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• Carjacking victim gets good news, towing bill taken care of Play Video

  April 20, 2022 4:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A bit of hope for a man who got carjacked and kidnapped. The thief crashed his car and ditched it before it was towed, and the victim got the bill. WBRZ first shared this story a couple of weeks ago . The man, who does not... more »

• Waitress kidnapped after following customers who skipped out on bill

  June 21, 2021 1:48 PM

  WASHINGTON, N.J. - A waitress was assaulted and abducted after confronting a group of customers who refused to pay for their meal. The attack happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday at a Nifty Fifties restaurant. Washington Township Police said a 20-year-old waitress followed a group of customers to the... more »

• Army trainee hijacked school bus full of children in South Carolina

  May 6, 2021 3:12 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. - A military trainee was arrested after he allegedly hijacked an elementary school bus with 18 children on board while carrying a rifle. The Richland County Sheriff's Office said the children and driver on board were safe. Fort Jackson Commander Brig. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr.... more »

• Mother of missing 13-year-old girl says her daughter has been located safely

  February 19, 2021 5:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The mother of a teenager who police reported as missing on Friday (Feb. 19) took to social media on Saturday to announce that her daughter had been found safely. Representatives with the Baton Rouge Police Department previously reported that a teen named Brooke Parker vanished along... more »

• Police arrest three of five individuals accused in kidnapping, gang rape of 15-year-old

  March 3, 2020 10:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say nearly two weeks after a fifteen-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang raped, three of her attackers have been captured. According to an official report, the harrowing incident took place on Tuesday, Feb. 18, after the teen ran away from a group home in Baker.... more »

• Child taken from Louisiana hospital at gunpoint has been found and the grandmother arrested

  February 15, 2020 11:36 AM

  JEFFERSON PARISH - A woman has been arrested for kidnapping her grandchild from a local hospital at gunpoint. Around 2 a.m. Louisiana State Police sent out an alert on behalf of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office asking people for assistance in finding 12-year-old Andreana Miller. The child was... more »

• TPSO: Deputies locate missing 12-year-old girl

  February 3, 2019 11:22 AM

  HAMMOND - Deputies in Tangipahoa Parish have located a girl who was last seen Friday afternoon. Authorities told WBRZ Monday morning that 12-year-old Trinity Chisley had been found. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office didn't release any more details about the investigation. The sheriff's office previously said the young... more »

• Sex offender booked with violent attack against teen

  October 23, 2015 9:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 31-year-old overnight Friday in connection with a violent attack against a 15-year-old girl earlier this week. Robert Jacobs, 31, was booked on charges of sexual battery and rape. Police said he tied up and gagged the girl. She was found in woods near... more »