Five students arrested in parking lot for possesion of marijuana
Five University students were arrested March 14 at about 1 a.m. for possession of marijuana.
The students include Daniel Montenegro, 18, of 37302 Commerce Lane in Prairieville; Christopher White, 18, of 22 Hudson Ave. in Green Island, N.Y.; Marcio Cunha, 19, of 536 Acadian Hall; Daniel Mahony, 19, of 4000 Lake Beau Pre Blvd. in Baton Rouge; and Tynan DeMoss, 19, of 4821 Carousel Court in Anchorage, Alaska.
An LSU Police Department officer saw a truck parked near construction equipment in the Vet School parking lot near Skip Bertman Drive and River Road, said Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSUPD spokesperson.
An officer found the five students inside.
Tabor said the officer saw smoke and smelled marijuana when the driver rolled down the window.
A search of the vehicle yielded a plastic bag containing 1.1 grams of marijuana and a blunt weighing 1.2 grams, Tabor said.
All five suspects were given misdemeanor summonses and released.
Man arrested in connection to thefts of copper tubing
Christopher Powell, a 20-year-old unaffiliated with the University, was arrested March 13 in connection with a string of on-campus copper theft incidents.
LSUPD responded to a call at approximately 10:54 p.m. from an employee at the 459 Commons who saw a suspicious person near the vacant West Laville residence hall, Tabor said.
The officers entered the building and found Powell, who was attempting to flee to his vehicle with remnants of copper tubing that had been removed from the walls and a saw, Tabor said.
Powell gave a full confession when questioned and admitted to his and another male’s participation in the copper thefts, Tabor said.
He was charged with seven counts of simple burglary, five counts of criminal damage to property and one count of resisting an officer.
He was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Suspect identified in Tiger Card theft, investigating ongoing
LSUPD sent out a broadcast e-mail Tuesday asking the University community for help identifying a man who used a stolen Tiger Card at the UREC Student Recreation Complex and other local retailers.
Tabor said LSUPD received a call from a person who said he or she could identify the suspect based on the picture included in the e-mail, but the investigation is ongoing. No arrest has yet been made.
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Crime Briefs - March 17, 2010
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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