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Patrol
Louisiana Deputy Marshal Shot and Killed Serving Warrant
The deputy marshal was assisting the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office in serving a warrant at a residence when the shooting occurred.
August 1, 2023
Command
Baton Rouge Chief Announces Resignation
Murphy Paul will remain in his role as Chief of Police until Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome appoints a new chief by November 2023.
July 12, 2023
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul has announced his resignation.
Point of Law
Federal Court Rules Officer Injured in Protest can Sue Activist
The July 2016 protest took place outside the Baton Rouge Police Department in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling. The plaintiff officer was injured during the demonstration when he was struck by a rock or a similar object.
June 27, 2023
Special Units
Louisiana K-9 Dies of Heat Injury While Chasing Suspect
Police said Harrie, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois relentlessly tracked the suspects and suffered from the heat-related injury during the pursuit.
June 26, 2023
Shreveport Police Sergeant Jeff Hammer and his partner K-9 Harrie tracked a suspect in intense heat Saturday and Harrie died from a heat-related injury.
Patrol
Louisiana Corporal Dies Weeks After Being Shot Responding to Mall Disturbance
Kelly had been hospitalized in Baton Rouge since May 11, when he was shot while responding to a disturbance at a shopping center in Denham Springs.
June 5, 2023
Denham Springs (LA) Police Corporal Shawn Kelly was shot May 11 and died June 2.
Patrol
LA Sheriff’s Deputy Dies After Suspect Rams Vehicle
A Louisiana deputy died after his patrol vehicle was rammed by a suspect trying to evade arrest after a pursuit.
April 3, 2023
Detective Sgt. Nicholas Pepper, 44, died after his vehicle was struck by a man trying to flee.
Special Units
2 Baton Rouge Officers Killed in Helicopter Crash
The Federal Aviation Administration released a preliminary cause of the crash Monday. The FAA report says the “aircraft tail rotor struck a tree and (it) crashed inverted in a field.”
March 27, 2023
Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro of the Baton Rouge Police Department were killed Sunday when the department helicopter crashed in a field.
Patrol
LA Police Officer Charged with Negligent Homicide in Pursuit Crash that Killed Teens
"I just can't put my arms around why (the officer) was driving at that rate of speed in pursuit of this vehicle. This officer is facing some serious issues,” says District Attorney Tony Clayton.
January 4, 2023
Patrol
New Orleans Police Instructor Shoots Self in Leg at Range
The officer is retired with more than 30 years of service to the department and is a reserve sergeant currently assigned to the training academy as an instructor.
December 28, 2022
Patrol
New Orleans Police Academy Instructor Shoots Self in Leg
The officer is retired with more than 30 years of service to the department and is a reserve sergeant currently assigned to the training academy as an instructor.
December 28, 2022
Command
New Orleans Chief to Retire at Year’s End
City Council Vice President J.P. Morrell called for Ferguson’s resignation last week as the council worked to approve the city’s $1.5 billion budget, where $25 million would go toward a police recruitment and retention incentive package.
December 7, 2022
Patrol
LA Officer Shoots Man Choking Him with Police Baton
“During the physical altercation, he gained control of the officer’s baton and began choking the officer from behind with the baton," LSP reports in a news release.
November 25, 2022
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