Police and fire briefs for Oct. 11, 2012
Police seek suspect
in theft of iPhone
Police are trying to identify a man seen stealing an iPhone on Aug. 31 from a pawn shop on Airline Highway.
The man was seen on surveillance footage stealing the iPhone from a display case at Cash America Pawn, 6074 Airline Highway, at 4:25 p.m., Lt. Don Kelly said in a news release issued Wednesday.
The man was seen wearing a light blue, button down, short sleeve shirt and jean shorts.
Anyone with information on the man’s identity is asked to contact police at (225) 389-3824 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.
Car strikes student, LSU police report
LSU police are investigating an accident in which a vehicle struck pedestrian about 5:37 p.m. Wednesday.
Capt. Cory Lalonde said a 25-year-old student was crossing Nicholson Drive, walking toward the old Alex Box Stadium, when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old student who was turning from North Stadium Road on to Nicholson Drive. He would not say whether the driver was cited.
The pedestrian was transported to Baton Rouge General Hospital with a non-life-threatening head injury, Lalonde said, possibly from where her head hit the pavement.
Lalonde said the pedestrian did have the walk sign in the crosswalk, and alcohol is not considered a factor at this time.
Police would not confirm the identity of the student who was struck, but The Daily Reveille identified her as Jinjuta Jirawatjunya, a master’s degree student from Thailand.
Authorities book 2 on suspicion of DWI
Authorities arrested at least two people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, records show.
Those booked and the counts against them:
- Brittany Boyke, 24, 1741 Brightside Drive, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and turns not allowed.
- Kiersten Newman, 20, 4000 Lake Beau Pre Drive, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and improper lane usage.
Compiled from staff reports. To talk to a crime reporter at The Advocate, call (225) 388-0369.