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St. Gabriel Police officer arrested for domestic violence charges, placed on administrative leave
GONZALES - An officer with the St. Gabriel Police Department was arrested for domestic abuse, according to the Gonzales Police Department. Officers were dispatched Friday at 2 p.m. in reference to a disturbance. As a result, Ronald Monroe Jr. was arrested. Monroe was arrested for domestic abuse aggravated assault, domestic...
Two arrested after person shot, robbed during sale in Port Allen
PORT ALLEN - Two people were arrested after a person was shot and robbed during an attempt to sell an item, according to the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the shooting took place Tuesday, July 23 in the Rebelle Lane area of Port Allen. The victim, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, reported that he had attempted to sell an item through an online marketplace when the suspect brandished a handgun, robbed him, and shot him in the leg.
LSP: Louisiana State Representative charged with DWI in Ascension Parish
GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - Following an overnight traffic stop and impaired driving investigation, State Representative Kendricks “Ken” Brass was charged with 1st offense DWI and Improper Lane Use. Shortly after midnight on July 26, 2024, a Trooper with Louisiana State Police Troop A observed a 2018 GMC Yukon...
One critically injured after shooting on Gus Young Avenue and North 35th Street
BATON ROUGE - One person was transported after a shooting on Gus Young Avenue and North 35th Street Thursday, according to officials. The person being transported is critically injured. No other information is available at this time.
Louisiana Man Flees Courtroom After Learning He Had Warrants, Then Beats Homeowner in Nearby Neighborhood
A 17-year-old is on the run following a wild chain of events that started in a downtown Baton Rouge courthouse on Wednesday, July 24. Baton Rouge Police said Kendrick Miller caused a police search across the downtown area when he ran away from the 19th Judicial Courthouse yesterday afternoon after learning he had active warrants.
EBRSO: Man accused of killing elderly father and adult daughter dies from alleged hanging
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, a man accused of killing his elderly father and adult daughter has died after allegedly hanging himself. Brent DeLoach, 63, was discovered unresponsive at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Thursday morning with a...
CRIME STOPPERS: Answers sought in 1986 unsolved homicide
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Authorities are searching for answers from the public in the 1986 death of a man. According to officials, the body of Jonathan Georgetown was found inside a burnt 1977 Mercury Montego on Rosedale Road in West Baton Rouge Parish almost 38 years ago. Officials say...
Toddler struck in hit-and-run on Harry Drive, brought to hospital in stable condition
BATON ROUGE — A toddler was brought to the hospital Friday after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run on Harry Drive, Baton Rouge Police said. The two-year-old was struck by a vehicle on Harry Road near North Carrollton Avenue and was found unconscious in the street. The child was brought to a hospital after emergency officials were called and is stable, BRPD said.
Three people, including teen, arrested for drug crimes in multi-parish chase, BRPD says
Three people, including a 13-year-old, were arrested for drug crimes following a multiparish chase, Baton Rouge police said. On Tuesday, police were "on the interstate searching for drug traffickers," according to a news release from the department. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Interstate 12 east near Airline Highway, but the occupants fled in their vehicle.
Bluebonnet Boulevard between I-10, Picardy Avenue re-opened after hazardous materials incident
BATON ROUGE - Bluebonnet Boulevard in front of the Hyatt Place hotel re-opened after a hazardous materials incident, according to officials. Louisiana State Police Hazmat has been called in to take over the scene. No other information is available at this time.
'Career offender' sentenced for drug trafficking charges after agents buy dozens of grams of heroin
BATON ROUGE - A man was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for drug trafficking charges amid an investigation into drug trafficking circles around the parish. Officials called Timothy Franklin, 40, a "career offender" in a release sent out Friday morning announcing his sentencing. Franklin was convicted for four counts of distribution of heroin.
Baton Rouge police react to fallen officer in Lafayette
JEANERETTE - A Lafayette Police officer was killed Thursday in a stand-off. Three other officers were injured, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette served the Lafayette Police Department for 11 years. He was a member of the S.W.A.T. Negotiator team. Jolivette was shot and killed while attempting to serve several warrants. That’s when a barricaded suspect shot officers.
Baton Rouge rapper Boosie indicted in San Diego a week after previous, unrelated indictment was dropped
SAN DIEGO — Baton Rouge rapper Torence "Boosie" Hatch has been indicted on gun charges for a 2023 arrest in San Diego, court records show. Hatch, also known as "Boosie BadAzz and Lil Boosie," was arrested in June 2023 on a felon in possession of a firearm charge following a traffic stop. He was five miles away from the Phantom Lounge, where he was set to perform when police allegedly found two handguns in his car.
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