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• Four arrested in connection with church burglary

  June 10, 2013 2:52 PM

  WALKER - Police arrested four men they said stole a safe from the the Walker Baptist Church last month. Walker Police arrested Matthew LeRoy, 19, Justin Kent Slinker, 18, Christopher Allen Parker, 19, all of Walker on June 6. They also arrested Tarence Fisher, 20, of Walker on June... more »

• Obama signs bill on lying about military medals

  June 3, 2013 2:05 PM

  WASHINGTON - The White House says President Barack Obama has signed a bill making it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal. The Stolen Valor Act cleared both chambers of Congress last month. The White House says Obama signed it Monday. The measure revives a law struck down... more »

• Deputies looking for two using stolen checks

  May 29, 2013 2:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies released photos of two people they said used stolen checks at East Baton Rouge Parish stores last month. Investigators said the two people, a man and a woman, used checks stolen from the victim's mailbox to make purchases as three different Walmart stores between... more »

• Thieves steal safe from church Play Video

  May 24, 2013 6:14 PM

  WALKER- Police are looking for leads after a church was burglarized and a 300-pound safe stolen overnight. Police were called when workers at Walker Baptist Church on Florida Boulevard noticed the crime when they got to work earlier in the day. "It appears that the offenders entered the... more »

• Couple sought after armed robbery at LSU

  May 21, 2013 4:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU Police released surveillance photos today of a couple sought in connection with an armed robbery at the LSU campus. Investigators said the couple were using a card reported stolen in an armed robbery on April 27. Police said three juveniles were arrested in connection with... more »

• $1 million in jewels stolen near Cannes film fest

  May 17, 2013 8:48 AM

  PARIS- A French police official says jewelry worth about $1 million has been stolen from a safe in a Cannes hotel room, against the backdrop of the Riviera resort town's film festival. Cmdr. Bernard Mascarelli, a judicial police spokesman in the nearby city of Nice, said a culprit or culprits... more »

• Man sought in stolen credit card case

  April 30, 2013 3:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies released the image of a man sought in connection with a stolen credit card used at an East Baton Rouge Walmart. Detectives said the stolen card was used to purchase a touch screen computer at the store on April 2 around 3 p.m. Surveillance... more »

• Huey Lewis makes news

  April 22, 2013 7:52 PM

  MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA- A woman learns her punishment in May for stealing a car and laptop from Singer Huey Lewis, the front man for the band, Huey Lewis and the News. Katherine Gallagher pleaded guilty to having stolen property in Marin County after she was stopped in the stolen rental... more »

• Stolen tortoise took elevator ride

  April 4, 2013 7:48 PM

  DUBUQUE, IOWA- An 18-pound tortoise that vanished from the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium was found alive in an elevator of the building. Administrators at the facility believe it was stolen and the thief quietly returned it after publicity about the theft. The tortoise is named Cashew and was... more »

• Deputies looking for women using stolen credit card

  April 4, 2013 1:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies released pictures of two women they said used a stolen credit card recently, and offered a reward for help identifying them. Investigators said the women used the card at a Family Dollar store on Plank Road the afternoon of Feb. 28. They said the card... more »

• A yacht, pizza and beer

  March 5, 2013 7:40 PM

  PACIFICA, California- An 82 foot luxury yacht was removed from a beach after three people stole it, stocked it with pizza and beer and then ran it aground. Police arrested the accused thieves and they're in the county jail. The yacht "Darlin" was recognized by the owner after it shown... more »

• Vehicles stolen in St. Helena Parish

  February 21, 2013 4:03 PM

  GREENSBURG - Sheriff's deputies said they're investigating several vehicle thefts and attempted break-ins in the northern part of St. Helena Parish. Detective Joe Chaney said two vehicles were stolen and several attempts to steal others were made Wednesday night. He said they have no information on the thieves at... more »

• Sheriff's deputies nab burglars Play Video

  February 1, 2013 5:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Sheriff's detectives arrested three people in separate burglary cases around the parish. Detectives arrested Antoine Johnson, 46, Derrick Bailey, 33, and Clifton Smith, 28, charging each with burglary. Investigators say Johnson burglarized Grady Crawford Construction stealing tools, Smith broke into cars, and Bailey was caught in... more »

• Former Baker DARE officer arrested Play Video

  January 31, 2013 5:46 PM

  BAKER- A former Baker Police Department DARE officer has been arrested as part of Louisiana State Police investigation, accused of taking money from students. Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps says Jason Doyle resigned last summer because of department policy issues. Knaps says when a new officer took over the... more »

• Arrests made after guns stolen from deputies' vehicles

  January 11, 2013 4:41 PM

  WALKER - Deputies arrested several people recently in connection with the theft of guns and other items from two law enforcement units in Walker. Spokesperson Lori Steele with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said on Jan. 7 investigators arrested Joseph Baldwin, 26, after finding his DNA at the crime... more »

• Assault rifle, other weapons stolen from LPSO Deputy Play Video

  January 4, 2013 6:29 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Detectives are trying to track down multiple weapons, including a police issued AR-15 fully automatic assault rifle, which were stolen from a deputy's unit Wednesday morning. News 2 has learned a Baton Rouge Police unit was robbed as well. Both thefts happened in Walker. The Sheriff's... more »

• Arrest made for burglaries at LSU Football building Play Video

  January 4, 2013 2:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU Police arrested a man they said stole thousands of dollars worth of gear from the locker room at the Football Operations Building. Police arrested Justin Aaron Miller, 24, on Wednesday in suspicion of three counts of simple burglary. They said he has no affiliation with... more »

• 2 armed men carjack Sewerage & Water Board truck

  January 3, 2013 3:52 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police are looking for two men who carjacked a Sewerage and Water Board truck. Police say the men demanded the keys at gunpoint about noon Thursday from three sewerage board employees who were working in the back of the truck. Nobody was hurt. The truck... more »

• Teen, mother and sister arrested for thefts

  December 6, 2012 3:53 PM

  BAKER - Police arrested a mother and her two teenage children in connection with a series of burglaries which happened recently around Baker, then said they had to re-arrest one of the kids after they posted threatening messages on the internet. Police Chief Mike Knaps said on Monday detectives... more »

• Deputies searching for missing shooting victim

  December 5, 2012 10:38 AM

  BELLE ROSE - Sheriff's deputies asked for the public's help today finding an alleged shooting victim in Assumption Parish. Sheriff Mike Waguespack said Tony Rodriguez Jr., 23, is missing after he was possibly shot during a robbery yesterday. The sheriff said deputies were called by someone who said... more »

• Multi-million gold heist from Curacao boat

  November 30, 2012 12:17 PM

  WILLEMSTAD, Curacao - Police on the southern Caribbean island of Curacao say thieves boarded a boat and stole about 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5 million. Curacao police spokesman Reggie Huggins says the band of thieves assaulted the captain in the early-morning heist. The captain and several others on... more »

• Stolen statue of Jesus found near nightclub

  November 23, 2012 12:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The owner of a 60-year-old marble statue of Jesus said it was found near a Baton Rouge nightclub early Thanksgiving morning. Shelly Roy with Roselawn Monuments said police informed him the statue had been found near the business on Highland Road around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. ... more »

• Women sought in credit card theft

  November 14, 2012 3:21 PM

  GONZALES - Gonzales Police asked for the public's help today tracking down two women they said used a stolen credit card. Police said the card was taken back on Sept. 4 from an St. Elizabeth Hospital employee's purse, and later used at the Gonzales K-Mart. Investigators said the... more »

• 2 teens arrested with stolen ATV

  October 26, 2012 3:12 PM

  PONCHATOULA - Two teenagers face charges after a Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputy noticed they were driving an ATV that did not have a key in the ignition, indicating that it may have been stolen. 18-year-old Jacob McMorris was booked Thursday on a charge of possession of stolen property and driving... more »

• Forgery caught after "friend" tried to cash in man's lotto ticket Play Video

  October 19, 2012 10:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana man almost lost his lottery winnings when someone else took his ticket and tried to claim it was theirs. Jerry Firth told News 2 after a recent lottery drawing he'd asked a friend of his to look at the ticket and see if he'd... more »

• Stolen phone synched, reveals contact list to victim Play Video

  October 9, 2012 6:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Technology could help police find a stolen iPhone. A few days after it was taken the victim, Neal McRoberts, noticed a new contact list synced to his iCloud contacts, an Apple internet-based storage system. "These are people that I clearly don't know, and it dawned... more »

• BRPD: Nothing dangerous about stolen truck

  August 15, 2012 2:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said they found nothing dangerous in a stolen truck abandoned behind a building on Market Place Avenue near Sherwood Forest, which prompted an evacuation as bomb squad members investigated. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said earlier the truck reportedly smelled of a chemical,... more »

• Police bomb squad investigating stolen truck

  August 15, 2012 11:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Police evacuated an area off Sherwood Forest Blvd. after the bomb squad was called in to investigate an abandoned truck. Police responded out to the truck, which they said was stolen and found behind a building on Market Place Ave. this morning around 9 a.m. BRPD... more »

• DSPD: Kids arrested for stealing museum guns

  August 13, 2012 4:13 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Police arrested three kids after they said the trio stole weapons on display at the Old City Hall in Denham Springs. Detective Zach Albritten with Denham Springs Police said the boys, two 12-year-olds and a 15-year-old, were arrested after taking a number of firearms, including two... more »

• LSPO Burglary Division recovers stolen property from 3 states

  August 13, 2012 3:10 PM

  Denham Springs- Three people accused of stealing numerous items in three states, are now behind bars in Livingston Parish. Detectives with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Burglary Division were led to 23140 Highway 16 in Denham Springs, where they recovered the items, including tires, rims, tools, farm equipment and a... more »

• Officer accused of stealing phone from DWI suspect

  July 12, 2012 10:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge arrested one of their own after investigators said he stole an arrested man's cell phone. A Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said Officer Jake Chutsz, 27, was arrested last night for felony theft and malfeasance in office. Investigators said Chutsz took the... more »

• 10 baby gators stolen from zoo; 8 returned

  July 10, 2012 4:28 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police are looking for two men accused of possessing 10 alligators stolen from the Audubon Zoo. Zoo workers found signs of a break-in at a gift shop before the zoo opened July 4 - and only five baby gators in a tank that had held... more »

• Veterans react to Supreme Court's Stolen Valor decision

  June 28, 2012 6:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - "Shocked" and "disgusted" were two words on many veterans' minds after they learned the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Stolen Valor Act was unconstitutional. The Act would have made it illegal for anyone to display military metals as accomplishments that he or she did not earn.... more »

• Va. inventor claims design for BP well cap stolen

  June 20, 2012 5:27 PM

  ATLANTA - An inventor claims his design was the basis for the cap used to choke off the flow of oil to the Gulf of Mexico nearly three months after BP's undersea well blew in 2010. And he says it was stolen. Charles Adams of Radford, Va., filed a federal... more »

• Woman using stolen credit card sought by police

  June 14, 2012 12:46 PM

  ZACHARY - Police in Zachary released photos of a woman seen using credit cards stolen from vehicles outside a local gym. A Zachary Police spokesperson said on April 17, two vehicles outside the Spectrum Fitness were broken into and purses were taken. Investigators later found out the woman... more »

• Woman wanted for using stolen debit card

  June 4, 2012 11:10 AM

  ZACHARY - Police in Zachary are looking for a woman accused of stealing items from stores. Police say the woman pictured made several purchases at a Walmart and Walgreens in Zachary with a stolen debit card. They say the debit card was stolen from a Walmart in Baker after... more »

• Stolen items could be traded for drugs Play Video

  May 9, 2012 6:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police arrested a 14-year old after they say he burglarized a home on N. 30th Wednesday morning. He tried to steal hundreds of dollars worth of electronics including a laptop and Xbox Kinect, items neighbors say could be traded for drugs. "Those are goods, items that can... more »

• Police investigate robbery at fast food restaurant

  March 23, 2012 11:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Police are investigating an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in Baton Rouge Friday morning. Authorities say two men armed with a gun robbed Raising Cane's on the corner of Government Street and Foster. No one was hurt during the robbery. Police say the... more »

• Police: Gunman wearing Mardi Gras mask robs bank

  March 21, 2012 11:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies responded to a robbery Wednesday at a bank located on Industriplex Boulevard. It happened around 11:30 a.m. at a Whitney Bank. Reports say a man reportedly walked into the bank with a handgun, jumped over the teller counter and demanded money. The suspect... more »

• 9,000 pills stolen from Moss Bluff pharmacy

  March 7, 2012 9:08 AM

  MOSS BLUFF, La. - Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who stole almost 9,000 pills in 41 seconds from The Drug Store in Moss Bluff. Kim Myers of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office reports in a news release the culprit wore a gray or tan suit, clear... more »

• High court to hear Stolen Valor case

  February 20, 2012 6:31 AM

  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court this week will review one of the first cases of someone prosecuted under the Stolen Valor Act. A federal appeals court in San Francisco has struck down the 2006 law, which is aimed at curbing false claims of military valor. That court called it... more »

• Police recover stolen truck involved in chase Play Video

  February 16, 2012 6:25 PM

  RAYNE- Rayne Police drove a stolen city truck back to town Thursday, after it was involved in a chase in Baton Rouge Wednesday night. John Smith is charged for taking a city truck from the Rayne Public Works Compound last Saturday. The truck had heavy damage on one side.... more »

• Jordans Vanish into Thin Air

  January 13, 2012 7:23 PM

  A man in Charlotte, North Carolina says someone broke into his house and stole 30 pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers he's been collecting since he was in middle school. Bryant Toala is 22-years-old and told police they were still in the boxes and claims they could be worth $10,000.... more »

• Urns stolen from Ball cemetery, two arrested

  January 10, 2012 7:47 AM

  BALL, La. (AP) - Deputies have arrested two people they believe are involved in the theft of urns from a Rapides Parish cemetery. The Town Talk reports 55-year-old Johnny Fitzgerald of Ball and 36-year-old Kimberly Deville of Pineville were arrested in the theft of the urns from Forest Lawn Memorial... more »

• BRPD: Car thief finds baby inside, abandons vehicle Play Video

  December 2, 2011 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A car thief abandoned his stolen ride after he discovered a 10-month-old baby girl in the back seat, according to Baton Rouge Police. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the child was found safe inside the stolen vehicle, which was abandoned at 35th and Abel earlier this afternoon.... more »

• Deputies looking for stolen debit card user

  November 28, 2011 5:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies released surveillance photos today of a man that racked up more than $1,000 using a stolen credit card number. According to Casey Hicks, a spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, a California woman reported someone had used her debit card number at... more »

• Signs in East Feliciana sheriff's race vandalized Play Video

  November 18, 2011 5:52 PM

  CLINTON - People in East Feliciana Parish are talking about this weekend's runoff election for sheriff, but someone's doing more than just talking. Signs for both candidates have been torn up, slashed apart or cut down across the parish. "The middle is completely cut out of it," said... more »

• Man sought in connection with car break-ins

  October 7, 2011 2:49 PM

  GONZALES - Authorities in Ascension Parish released photos today of a man believed to be connected with several car break-ins around the parish. Chief Deputy Tony Bacala said the man used a stolen credit card at a Baton Rouge convenience store, and was seen on surveillance cameras. That... more »

• Stolen Civil War flag headed back to La. museum

  October 5, 2011 2:35 PM

  RICHMOND, Va. - A stolen Civil War battle flag recovered by the FBI is heading back home to a Louisiana museum. The FBI says agents from the Richmond division recovered the stolen 14th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Confederate Battle Flag in late September. Officials say the flag was stolen... more »

• Sign supporting Saints against Bears stolen

  September 17, 2011 10:16 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A huge banner created by students fired up for Sunday's New Orleans Saints-Chicago Bears game has been stolen. The banner, created by students at Eleanor McMain Magnet School was 30 feet long, six feet high, reading "It's Bear Season," was stolen Thursday night, despite being anchored... more »

• Missing dog stolen from home

  August 30, 2011 2:52 PM

  TICKFAW - Investigators in Tangipahoa Parish asked for the public's help today finding an English bulldog reported stolen from its home in Tickfaw. The owners reported him stolen Aug. 22, after they came home and found their house had been broken into. The two-year-old bulldog, Meg, was the... more »

• Stores question sellers to crack down on stolen gold

  August 16, 2011 5:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Getting cash for your unwanted gold and other precious metals may not be as easy as you think. Some gold stores in Baton Rouge are questioning customers to avoid buying something that's stolen. The Baton Rouge Gold Market at the Mall of Louisiana offers sellers a hand-written... more »

• EBRSO looking for woman using stolen credit card

  August 16, 2011 2:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives are looking for a woman seen using a stolen credit card at a Walmart in Baker and local gas stations on June 6. East Baton Rouge Sheriff's detectives said the woman used the card 11 times, making purchases worth more than $400. The suspect... more »

• Plane stolen in Ala. may have crashed off La. coast

  August 2, 2011 5:44 AM

  VENICE- A search is resuming off Louisiana for a single-engine plane that authorities say was stolen from a small airport near the Alabama Gulf Coast. The Coast Guard says a helicopter, plane and cutter searched the Gulf off of Plaquemines Parish on Monday. Petty Officer Bill Colclough says they were... more »

• Parking Spot leads to Downfall for Thieves

  July 22, 2011 7:51 PM

  Two teens are behind bars for stealing a pickup in Oregon, driving across the border to Washington and parking next to a police station. Police in College Place, Washington got a be-on-the-lookout for the pickup and a half hour later, an officer driving past City Hall saw one that matched... more »

• American flag found burned on LSU campus

  May 2, 2011 10:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police at LSU are investigating the burning of the school's American flag that flew over the parade ground early this morning. LSU spokesperson Ernie Ballard said police were called to the parade ground around 5:15 a.m., and found the American flag had been cut down and... more »

• "Repo agent", car owner arrested after shooting

  April 27, 2011 11:43 AM

  LIVINGSTON - Two men were arrested in Denham Springs after a man who claimed he was repossessing a car was shot at by the car's owner, according to authorities in Livingston Parish. Chief Deputy Jason Ard said Matthew Hoover, 31, and James Gueho, 27, were both arrested after deputies... more »

• LSU Police accuse man of stealing $15,000 violin

  April 15, 2011 5:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU Police have arrested a New Orleans man in the November theft of a violin valued at more than $15,000 from the LSU School of Music Building. Sgt. Blake Tabor said Jeremy Michael Turner, 32, was arrested in New Orleans today in connection with the theft.... more »

• Stolen ship propeller damages road in Miss.

  April 11, 2011 3:17 PM

  LATIMER, Miss.- Authorities in southern Mississippi say a 400-pound ship's propeller damaged a newly paved road when a man tried to steal it by tying it to his truck and dragging it to a scrap yard. Jackson County Sheriff's Department investigators say 23-year-old Chad Hickson tried to steal the... more »

• Missing BP laptop had personal data of claimants

  March 29, 2011 4:16 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - BP says one of its employees lost a laptop containing personal data belonging to thousands of residents who filed claims for compensation after the Gulf oil spill. The oil giant disclosed the potential data security breach to The Associated Press on Tuesday. But BP spokesman Curtis... more »

• Reward offered for thief's identity

  March 21, 2011 1:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are offering a reward for information that leads them to a credit card thief. Major Lawrence McLeary with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said someone broke into a car on Meadow Ridge Way on Mar. 16 and stole the owner's credit card. ... more »

• Escaped La. trusties steal county vehicle in Tennessee

  March 14, 2011 3:31 PM

  JACKSON, Tenn. - Two escaped trusties from Louisiana were spotted after stealing a county vehicle in Jackson, according to authorities. According to the Madison County Sheriff's office, Ricky Wedgeworth and Darian Pierce hijacked a parks and recreation vehicle and tied up a county worker in Jackson. Sheriff David... more »

• Thieves steal purse, drag owner through parking lot

  February 9, 2011 3:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Authorities are looking for two men that stole an elderly woman’s purse after dragging her quite a ways with their car in a Baton Rouge parking lot. Lawrence McLeary with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said on Jan. 19 the victim was walking in the... more »

• Man seen using debit card stolen at gunpoint

  February 2, 2011 2:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who was seen using a debit card stolen during an armed robbery in Baton Rouge. Detectives said the card’s owner was held up by four teens wearing hooded sweatshirts and jackets Jan. 24; two of them were... more »

• Decorative flamingo has flown the coop

  January 19, 2011 4:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man from Baton Rouge is distraught about his missing pink flamingo. It's a yard decoration Joe Miller puts up every year in celebration of the Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade. "Everyone knows my house by the flamingo, you can't miss it driving down Burbank,"... more »

• ID thief sought by EBR authorities

  January 18, 2011 2:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A woman who used a stolen identity to apply for a store’s credit card is being sought by authorities in Baton Rouge. Casey Hicks with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said on Dec. 13 the woman went into the Pep Boys on Airline Highway with... more »

• DSPD: Women stealing purses from local boutiques

  January 17, 2011 4:46 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding two women who are suspected of stealing purses from small clothing stores around the area. Denham Springs Police said the women stole a purse while at the Kids Again clothing store on Dec. 14. The women posed as shoppers,... more »

• Police asking for help identifying armed robber

  December 27, 2010 5:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge are asking for help identifying a man who robbed a couple at gunpoint, then was possibly spotted on camera using their card to try and get cash. Sgt. Don Kelly said the robbery happened around 3:45 a.m. on Dec. 14 while the... more »

• DEMCO outage caused by copper theft

  December 23, 2010 11:30 AM

  WATSON - Officials with Dixie Electric say a recent outage that affected many homes in the Watson area was caused by someone stealing copper. DEMCO spokesperson David Latona said the company's substation in that area was broken into, and around $1 million in damage caused when copper grounding wire... more »

• EBRSO: Reward offered for debit card thief

  December 21, 2010 3:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Authorities are searching for a man that was spotted using a debit card reported stolen from a vehicle last month. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, the card was stolen along with a purse and checkbook early in the morning from a vehicle on the... more »

• EBRSO looking for hot check scammer

  December 20, 2010 4:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Authorities are looking for a man that stole money from a Baton Rouge bank using a hot check scam this past October. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office was contacted Nov. 15 by MidSouth Bank and told about the scam. The bank said a man had... more »

• Teens arrested after gun stolen from pickup

  December 20, 2010 4:12 PM

  HAMMOND – A pair of teenagers were arrested today after authorities in Tangipahoa Parish said they stole a gun from a local man’s vehicle, and were also found driving a stolen vehicle. Trace Pigott of Ponchatoula and Shawn Landry of Hammond, both 18 years old, were arrested today by the... more »

• Ascension Parish couple arrested in drug raid

  December 13, 2010 3:56 PM

  ST. AMANT – Two people in Ascension Parish have been arrested after authorities said they were caught selling prescription drugs and having stolen lawn equipment. Kenneth and Lena Lessard were arrested after a search of their home Dec. 10 by Louisiana State police and the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sgt.... more »

• Girl returns $2,000 taken from Florida handyman

  December 12, 2010 12:46 PM

  DESTIN, Fla.- A Florida man treated his lost wallet like a lost dog, putting up fliers, creating a website and even studying surveillance footage to figure out what happened to his $2,000 in cash. Sure enough, John Teeter's efforts paid off. A girl who had taken the wallet... more »

• Man accused of registering stolen boat as self-built

  November 29, 2010 11:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE – State wildlife agents arrested a 21-year-old man after they said he tried to register a stolen boat as if he had made it himself. 21-year-old Zachary Rarick of Pride was arrested Nov. 23 on charges he filed false records and applications and injured public records. He was... more »

• Rash of burglaries reported in West Baton Rouge Parish

  November 21, 2010 7:04 PM

  The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a man they believe is connected to a rash of burglaries around the parish. The latest burglary was reported in the Lynndale Subdivision. Investigators believe the burglar targets homes in the morning, after people leave for work. In several... more »

• Gold-plated gun stolen from firearms dealer

  November 17, 2010 11:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies are searching for the man that stole a pistol worth $6,000 from a firearms dealer in Baton Rouge earlier this month, using his children as a distraction. Employees at Jim’s Firearms on Siegen Lane reported the gun missing two days after surveillance video recorded the theft.... more »

• Three dogs taken in shelter break-in

  November 13, 2010 4:04 PM

  ST. MARTINVILLE – Authorities are looking for the people responsible for stealing dogs from the parish animal shelter. According Maj. Ginny Higgins with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, someone broke into the shelter by breaching the fence early Saturday morning. Higgins said three dogs were taken during the break-in.... 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 »