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• Woman allegedly tried to buy 1-year-old from mother at Texas Walmart

  January 25, 2022 12:30 PM

  CROCKETT, Tx. - A Texas woman was arrested for allegedly harassing a mother at a Walmart and offering her half-a-million dollars to buy her 1-year-old child. NBC News reports Rebecca Lanette Taylor, 49, commented on the child's blonde hair and blue eyes and asked the woman "how much she... more »

• Missing teen found safe

  August 13, 2021 5:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Jaylynn Shampine, 15, has been found safe and returned to her legal guardians. Baton Rouge Police recently asked for the public's help in locating the teen after she was believed to be a victim of Human Trafficking. Shampine went missing on August 11 when she... more »

• Human remains may have been inadvertently taken from cemetery Play Video

  April 14, 2017 4:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE – In a bizarre sequence of events, it appears an attempt at being friendly turned into a strange case of disturbed graves and possible missing human remains. Friday, crime scene investigators were called to the Winnfield Memorial Park on Plank Road where workers had discovered human remains... more »

• Human remains found in Prairieville identified

  March 10, 2017 3:41 PM

  ASCENSION – Skeletal remains that were found in a wooded area of Prairieville in January have been identified. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, the remains have been identified as 55-year-old William Winters. On Jan. 30, deputies responded to a call directing them to the wooded area... more »

• IPSO identifies human remains found in Rosedale

  March 1, 2017 3:39 PM

  ROSEDALE - The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office has identified a man whose remains were found in Oct. 2016 . The Louisiana State Police Crime Lab announced Wednesday they had identified the man as 50-year-old Charles Hills Jr. of Baton Rouge. According to IPSO, the remains were found on... more »

• Human skull found behind Ascension Parish home; foul play not suspected Play Video

  January 30, 2017 7:00 PM

  GONZALES- The family dog brought a human skull to the front door Monday afternoon in Ascension Parish, much to its owners' horror. "My dog was out in the back woods, my wife called for him and he came back with something in his mouth," said Gonzales homeowner John Boyden.... more »

• Four arrested on human trafficking charges after year-long investigation

  September 30, 2016 5:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations – Special Victims Unit arrested four people following a year-long human trafficking investigation. In Aug. 2015, State Police rescued a victim where two suspects were arrested, however further investigation lead to four additional suspects being arrested and charged. By... more »