Posted on 02 February 2010. Tags: abandoned, casino, child, find, harrahs, outside, police, state
On January 31, 2010, Troopers assigned to the Gaming Unit at Harrah’s Casino saw a young boy sitting unattended outside of the Canal Street entrance. The Troopers asked the child if any adults were with him and he told the Troopers that his mother left him outside while she entered Harrah’s to gamble. Troopers determined [...]
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Posted on 02 February 2010. Tags: baton, impersonators, police, rouge
Baton Rouge Police Detectives are investigating an incident that occurred the night of January 24, 2010 around 12:30am. Two suspects in a royal blue Chevrolet extended cab pick up truck were impersonating as police officers at 2321 Sherwood Forest, Exxon Service Station. The suspects exited the truck and approached the victim while he was sitting in his vehicle at a gas pump. The suspects identified themselves [...]
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Posted on 15 January 2010. Tags: armed, baton, bowie, liquor, news, police, robbery, rouge
Baton Rouge Police Detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery of Bowie’s Liquor store at 9148 Scotland Ave in Baton Rouge on January 14th at approximately 11:00am. According to Police, the suspect entered the store with a handgun and demanded money. The store clerk on duty at the time, fled the scene without handing over [...]
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Posted on 14 January 2010. Tags: arrangements, dalton, duane, funeral, louisiana, police, state
Funeral arrangements for Louisiana State Trooper Duane Dalton, who was recently killed in an automobile accident, are as follows: The visitation is at Johnson Funeral Home, 4321 Lake St., Lake Charles, LA from 11:00 am until 10:00 pm on Friday January 15, 2010. The procession will be moved to Trinity Baptist Church, 1800 Country Club [...]
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Posted on 11 January 2010. Tags: bank, Fraud, hammond, hatley, keith, louisiana, police, state
Hammond- On January 7, 2010, Louisiana State Police Region I Detectives were conducting surveillance near a Hancock bank in Hammond in relation to a fugitive investigation. While doing so, investigators observed a white male suspect being dropped off in a parking lot of a closed business. The suspect crossed the parking lot on foot and [...]
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Posted on 08 January 2010. Tags: baton, louisiana, police, rouge, shooting, state
A two-month manhunt for a wanted felon ended today when Louisiana State Troopers working in the Baton Rouge Criminal Investigative Division attempted to serve a warrant for the arrest of Ervin R. Marshall II (B/M, age 22) at the Dali Apartment Complex in Baton Rouge. The warrant stems from a November 7 incident in which [...]
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Posted on 07 January 2010. Tags: bait, baton, burglar, car, police, rouge
Detectives are attempting to identify the suspect in the attached video. He is accused on December 12, 2009 at about 1:20am of smashing a window and breaking into a bait car parked in the 2500 block of Osceola. He was able to exit the vehicle and escape before officers arrived. Anyone recognizing this suspect is [...]
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Posted on 06 January 2010. Tags: louisiana, police, safety, state, traffic, Weather, winter
Weather forecasts for the latter part of this week predict rain and freezing temperatures for Southeast Louisiana. Unfortunately, the wet precipitation on the roadways has the potential of freezing on the roadways to create “black ice,” a thin, nearly invisible coating of ice that forms on paved surfaces. This type of weather pattern can be [...]
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Posted on 06 January 2010. Tags: anthony, chief, civil, federal, independence, maurer, police, rights, violation
ANTHONY P. MAURER, age 60, a resident of Independence, Louisiana, was charged in a one-count bill of information for deprivation of rights under color of law, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. According to the bill of information, MAURER caused his election officials to deprive qualified voters in Tangipahoa Parish to have their votes tabulated and [...]
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Posted on 05 January 2010. Tags: baton, brown, lashaunda, missing, police, rouge
Baton Rouge Police are attempting to locate a missing teenager. LASHAUNDA BROWN, 19, 3336 ALLIQUIPA, was reported missing today but has not actually been seen since the night of December 31, 2009. Brown is 5’9″, 154 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. It is not known what clothing she was wearing when she left [...]
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Posted on 26 December 2009. Tags: crashes, deadly, holiday, louisiana, police, start, state
State Troopers have been busy over the past two days throughout the state with crashes causing deaths and serious injuries. The common denominator in these crashes has been impaired drivers, lack of seat belt use, or a combination of the two. Troop A investigated a single vehicle crash this morning shortly after 5:00 am in [...]
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Posted on 21 December 2009. Tags: driving, holidays, louisiana, police, safe, state, tips
The Christmas and New Year holiday season brings families together across the state and across the country. It is a heavy traveled time of the year, and our highways are much more congested. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports, 3,074 people were killed in crashes across America during December of 2008. Out [...]
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