Police nab 5

A joint effort of the Southern University Police Department, Louisiana State Police and other local law enforcement agencies netted five arrests Monday in connection with the theft of televisions from A.W. Mumford Stadium.
LSP assisted SUPD in apprehending three juveniles and two adults. SUPD Interim Chief Terry Landry told reporters a 17-year-old male is still being sought in connection with the arrests.
Monday’s roundup involves the thefts of 13 of approximately 17 televisions stolen over a period of months during the 2009-10 academic year from the new Mumford Stadium Fieldhouse.
The adults arrested include Trey Brown, 19, 1036 Baranco Street, and Avughtee Jones, 17, unknown address. LSP issued a warrant for Donovan Burrell, 17, of 1864 Success Street.
Brown, Jones and Burrell are not SU students. Police took two 15-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy into custody Monday morning.
Brown was arrested on four counts of principle to burglary and 13 counts of felony theft. Jones, Burrell and the three juveniles were arrested on 14 counts of burglary and 13 counts of felony theft.
Landry said the remaining television thefts could be the work of another group of thieves. At least one television set has been recovered, and SUPD and LSP have information that would lead them to those in possession of more of the stolen TVs.
“We expect to make more arrests,” Landry said.
People in possession of the stolen TV sets are urged to contact SUPD at 225.771.2770, Landry said. Law enforcement officials have enough evidence to make arrests. Those people can either cooperate or be arrested.
If they turn in the TVs, “we may be able to work with them,” Landry said.
In a related incident, LSP announced it arrested SUPD officer Kris Washington for simple possession of marijuana when officers executed a search warrant of her residence at 11021 Plank Road, Apartment 65. The 33-year-old Washington, an SUPD officer for nearly two years, was arrested along with 32-year-old Paul Banks.
Landry said Washington has been suspended without pay, pending the results of the investigation.