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Suspect killed after stabbing 2 BRPD officers identified

Submitted by WAFB_Web_Staff
Monday, April 8th, 2013, 6:02pm
Officers outside of Baton Rouge General - Mid-City, where injured officers were taken

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- Two Baton Rouge Police officers were stabbed in Mid-City Monday
afternoon while trying to break up an fight between two individuals.  

The officers
fatally shot one of the individuals involved after
he allegedly attacked the officers with a knife, police said. The
suspect has been identified as 37-year-old Bradford Louis Etheredge.

Both
officers were reported to be in good condition upon arrival at a local
hospital. Police said they would wait 24 hours to release the names of
the injured officers, as outlined in departmental policy. Sources say
one of the officers has been on the force for about ten years while the
other recently joined the force.  

Etheredge died at a hospital. 

One
of the officers was stabbed in the head and the other was stabbed in
the neck area. Both were alert and their injuries are not considered
life-threatening, police said. 

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Police searching for 2 men accused of raping woman

Submitted by WAFB_Web_Staff
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013, 3:32pm
Tyrone Lentrell Pope (Source: BRPD)

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- Police need the public's help in finding two men who are wanted for aggravated rape and armed robbery.

The crimes were committed just after midnight on March 23, 2013 in the 1700 block of Stilt Street, which is close to the BREC Anna T. Jordan Community Park off Scenic Hwy. in North Baton Rouge.

According to police, a man and a woman were confronted by a black male suspect armed with a gun. The suspect robbed both victims and raped the female. Shortly thereafter, a second suspect arrived and also raped the female victim while his accomplice held both victims at gunpoint.

Detectives have identified one of the suspects as 20-year-old Tyrone Lentrell Pope. The second suspect is not yet identified, but is described as a dark-complected black male in his early to mid 20s, between 5'8" and 5'9" tall, and weighs about 200 pounds.

If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Tyrone Lentrell Pope or the identity of his accomplice, you are urged to contact the Sex Crimes Division at 225-389-3853 or Crime  Stoppers at 225-344-STOP (7867).

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One dead, one injured after Baton Rouge shooting

Submitted by WAFB_Web_Staff
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, 1:17pm

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- Baton Rouge Police are investigating a shooting that happened just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening in the 3100 block of Wyandotte Street.

Two men were shot and were taken to the hospital. One of the victims died and the other has moderate injuries, according to Baton Rouge police. The deceased victim has been identified as Derrick Marioneaux, 34, of Baton Rouge.

According to police, detectives discovered that multiple suspects forced their way into the victim's home before shooting him.

This investigation is ongoing and the motive for this incident is unknown at this time.

Anyone with information relative to this shooting is urged to contact Violent Crime Unit at 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.

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LSU helps develop high-tech map for BRAVE program

Submitted by WAFB_Web_Staff
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012, 12:08pm

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- The BRAVE
project is getting a new tool in its fight against crime in the form of a
high-tech map.

The folks
at LSU are helping develop it.

It's a
Google Maps or Facebook of sorts to help fight crime.

About half
a dozen experts are partnering up with area law enforcement, spending the next
several months compiling an enormous amount of crime data and stats.

They'll
create a crime map of the Capital City.

Law enforcement
will be able to see trends in crime: where troubled areas are, what types of
crime and who is committing crime.

That way, officers
can better apply their efforts.

Researchers
are following the examples of other cities with similar programs, where they
saw a 30 percent reduction in crime.

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2012 WAFB. All rights
reserved.

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Man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend

Submitted by WAFB_Web_Staff
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012, 5:04am
Adam Sterling

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- Police arrested a man they believe shot and killed his pregnant girlfriend Tuesday.

The Baton Rouge Police Department said Adam Sterling, 33, was taken into custody after Shylah Hicks, 21, was shot multiple times in the chest.

She and her unborn child died at the hospital.

Sterling spoke to cameras as he was led to a police car to take him to jail.

"I love my baby momma," he said. "I ain't never did nothing to hurt her or nothing."

The shooting happened in the 1700 block of Madison Avenue in Baton Rouge around noon.

Family friends on the scene said Hicks was five months pregnant.

According to police, the shooting is believed to have stemmed from a domestic issue with a boyfriend. There was a domestic call to that very address Monday.

"I've been her 40 years sir and basically, I feel it's safe until this happens, then it's unsafe," said Linda Rogers, who lives in the neighborhood. "One angry person can be in any neighborhood. Now, why this neighborhood is so angry? I'll never know."

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17 arrests made during EBR sobriety checkpoint

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Monday, August 6th, 2012, 3:46pm
17 arrests made during EBR sobriety checkpoint

The Baton Rouge Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint Saturday, Aug. 4 in the 5700 block of S. Sherwood Forrest.  A total of 326 vehicles were screened. 

There were 11 drivers arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. Officers also issued 23 traffic citations, 5 arrested for open container in vehicle, and 1 arrest for possession of schedule IV drugs.

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Car thieves hit neighborhood in City of Central

Submitted by WAFB_Web_Staff
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012, 5:36pm

CENTRAL, LA (WAFB)- Neighbors in one City of Central subdivision are looking for a couple of car criminals. The search has lead them to take steps to better secure their property. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says that starts with some simple advice.

Comite Hills is a lot like other neighborhoods: big, beautiful homes, quiet, safe and secure enough that some car doors end up left unlocked.

Phyllis Sullivan says she never expected to need a security system at her home, but Tuesday a sign reading 'All-Activities Video Recorded' went up in her front yard; so did three cameras.

"The deputy came out and he said that other people in the neighborhood had been calling. There was a rash of burglaries," said Sullivan.

She says Friday, July 13, she woke to find someone had been in her daughter's friends car that was parked in her driveway.

"She went to go get in her vehicle, the doors were opened. Everything in there ransacked," she said.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says a total of six cars were burglarized in a two night period, from July 12 and July 13.

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