up for home invasion. Deputies say he stormed the home of his ex-girlfriend's "new lover" and held four people at gunpoint. Three children were also home at the time. It happened Wednesday, on the 100 block of Domangue Court, in Chauvin. 20-year old... more »

• Memorial held for woman murdered in her home

  September 29, 2010 6:21 PM

  Dozens of people from Baton Rouge and beyond showed up at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Wednesday to remember a woman who was murdered in her home last week. 42-year-old Alexandra Engler was shot to death execution-style inside her home after a home invasion. Her daughter Ariana was shot six... more »

• Beauregard Street home invasion suspect arrested

  September 28, 2010 11:18 AM

  The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Aramis Jackson, the suspect in the Beauregard Town home invasion/murder from last Friday, at a residence in Violet, Louisiana Tuesday morning. Baton Rouge Police say they received a tip that Aramis Jackson fled to the New Orleans area where he was located... more »

• BRPD searching for suspect in deadly home invasion

  September 28, 2010 10:23 AM

  Baton Rouge Police searched three houses this morning looking for the suspect in the deadly home invasion on Beauregard Street. Police searched homes looking for 20-year-old Aramis Jackson at 1938 Arizona Street, 1121 Royal Street, and 606 Myrtle Avenue. Jackson is wanted for the murder of Alexandra Engler... more »

• Neighbors taking steps to feel safer after deadly shooting

  September 24, 2010 10:27 PM

  Shock waves from the shooting on Beauregard Street early this morning are still echoing in the surrounding neighborhood. 42-year-old Alexandra Engler and her daughter, 9-year-old Arianna, were found with multiple gunshot wounds in their home around 5:30 a.m. Alexandra died from her injuries, but Arianna survived and is currently... more »

• Few details in shooting of mother, daughter

  September 24, 2010 6:54 PM

  Police are telling the media they don't have much at all to indicate who shot a mother and her 9-year-old daughter this morning at their Baton Rouge home. 42-year-old Alexandra Engler and her daughter Arianna were found with multiple gunshot wounds in their home on Beauregard Street around 5:30... more »

• Florida bank robbers strap bomb to abducted teller

  September 24, 2010 12:36 PM

  A bank teller was kidnapped early Friday from his home by robbers who strapped a suspected bomb to his chest and used him to steal money from a Bank of America branch near the University of Miami, according to the FBI. The suspected explosive device was safely removed and... more »

• BRPD looking for men on bicycles after deadly home invasion

  September 24, 2010 10:06 AM

  Police are looking for two men seen riding bikes near the site of a deadly home invasion this morning. A 42-year-old woman and her nine-year-old daughter were shot around 5:30 a.m. at 641 Beauregard Street. The mother was found shot to death, while her daughter had suffered multiple gunshot wounds... more »

• Mother killed, daughter injured on Beauregard Street

  September 24, 2010 7:42 AM

  Baton Rouge police are investigating a home invasion that ended in murder at 641 Beauregard Street. It happened before around 5:45 a.m. Friday morning. According to police, a man broke into the woman's home and shot and killed the woman. The suspect also shot her little girl. EMS confirmed one... more »

• Two murdered during home invasion

  August 30, 2010 5:19 PM

  A man and woman are dead after a home invasion in Baton Rouge. Investigators said two men robbed them then shot both in the head. It happened last night at the Copper Ridge Apartments off Lobdell Boulevard. Investigators identified the victims as 37-year-old Nicole Badger and 26-year-old Roderick Guillory.... more »

• Second victim dies in Baton Rouge home invasion

  August 30, 2010 10:49 AM

  Police say the second victim in a weekend shooting and home invasion in Baton Rouge has died from their injuries. Authorities said 26-year-old Roderick Guillory died from his injuries early Monday morning. A second victim, 37-year-old Nicole Badger, was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday night. BRPD officers... more »

• Deadly home invasion in Baton Rouge

  August 30, 2010 5:23 AM

  UPDATE: Both victims in this case have died, according to BRPD. Police are investigating a murder after a woman was killed and a man injured in a home invasion in Baton Rouge. It happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday at an apartment complex at 2080 North Lobdell. Three people... more »

• Murder charges filed in fatal home invasion

  August 4, 2010 6:59 AM

  Two men accused of home invasion are also booked with second-degree murder because the home's resident shot and killed their alleged accomplice. Alexandria police tell The Town Talk that 19-year-old Marlon Chaney and 20-year-old Warren O'Connor face the charge because they were attempting armed robbery when 24-year-old Darwin Johnson was... more »

• Suspect shot in Baton Rouge home invasion

  April 22, 2010 3:06 PM

  A suspect allegedly involved in a home invasion is recovering at the hospital after being shot multiple times. It happened Thursday morning at 1718 Boulevard De Province. Police say a male victim was inside his apartment when he heard glass shattering from a room downstairs. They say after... more »

• One person shot in home invasion

  April 22, 2010 1:06 PM

  One person was shot in what police say was a home invasion. It happened just before 11:30 a.m. on Province Place. That's off of Boulevard De Province at Old Hammond Highway. Investigators say two men broke into an apartment, but the would be victim managed to take... more »

• Teenager dies after being shot during home invasion

  March 31, 2010 5:10 PM

  A teenager is dead after investigators say he tried to rob four people inside an apartment off Siegen Lane in Baton Rouge. It happened just before 10 p.m. Tuesday. Investigators say 18-year-old Charles Beardon was killed after being shot by one of the victims. Three others were arrested... more »

• Three arrested in home invasion shootings

  March 31, 2010 9:28 AM

  Deputies arrested three teenagers in connection with a home invasion at 8387 Siegen Lane where one of the suspects was killed by a resident of the home. Eighteen-year-old DeCourie D. Jackson, 19-year-old Kyle J. Hawkins and18-year-old Raisha D. Snell and 18-year-old Charles Beardon allegedly planned to rob the home where... more »

• Man arrested in armed robbery of 81-year-old

  March 25, 2010 11:32 AM

  Update: An 81-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night. The incident happened on Ed Brown Road east of Albany. The suspect in the case was arrested at around 11:30 a.m., according to News 2's Lori Steele. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, a man broke into the... more »

• Teen killed in home invasion in Shreveport

  March 3, 2010 8:51 AM

  Shreveport police say a 15-year-old was shot and killed during an alleged home invasion, and detectives are looking for a second person. Police say the teen was shot late Tuesday by a man who entered a house where he found his relative bound with duct tape and two suspects ransacking... more »

• Burglary suspects caught when vehicle gets stuck in mud

  March 1, 2010 10:23 PM

  Update: When an elderly woman called 911 to report that her home was being robbed, one of the alleged burglars took the phone and tried to plead his case, saying the woman reminded him of his grandmother. The two alleged burglars got their getaway vehicle stuck in the mud over... more »

• Burglary suspects caught when vehicle gets stuck in mud

  March 1, 2010 1:34 PM

  Two alleged burglars got their getaway vehicle stuck in the mud over the weekend in Livingston Parish, leading to their arrests. Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office officials say Kip O. Bryant, 41, and Theron Hadley, 27, both of Baton Rouge, broke into an elderly woman's house Saturday afternoon by kicking... more »

• Man dies after home invasion shooting

  October 16, 2009 10:29 AM

  A man from Baton Rouge is dead after he was shot during a home invasion. It happened Thursday night at the Classic Heights apartment complex on Bard Avenue. Police say two men forced their way into 24-year-old Wesley Johnson's apartment, demanded money and then shot him. Investigators are still... more »