Police & Fire Briefs for Feb.16 th
Police & Fire Briefs for Feb. 16, 2009
Overloaded cord sparks fire at home
An overloaded power strip in a home office started a fire 2636 77th Ave. Saturday evening, firefighters said.
Firefighters received the call around 5:43 p.m., Fire Department spokesman Barry Mounce said in a news release.
The home’s three occupants were inside when the fire started but were able to escape unharmed, Mounce said.
The fire gutted the office and spread into the hallway, where firefighters contained it, Mounce said.
The home sustained an estimated $80,000 in damage, Mounce said.
Authorities arrest one DWI suspect
Authorities arrested at least one person suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked the person into Parish Prison between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, booking records show.
--Kewain Shermaine Spurlock, 33, 3193 Wyandotte St., second-offense DWI, aggravated battery, simple kidnapping, unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle and driver’s license suspended/revoked.
Police seek suspects in three shootings
Baton Rouge police are still looking for suspects in three unrelated shootings over the weekend.
On Saturday, police investigated a shooting in the 2300 block of Kentucky Street that occurred around 3:20 a.m., police spokesman Capt. Carl Kelley said in a news release. The shooting left a 20-year-old man dead, he said.
Police spokesman Lt. Charles Armstrong identified the victim as Isaiah B. Thomas, 2339 Kentucky Street.
The other shootings occurred Friday around 6:30 p.m. at 754 E. McKinley St., police said.
Overloaded cord sparks fire at home
An overloaded power strip in a home office started a fire 2636 77th Ave. Saturday evening, firefighters said.
Firefighters received the call around 5:43 p.m., Fire Department spokesman Barry Mounce said in a news release.
The home’s three occupants were inside when the fire started but were able to escape unharmed, Mounce said.
The fire gutted the office and spread into the hallway, where firefighters contained it, Mounce said.
The home sustained an estimated $80,000 in damage, Mounce said.
Authorities arrest one DWI suspect
Authorities arrested at least one person suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked the person into Parish Prison between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, booking records show.
--Kewain Shermaine Spurlock, 33, 3193 Wyandotte St., second-offense DWI, aggravated battery, simple kidnapping, unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle and driver’s license suspended/revoked.
Police seek suspects in three shootings
Baton Rouge police are still looking for suspects in three unrelated shootings over the weekend.
On Saturday, police investigated a shooting in the 2300 block of Kentucky Street that occurred around 3:20 a.m., police spokesman Capt. Carl Kelley said in a news release. The shooting left a 20-year-old man dead, he said.
Police spokesman Lt. Charles Armstrong identified the victim as Isaiah B. Thomas, 2339 Kentucky Street.
The other shootings occurred Friday around 6:30 p.m. at 754 E. McKinley St., police said.
Two unidentified men were found shot inside the house, Kelley said.