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• Man hangs himself while in custody at State Police facility in Baton Rouge

  10-08-2023 19:22
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man being questioned in a violent crime investigation is dead after he managed to hang himself at a building adjacent to Louisiana State Police headquarters on Thursday.Sources tell the WBRZ Investigative Unit that the individual, a 25-year-old man, was in custody relative to a BRPD investigation.He managed to hang himself using shoelaces while being housed at the Violent Crimes Unit, a section of the LSP compound used by different law enforcement agencies to process potentially
  
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• Deputies seize over 3 pounds of fentanyl, multiple weapons in drug bust

  10-08-2023 19:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office announced they arrested multiple people involved in a drug trafficking organization after executing eight search warrants and seizing over three pounds of suspected fentanyl and multiple handguns.Police arrested Cedrick Kelly Sr., 42, for allegedly leading the drug trafficking organization, and also charged him with three counts of distribution of fentanyl alongside resisting an officer. They also seized 3.7 pounds of suspected fentanyl, 50 do
  
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• Baton Rouge police seizes over 3 pounds of fentanyl, multiple weapons in drug bust

  10-08-2023 19:15
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office announced they arrested multiple people involved in a drug trafficking organization after executing eight search warrants and seizing over three pounds of suspected fentanyl and multiple handguns.Police arrested Cedrick Kelly Sr., 42, for allegedly leading the drug trafficking organization, and also charged him with three counts of distribution of fentanyl alongside resisting an officer. They also seized 3.7 pounds of suspected fentanyl, 50 do
  
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• Local races take shape as candidate filing period closes

  10-08-2023 19:00
  
  BATON ROUGE - The filing period for the October 2023 election in Louisiana has closed, providing clarity on the races that will -- and won't -- be taking place this fall.In the Capital Area, many high profile officials drew opponents. Races of particular note include:EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH - SHERIFFSid Gautreaux (incumbent) - RReginald Desselles - DMark Eric Milligan - DJeffry LaMonte Sanford - No PartyLIVINGSTON PARISH - PRESIDENTJeff Ard - RRandy Delatte - RLIVINGSTON PARISH - SHERIFFJason A
  
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• Police investigating homicide off Old Hammond Highway

  10-08-2023 17:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a death just off Old Hammond Highway Thursday evening. The Baton Rouge Police Department first responded to the scene on Carter Street, just east of Towne Center, shortly before 5 p.m.. Details were limited, but police said the death is being investigated as a homicide. This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police investigating death off Old Hammond Highway

  10-08-2023 17:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a death just off Old Hammond Highway Thursday evening. The Baton Rouge Police Department first responded to the scene on Carter Avenue, just east of Towne Center, shortly before 5 p.m. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday and police have described the case as a "death investigation." It was initially reported to be a homicide.This is a developing story. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Police found house ransacked, cars missing while investigating homeowner's death Thursday

  10-08-2023 17:58
  
  BATON ROUGE - Police found a man's house pilfered and his vehicles missing while investigating his death late Thursday afternoon, but investigators are still unsure how he died. The Baton Rouge Police Department first arrived at the home on Carter Avenue, just off Old Hammond Highway, before 5 p.m. Thursday. Inside they found the homeowner, 43-year-old James Greer, dead and noticed that his belongings had been rummaged through.Crime scene tape was left behind at the front door of the h
  
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• 7-year-old hit by bus expected to fully recover; family upset with bus driver

  10-08-2023 17:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - 7-year-old Prince James had surgery on his hand Thursday evening after he was hit by a school bus while riding his bike on Wednesday. "Nobody can explain how I felt when I saw my brother on the ground," Janiya James, his 16-year-old sister said.Janiya was outside at the time. Their younger sister yelled for Prince to get out of the road because of the oncoming bus, and as he was crossing Sherwood Street, he was hit."As soon as I turned around and touched the door knob, it
  
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• Man arrested in his wife's cold case killing dies on the 10th anniversary of her death

  10-08-2023 16:10
  
  ADDIS - For nine years, Eddie Rinaudo managed to get away with murder.One decade ago, the WBRZ Investigative Unit profiled the story of Sandy Rinaudo and her murder on Aug. 9, 2013. Despite a coroner noting that her death was a homicide, the Addis Police Department refused to investigate it as one.Fast-forward nine years, and new detectives took a look at the case, leading to Eddie Rinaudo's arrest for second-degree murder in 2022. He was held on a $1 million bond and jailed one year ago.On Wed
  
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• Home invasion suspect shot by homeowner in Hammond

  10-08-2023 16:03
  
  HAMMOND - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a man after he forced his entry into a residence, where he was shot by the homeowner Wednesday morning.According to police, Samael Raynaldo Molonado-Lael, 23, forced his way into the window of a mobile home at the La Casa Mobile Home Park on Old Baton Rouge Highway. He assaulted a guest in the residence and threatened to kill the victim and her family, which led the homeowner to shoot Molonado-Lael in the leg.Molonado-Lael removed all hi
  
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• At least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escape

  10-08-2023 13:53
  
  WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years.Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, the fire started Tuesday and took the island by surprise, racing through parched growth and neighborhoods in the historic
  
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• Accused drug dealer arrested in Ascension, faces murder charge after fatal overdose in St. Gabriel

  10-08-2023 13:08
  
  ST. GABRIEL - A suspected drug dealer was arrested in Ascension Parish after police determined he sold narcotics to a woman just hours before she died in Iberville Parish.The St. Gabriel Police Department said officers first investigated the death on June 4, after the victim — who was not initially named by police — was found unresponsive at a home on Lucy Lane. Detectives later determined that Beau Jon Babin, 29, of St. Amant had sold the victim illegal drugs just hours ear
  
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• Livingston Parish Council votes to override Parish President's decision to fire attorney that represents them

  10-08-2023 12:32
  
  LIVINGSTON PARISH - Residents and council members are concerned over the Parish President's decision to veto a moratorium approved by the council last week. "The parish is at a crossroads, and it's time for real leadership," Resident and District 6 Candidate John Mangus said.Along with the veto, Ricks faced criticism for firing attorney Steve Irving, who the council hired to be an advisor for legal matters involving planning and zoning. The termination letter sent by Ricks says Irving
  
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• 74-year-old man killed in Tangipahoa Parish crash Wednesday night

  10-08-2023 09:58
  
  PONCHATOULA - State police said a man was killed in a crash on I-55 in Tangipahoa Parish Wednesday night. According to Louisiana State troopers, Robert Kimble, 74, was driving on I-55 shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday when he struck a guardrail. Kimble was unrestrained at the time of the crash and sustained severe injuries. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Homeowner and dog safe after early-morning fire off Wooddale Boulevard

  10-08-2023 06:38
  
  BATON ROUGE - A homeowner and their dog are unharmed after an early-morning fire Thursday. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said it was called to a home on Princewood Court off Wooddale Boulevard around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. Crews found the homeowner standing outside as smoke came from the back of the house. The BRFD said the fire was contained in the back room of the house and part of the attic. No injuries were reported and the fire was under control by 5 a.m.. The cau
  
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• Three killed in fiery crash while fleeing WBR deputies; suspects were armed, wearing body armor

  10-08-2023 05:06
  
  FORDOCHE - A group of suspected criminals crashed a stolen car into a tree while fleeing deputies in West Baton Rouge early Thursday morning, leaving three of those suspects dead. The chase started shortly before 4 a.m. after deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle while patrolling LA 415, an area plagued by break-ins and car thefts, according to the sheriff's office.After confirming the car had been reported stolen out of Alexandria a day earlier, deputies tried to perform a traffic sto
  
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• Officials report 3 fatalities in early-morning Pointe Coupee crash

  10-08-2023 05:06
  
  FORDOCHE - Three people died in an early-morning crash after a vehicle hit a tree in Pointe Coupee Parish, state police say. The crash was reported on TotalTraffic, which said a car hit a tree shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday. The crash left three people dead, according to LSP. One person was also taken to a hospital. Both the northbound and southbound lanes of LA-77 in Fordoche at Smith Acres Lane are blocked.WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information.&nbs
  
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