Baton Rouge Police Charge 33-Year-Old With 4th Offense DWI Friday
The Baton Rouge Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling 82mph in a 60mph zone Friday night around Dalrymple on Interstate 10 west bound. The vehicle was being driven by Derek Penalber,...
View ArticleBRPD Investigating Fatal Shooting on Fairchild Street
The Baton Rouge Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred around 4:30pm Saturday in the 1500 block of Fairchild St. Investigators say that the victim, 23-year-old Ryan Armwood, was...
View ArticleMary Landrieu’s Son Charged With Cruelty to his 2-Year-Old Son
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Department arrested Frank Connor Snellings, 23, of Baton Rouge after an investigation into the criminal mistreatment of his son. According to an affidavit of...
View ArticleCouple Booked After Infant Found Home Alone Amid Drug Paraphernalia, Rotting...
The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested Jasmine Rose, 24, and Hollis Banks, 25 after their 1-year-old child was found home alone in a dirty diaper amid dog feces and drug paraphernalia. According to...
View ArticleBabysitter Arrested After Leaving 4 Children Home Alone to go to Popeyes
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has charged Rionna Bracken, 20, Baton Rouge with 4 counts of Child Desertion after an investigation Tuesday. According to a report, deputies received a 911 hang up...
View ArticleWoman Injects Heroin While Driving on I-110 and Crashes With Child in Vehicle
On June 8th, 2015, Baton Rouge Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on I-110 around 1:00pm. Upon arrival investigators located the driver of the vehicle, Brandi Roussel, 27, who was...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting on Scenic Highway
The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that took place at 6944 Scenic Hwy. early Tuesday. Cpl. L’Jean Mckneely Jr. stated in a press release that officers located the body...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Fatal Shooting on North 31st Street
Baton Rouge Police are investigating a shooting that took place on Tuesday night at 809 North 31st St. The victim in that incident, Corey Jermaine Boyd, 34, 809 North 31st St., died Thursday from his...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Police Investigating Shooting on Wooddale Court
The Baton Rouge Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that took place around 7PM Friday night in the 1600 block of Wooddale Court. Cpl. Don Coppola, a spokesman for the BRPD, said...
View ArticleTwo BRPD Officers in Stable Condition After Being Shot; Suspect Critical
Two Baton Rouge Police Officers are listed in stable condition this morning at an area hospital after both were shot just before 6AM. A Police Spokesman tells us that one of the officers responded to a...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Police Investigating Fatal Shooting on Pawtucket St.
Baton Rouge Police Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred at 4021 Pawtucket St. Tuesday. Officers located the body of Selena Hansel, 41, inside the home at that address. She died...
View ArticleDenham Springs Police Chief Scott Jones Placed on Administrative Leave
Denham Springs Police Chief Scott Jones has been placed on administrative leave along with Captain Steve Kistler in the midst of an internal investigation. The investigation is regarding how the...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Police Make Arrest in N. 31st Street Fatal Shooting
Baton Rouge Police have arrested a suspect who is connected to a recent fatal shooting on North 31st Street. Police say Marcus Miller, 21, of New Orleans, was taken into custody Wednesday. He is...
View ArticleEBRSO Investigating Homicide Inside Parish Prison
East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Detectives responded to EBR Parish Prison yesterday evening to investigate an inmate strangling his cell mate. Deputies found Tyrin Colbert, 17, unresponsive in his cell at...
View Article16-Year-Old Declared Brain Dead After Being Shot Accidentally Thursday
Baton Rouge Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy after he accidentally shot his niece, Darneisha Williams, Thursday afternoon. The shooting occurred at 3811 Bradley Street around 5:00pm. Williams,...
View Article17-Year-Old Accidentally Shot and Killed Last Night
Baton Rouge Police are investigating the 2nd accidental shooting this week. This incident claimed the life of Gerald Levi, 17 of 2249 Missouri St. The incident occurred around 9:32pm last night at 2138...
View ArticleDarneisha Williams, 16, Dies After Being Accidentally Shot Thursday
Baton Rouge Police have reported that Darneisha Williams, 16, died today after being shot Thursday afternoon. Williams was a student at Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge. The shooting occurred at...
View ArticleGlen Oaks High Student Arrested for Assaulting Teacher
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office arrested 18-year-old Renetta N. Thomas, a student at Glen Oaks High School, after Thomas reportedly assaulted a teacher on campus February 18th. According to a...
View ArticleEast Baton Rouge and Surrounding Parish School Closures Tuesday February 23rd
With severe weather approaching the South Louisiana area Tuesday, several area schools have chosen to close for the entire day. Here is the latest list from wafb.com. Ascension Parish Ascension Public...
View ArticleEBR Sheriff Deputies Involved in Fatal Shooting Tuesday Night
East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputies were called to investigate a domestic disturbance in the Gardere area last evening around 8:30pm. The victim in the case said that a man had broken into her home and...
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