Crime

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest using a DNA match off shell casings in a shooting that left a man dead back in early May.

The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for the whereabouts of a man wanted on charges of domestic abuse battery, and other charges.

A man was arrested after he allegedly shot at a BRPD officer during a police chase on Tuesday, May 23.

Three people were taken to a hospital in “serious condition” after a shooting in Baton Rouge late Tuesday, May 23.

An argument between siblings in Ponchatoula leaves three injured, with one in critical condition, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Under the cover of pre-dawn darkness, the thieves loaded up approximately $300,000 worth of construction steel onto a flatbed trailer.

Authorities said Andrew Lee, 25, is charged with third-degree rape.

The LHSAA is taking action after a long-time official and local photographer from Boyce was arrested for 25 counts of pornography involving juveniles.

They are 24-year-old Nick Melancon, 25-year-old Jaquanna Monique Cage, and a 16-year-old who is unidentified because of his age.

According to police, Jacque Trainer, 25, is charged with two counts of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13.

The homeowner told Fox 8 his wife was home alone with their children when the incident happened.

Police said nine people have been shot in Baton Rouge since Saturday, May 20, and four of them are dead.

Nine people were injured, seven of which sustained gunshot wounds, when a shooting broke out at a graduation party in Thibodaux

The Baton Rouge Fire Department announced the arrest of an arson suspect who had allegedly been terrorizing a neighborhood while squatting at a home in the area.

The Denham Springs Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person injured on the evening of Sunday, May 21.

Two people are dead and one person was taken to the hospital after two separate shootings in Baton Rouge late Sunday night into Monday morning.

One person was taken to a hospital after a shooting in Baton Rouge on the morning of Monday, May 22.

Police said during the burglary, the individual armed themself with a dangerous weapon.

Another young mother was lost to gun violence, part of a quadruple shooting Saturday night that left two people dead in the Pines Village section of New Orleans East.

The Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives are investigating a shooting that left a man dead on Sunday, May 21.

The LSU Police Department responded to reports of shots being fired off campus late Thursday night.

A teen and juvenile could face charges in two parishes after the car they allegedly crashed in East Feliciana Parish reportedly turned out to be stolen from a used car lot in a neighboring parish.

She died due to multiple gunshot wounds while celebrating her 20th birthday.

Officials are investigating after someone was reportedly found dead early Friday morning, May 19.

Baton Rouge Police are investigating a break-in at their training academy on Airline Drive.

According to law enforcement, a man robbed the Magnolia Bridge Road Dollar General sometime in May.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman in connection with the tragic killing of a 12-year-old girl in Central.

Kaivon Washington was indicted for rape and another charge in the Madison Brooks case and was also officially charged in connection with a 2022 rape investigation.

Kaivon Washington, one of the suspects arrested for the alleged rape of LSU student Madison Brooks, has been indicted by a Livingston Parish grand jury for a separate alleged incident that took place in Walker.

Detectives obtained surveillance footage of two separate vehicles they have identified as vehicles of interest.