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• Mandeville couple caught with thousands of counterfeit pills in huge fentanyl bust

  September 25, 2023 1:51 PM

  MANDEVILLE - A couple was caught with thousands of counterfeit oxycodone tablets when St. Tammany deputies searched their home over the weekend. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies with its Proactive Enforcement Unit went to to the home Saturday to investigate a complaint. There, deputies spoke with... more »

• Pediatric cardiologist arrested in Baton Rouge child porn investigation Play Video

  September 28, 2022 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An Our Lady of the Lake pediatric cardiologist was fired from the hospital system amid a sheriff's office investigation into child pornography charges. Deputies arrested Antonio Felipe Belda Wednesday. His $725,000 home on Belmont Avenue, in the Hundred Oaks area of Baton Rouge, was raided earlier... more »

• Greek raid turns up more than 4 tons of cannabis hidden in cupcake machine shipment

  April 23, 2021 3:40 PM

  ATHENS, Greece - Authorities found more than four tons of cannabis hidden in a shipment of industrial cupcake-making machines in an April 16 raid. A Greek financial crimes squad found the cannabis in a shipping container after they received a tip from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to... more »

• Bounty hunters, assisted by police, storm wrong home in Buffalo

  February 10, 2021 3:24 PM

  BUFFALO, NY - A pair of out-of-state bounty hunters were captured on video drawing guns inside a family's home after they went to the wrong place looking for a fugitive. WKBW reports the two showed up at Jake Reinhardt's front door in the middle of the night. Surveillance video... more »

• Deputies arrest two in drug bust, seize large amounts of heroin, meth, other drugs

  February 13, 2020 9:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office say they conducted a lengthy undercover investigation into the actions of two suspected drug dealers and were able to seize massive amounts of drugs and several weapons. Detectives say the investigation centered around two men, 19-year-old Jaylon... more »

• 12 arrested after authorities raid two Coursey Boulevard business running illegal operation

  February 10, 2020 12:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Following an undercover investigation that began in January, nearly a month later law enforcement officers raided two Coursey Boulevard businesses and arrested 12 individuals for their involvement in an illegal operation. Authorities with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office say they received a tip that the Unwine... more »

• Public records show state was aware of problems at plagued group home Play Video

  November 27, 2019 6:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Nearly a month after an alleged fall sent a resident of a group home to the hospital with bruises and broken bones, public records released by the state show problems the state investigated there. A group home located on Brookshire Avenue is where Rebecca Jacocks was... more »

• Federal agents search Zachary medical company in alleged kickback scheme Play Video

  September 12, 2019 4:28 PM

  ZACHARY – Federal agents conducted a search of a medical services company as part of what appears to be an ongoing investigation by the FBI and Department of Justice. Unsealed federal court documents show MedComp Sciences in Zachary is where urine specimens were tested from across the nation. Those... more »

• FBI raids area massage parlors Wednesday Play Video

  July 11, 2018 1:07 PM

  GONZALES - A multi-agency operation led by federal authorities raided massage parlors across the region Wednesday. WBRZ learned agents had stormed a business in a strip mall on S. Ruby Avenue just east of I-10 off La. 30. Witnesses said there were a handful of marked and unmarked... more »

• State investigators raid group home over deplorable living conditions Play Video

  May 30, 2018 5:51 PM

  UPDATE: On Wednesday night, group home owner Chantay Davenport responded, claiming the photos from inside her facility were a violation of her resident's privacy. She told WBRZ that residents are responsible for taking care of themselves and she is not neglecting them. ***** BATON ROUGE- A group home... more »

• Notorious strip club raided, numerous arrests made in probe over prostitution and drugs

  December 4, 2017 3:16 PM

  AMITE – A number of people were arrested during a raid at a notorious, rural gentleman's club over reports of prostitution and drug activity. WBRZ learned federal and state authorities along with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office were involved in the Friday raid at the Mansion on Highway 16... more »

• Five men arrested in Tangipahoa Parish drug raid

  August 22, 2017 2:06 PM

  INDEPENDENCE - Multiple law enforcement agencies joined forces to conduct a raid on a Tangipahoa Parish home last week. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards says the following five men were arrested in connection to the drug suppression operation. Allen Cook, 49, of Hammond Shelby Snow, 24, of... more »

• Case files, computers and phones seized during FBI raid on police, sheriff Thursday Play Video

  December 16, 2016 11:09 AM

  HAMMOND – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards released a statement about the FBI raid on his office Thursday. Friday afternoon was the first time the sheriff spoke publicly about the situation. Also raided by the federal government was the Hammond Police Department. City officials have yet to comment. ... more »

• FBI raids Hammond Police, local sheriff's office Thursday Play Video

  December 15, 2016 12:59 PM

  HAMMOND – Federal agents with the FBI raided the Hammond Police Department and Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office Thursday afternoon. According to Jeffrey Sallet, agents conducted "multiple court-authorized searches" inside the two offices around 12:20 p.m. Thursday. Officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Justice were also... more »

• Police say $38,000 of marijuana found in drug den raid

  January 25, 2016 10:26 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Police said they found tens of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana and arrested one person in a drug raid Friday morning in Denham Springs. Narcotics agents charged Darrel Donahue with drug possession with the intent to distribute, drug and firearm possession, being a felon in... more »

• Case surrounding school raid closed

  January 5, 2016 11:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A criminal investigation into the operator of Kenilworth Science and Technology School, a charter school on Boone Avenue, has been closed. The WBRZ Investigative Unit learned the U.S. Attorneys Office closed its inquiry into the school. Letters between the school's attorneys and authorities confirmed the investigation is... more »

• Local physician assistant sentenced for unlawfully distributing pain pills Play Video

  March 25, 2015 4:47 PM

  UPDATE: Christopher Armstrong was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for his role in a scheme to unlawfully distribute prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone pills. ****** BATON ROUGE- Federal Agents temporarily shut down and raided a local doctor's office, intercepting patients who pulled into the parking lot... more »

• Raid nets crack, several arrests Play Video

  November 27, 2013 12:11 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested four people and seized thousands of dollars worth of crack cocaine during two early morning raids. Deputies found 2.5 ounces of crack at Robert Bennett's home, about $5,000 worth of drugs, after they say he flushed the evidence down the toilet. Deputies... more »