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• Police: Man massages teen's back at airport, hands him money

  30-12-2017 19:39
  NEWARK, N.J.- A Washington man who allegedly massaged a teenage boy's back without his permission at a New Jersey airport and handed him a note with money inside is facing child endangerment charges.Port Authority police say Sherwin Shayegan touched the 14-year-old at a luggage carousel in Newark Liberty International Airport around 3:10 p.m. Friday and gave him a note that stated, "This is money for letting me give you a massage. Thank you."Authorities say the note also included "alarming cont
  
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• Local residents prepping homes for upcoming string of cold weather

  30-12-2017 19:33
  BATON ROUGE- Residents are stocking up on supplies to prepare for this upcoming week's major drop in temperature.WBRZ spoke to John Stables, a homeowner who plans on protecting his water pipes."After 40 years, that thing has never froze, and I intend to keep it that way," Stables said. He plans on wrapping up the pipes so they don't burst if the temperature drops below freezing.Goodwood Hardware and Outdoors was busier than normal today, with a steady flow of shoppers coming i
  
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• Donations being delivered to The Salvation Army as 2018 approaches

  30-12-2017 18:29
  BATON ROUGE - 2018 may be right around the corner, but some area residents are still dropping off last-minute donations to The Salvation Army."Just a steady stream of people," Director of Operations, Miriam Overton said. "Coming in and bringing us items for the family stores." Families spent Saturday donating items to The Salvation Army warehouse on Airline Highway."We donated some tools, some clothes and some nice books to read," Wendy Overton said.It has been a busy
  
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• BRPD, Broome issue statement on recent violence; plans to increase patrols underway

  30-12-2017 16:04
  BATON ROUGE- The Baton Rouge Police Department and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome have each issued statements regarding recent violence in the city.The statement from BRPD reads:"Due to the increased violence that occurred last night, the Baton Rouge Police Department will be increasing patrols throughout the city, focusing on the areas where these crimes are occurring.We want the community to know that officers will continue to provide a high visibility and constructive contact while pat
  
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• WATCH: Squirrel lunges at officers responding to critter-burglary call

  30-12-2017 15:34
  BROCKPORT, N.Y.- Body cam footage shows a squirrel lunging at police officers while they were responding to a call regarding the furry-burglar.On Dec. 29, officers from the Brockport Police Department responded to a call about a squirrel that had broken into a home, and apparently had helped himself to some cookies in the kitchen.Brockport PD posted the hilarious video on their Facebook page. Body cam footage shows the squirrel offering a warm welcome by lunging straight towar
  
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• Update: Man arrested after fatal hit-and-run crash on Louisiana highway

  30-12-2017 14:47
  LAFOURCHE PARISH- A man arrested Saturday has been accused of fatally hitting a bicyclist then fleeing the scene.Louisiana State Police say the crash happened before dawn Saturday on a highway near Des Allemands, about 30 miles southwest of New Orleans.Police say 60-year-old Michael Atkinson of Allemands was traveling east on the shoulder of U.S. 90, close to the right edge of the road when his bicycle was hit from behind by a driver who had drifted onto the shoulder. Atkinson was pron
  
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• Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash on Louisiana highway

  30-12-2017 14:47
  NEW ORLEANS- Authorities say they're searching for the car suspected of killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run collision.Louisiana State Police say the crash happened before dawn Saturday on a highway near Des Allemands, about 30 miles
  southwest of New Orleans.Killed was 60-year-old Michael Atkinson of Des Allemands.Police say Atkinson was traveling east on the shoulder of U.S. 90, close to the right edge of the road when his bicycle was hit from behind by a driver who had drifted onto the should
  
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• Teen injured in reported shooting on Lake Calais; fifth shooting in 24 hour span

  30-12-2017 13:27
  BATON ROUGE - A person was injured and loaded into an ambulance after what was reported as a shooting, sources told WBRZ.Baton Rouge Police Department officials said the shooting occurred around 1 p.m. in the 1400 block of Lake Calais Court, near Southpointe Drive.Reporters on scene witnessed first responders load a male victim into the back of an ambulance. Sources tell WBRZ the victim was reportedly shot in the back. Reporters noted that he was sitting up when being treated by parame
  
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• Victims identified in fatal double shooting at daiquiri bar

  30-12-2017 11:02
  BATON ROUGE - Two people were fatally shot at a daiquiri bar on Plank Road overnight, sources tell WBRZ.The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the 6200 block of Plank Road near Airline Highway.Larry Williams, 22, and Kenneth Franklin, Jr., 25, were taken to the hospital in critical condition where they later succumbed to their injuries. Police said Franklin and Williams were involved in a physical altercation with at least one more person inside the End Zone Daiquiri and B
  
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