Police and Fire Briefs for Dec. 4, 2012

Photo provided by the Baton Rouge Police -- Baton Rouge police are searching for a man, above, who robbed the Piggly Wiggly at 9702 Greenwell Springs Road on Monday.

Suspect in robbery
of grocery sought

Police detectives are searching for the man who robbed the Greenwell Springs Road Piggly Wiggly at gunpoint Monday morning, police said.

The man left the store, at 9702 Greenwell Springs Road, driving what appeared to be a 1980s model blue Chevrolet pickup, Police Department spokesman Lt. Don Kelly said in a news release.

The suspect is described as a black man, 5 feet, 9 inches to 6 feet tall, about 170 to 180 pounds and 35 to 40 years old, Kelly said.

Anyone with any information on the robbery can contact the Police Department at [phone] or call Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.

Seven teens booked
with armed robbery

Sheriff’s deputies arrested seven teenagers Sunday accused in the beating and robbery of two children on Rush Avenue in Gardere, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said.

The victims, a 10-year-old and a 13-year-old, told deputies they were attacked by seven boys and one girl around 2:15 p.m. at 8501 Rush Ave., Casey Rayborn Hicks said.

Some of the boys struck the 10-year-old and held him down while another one went through his pockets, stealing his money and cellphone, Hicks said.

The girl pulled out a knife and threatened both victims, Hicks said.

The 13-year-old fought several of the attackers but couldn’t stop them, Hicks said.

The attackers ran away after the robbery, Hicks said.

Deputies later found six boys and one girl while patrolling the area and took them into custody, Hicks said.

The teens, all of whom are either 14 or 15 years old, were booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on counts of armed robbery.

1 booked with DWI
in EBR Parish Prison

Authorities arrested at least one person suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked her into Parish Prison between 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 2:30 p.m. Monday, booking records show.

Dorothy Patterson, 29, 408 E. Cherokee St., Brookhaven, was booked into Parish Prison on one count each of first-offense DWI and reckless operation of a vehicle.

Compiled from staff reports. To talk to a crime reporter at The Advocate, call [phone].

Comments

1) Comment by tradewinns - 04/12/2012

they sound as if they are on the road to a life behind bars with brief periods out distressing law abiding citizens. is it possible that, instead of treating them as guest of the state in a juvenile center, they were introduced to true hard physical labor 14 hours a day 365 days a year for whatever sentence they receive (if any-whole nuther story), they possibly could decide to try another path? we know for a fact the current path in juvenile and adult criminal "punishment/rehabilitation" system isn't working. as long as crime is perceived to be more profitable than the punishment is feared, crime will prosper.

2) Comment by foldgers - 04/12/2012

Well, starting their lives off on a good note. Bets on these kids ever becoming an actual productive member of society? Or just in prison on and off until they are killed?

3) Comment by tradewinns - 04/12/2012

14, 15 y.o.'s know right from wrong. pulling the knife takes it to armed robbery. treat them accordingly. also find the parents of these kids and where appropriate arrest them for child endangerment, child neglect, whatever fits the bill and put their bottoms in jail for the max. perhaps a few examples may save a bunch of kids not yet gone bad, like these kids.