Baton Rouge
CRIME & SAFETY
Arrest made after Baton Rouge police chase ends in multi-car crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Baton Rouge police chase Wednesday night ended in a multi-vehicle crash that injured at least two people. Baton Rouge Police said around 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 city police were involved in a chase that started near I-10 eastbound at Acadian Thruway and ended near I-10 east at Highland Road.
BRPD looking for man who broke into 26 storage units Saturday, outran officers
BATON ROUGE - Police officers are searching for a man who got away after breaking into 26 storage units early Saturday morning. An arrest warrant says 30-year-old Nathaniel Henry picked up an accomplice at an OYO hotel sometime before 4 a.m. on May 11. Henry allegedly told his collaborator that he "knew where to break into some storage units for an easy lick," paperwork said.
6 Baton Rouge men indicted in 'Bleedas' gang conspiracy arraigned in court
Six accused “Bleedas” gang members stood clustered inside a Baton Rouge courtroom Tuesday, some of them wearing bright orange jail scrubs while others sported striped black-and-white East Baton Rouge prison uniforms. A grand jury indicted the six men on an assortment of drug, theft and weapons charges last...
Police charge second juvenile after one killed in Baton Rouge shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A second juvenile was apprehended in connection with a fatal shooting on Clayton Street Monday, May 6. The juvenile was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 14 by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for the second juvenile on a...
22 people displaced after fire at Baton Rouge apartment complex
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Twenty-two people were displaced after an apartment fire in Baton Rouge. The St. George Fire Department responded to a two-story apartment complex with heavy smoke in the 8300 block of Ned Avenue around 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. Firefighters learned that all the occupants...
Wings, pizza reportedly stolen in Door Dash stickup
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A delivery driver with Door Dash fell victim to a robbery while making a delivery Monday, Baton Rouge police said. Police said the stickup happened while the driver was dropping off an order in the 2000 block of North Boulevard on Monday, May 13. Chicken...
Baton Rouge Surgeon Among Three Fatalities in Williamson County Plane Crash
Tragedy struck Williamson County on Wednesday as a small plane plummeted from the sky, leaving three individuals dead in its wake. The Beechcraft V35, a single-engine aircraft, went down around noon near the intersection of Bending Chestnut Road and Davis Hollow Road, south of Interstate 840. Investigators sift through the wreckage and a spread debris field, which stretches over half a mile. The Federal Aviation Association identified the plane and noted that it had embarked from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, bound for Louisville, Kentucky, as reported by WKRN.
CRIME STOPPERS: Robbery at Circle K on Nicholson Drive under investigation
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are working to identify a man accused of robbery. Police said on Saturday, May 4, an unidentified individual entered Circle K in the 1600 block of Nicholson Drive just after 8 p.m. and reportedly “demanded money from the clerk.”
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