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  1. Albany teacher resigns after questionable picture surfaces

    Yesterday | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    An Albany High School teacher and coach resigned Monday after a picture of him dressed in a questionable Halloween costume circulated the school.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween

  2. Three arrested near Albany on drug charges

    Wednesday Oct 28 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    Three people have been arrested near Albany on drug-related charges. Agents from the Tri-Parish Narcotics Task Force, Special Response Team members and detectives from the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant on North Cafe Line Road, netting three arrests, 20 grams of crack cocaine and a 9mm handgun.

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  3. UPDATE** $250,000 in Stolen Equipment recovered in Multi-agency InvestigationRead the original story

    Monday Oct 19 | Louisiana State Police

    ... in Multi-agency Investigation A multiagency investigation including the Mississippi Agricultural Theft Bureau (MATB), Albany Police Department, Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, National Insurance Crime Bureau, and Louisiana State Police Region 1 ...

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    Related Topix: Louisiana, Kentwood, LA, Rayville, LA

  4. Officials arrest three for stealing heavy equipment

    Friday Oct 16 | News-Star

    ... several John Deere dealerships were possibly being transported to Louisiana. Through a joint investigation with the Albany Police Department, detectives discovered that Homer G. Hess, 40, of Kentwood was attempting to sell some of the stolen ...

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    Related Topix: Rayville, LA, Kentwood, LA

  5. Three-state crime ring busted

    Wednesday Oct 14 | 2theadvocate.com

    ... Police took down three members of a burglary ring spanning three states. After a sting set up with help from the Albany, La. Police Department, police recovered more than $250,000 dollars in stolen merchandise. Much of it was John Deere tractor ...

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  6. $250,000 recovered in stolen equipment

    Tuesday Oct 13 | WWL-TV New Orleans

    ... said. Manale said detectives then scheduled a meeting with Hess through an undercover agent, meeting them in the Albany area to buy a mower. Hess showed up in a truck, Manale said, hauling a 25-foot gooseneck trailer that had a Yamaha Grizzly ...

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    Related Topix: Rayville, LA

  7. $250,000 in Stolen Equipment recovered in Multi-agency Investigation

    Tuesday Oct 13 | Louisiana State Police

    ... in Multi-agency Investigation A multiagency investigation including the Mississippi Agricultural Theft Bureau (MATB), Albany Police Department, Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, National Insurance Crime Bureau, and Louisiana State Police Region 1 ...

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    Related Topix: Louisiana, Kentwood, LA, Rayville, LA

  8. $250,000 in stole equipment recovered, 3 arrestedRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 13 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    ... an investigation, detectives say Homer G. Hess was trying to sell some of the stolen equipment. A meeting in the Albany area was arranged through an undercover agent with Hess to sell a mower. Hess arrived at the meeting driving a pickup, pulling a ...

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    Related Topix: Rayville, LA, Jackson, LA

  9. Deputies arrest fourth suspect in home slaying

    Sep 1, 2009 | 2theadvocate.com

    ... 24, of New Orleans, is accused of first-degree murder in the July 23 drive-by shooting of Gregory Brumfield, 27, of Albany, on Drake Road. Another drive-by homicide occurred earlier that day on Drake Road about 700 feet from the spot of Brumfield ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Walker, LA, Hammond, LA, New Orleans, LA

  10. N.O. man suspect in killings

    Aug 29, 2009 | 2theadvocate.com

    A suspect in Sunday's slaying of a Baptist woman also allegedly killed one of the victims in the July 23 double homicide in Albany, a Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman said Friday.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Amite, LA

  11. Six busted in Tangipahoa meth lab raidRead the original story w/Photo

    Aug 11, 2009 | WWL-TV New Orleans

    ... narcotics: Joey Duane Redmond, 12.25.79 of 21184 Old Covington Highway. Justin Orourke, 7.6.90 of Mary Kinchen Rd. in Albany. Melvin Stout, 2.23.72 of Lexington St in Bogalusa. Sharon K. Britt, 11.11.78 of Buck Stewart Rd. in Poplaville, MS. Jerry ...

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    Related Topix: Tangipahoa, LA, Hammond, LA, Robert, LA

  12. Meraux Man Killed in Crash on LA 1064 in Tangipahoa ParishRead the original story

    Jul 28, 2009 | Louisiana State Police

    ... of Meraux, LA, was traveling on North Stafford Road. A 1998 Dodge pickup, driven by Angellia Spitale (W/F/age 18) of Albany, LA, was traveling westbound on LA 1064. Edsel failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection of North Stafford Road ...

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    Related Topix: Meraux, LA, Louisiana

  13. 2 Albany men die in separate shootingsRead the original story

    Jul 25, 2009 | 2theadvocate.com

    In what for now appears to be just an eerie coincidence, two men, both who lived on North Caf Line Road in Albany, were gunned down on the same road - which separates Tangipahoa and Livingston parishes - within seven hours of one another Thursday.

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  14. Two murders on one street, within hours of each other

    Jul 24, 2009 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    Livingston Parish deputies are beefing up patrols in one area, after two deadly drive-by shootings just hours apart on Drake Road in Albany. 10 comments

    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Livingston, LA

  15. Board votes to keep millage rates the same

    Jul 24, 2009 | WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

    ... show. The reason the bonding district millages remained the same is because the assessed value of taxable property in Albany, Frost and Springfield decreased, Terry Hughes, the School Board's business manager, told the board. The bonding district ...

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    Related Topix: Springfield, LA, Denham Springs, LA, Walker, LA, French Settlement, LA

  16. Louisiana Collector Pulls John Adams Hair Cut Auto From 2009 SP Legendary Cuts Baseball

    Jun 26, 2009 | The Cardboard Connection

    ... true to its cut auto roots, much to the delight of baseball card collectors. Earlier this month a collector from Albany, Louisiana recorded one of the biggest pulls from 2009 SP Legendary Cuts Baseball to date, a John Adams Hair Cut Autograph Serial ...

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  17. Meraux man killed in Tangipahoa Parish accident

    Jun 22, 2009 | KLFY-TV Lafayette

    ... Sunday when he bypassed a stop sign at La. 1064 and hit a pickup truck, driven by 19-year-old Angellia Spitale of Albany. Investigators say Edsel was not wearing a seat belt and was partially thrown out of his van during the crash. The Tangipahoa ...

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    Related Topix: Meraux, LA, Tangipahoa, LA

  18. Meraux man killed in Tangipahoa Parish accidentRead the original story

    Jun 22, 2009 | KATC-TV Lafayette

    ... Sunday when he bypassed a stop sign at La. 1064 and hit a pickup truck, driven by 19-year-old Angellia Spitale of Albany. Investigators say Edsel was not wearing a seat belt and was partially thrown out of his van during the crash. The Tangipahoa ...

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    Related Topix: Meraux, LA, Tangipahoa, LA

  19. Two killed in unrelated accidents

    Jun 21, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... at La. 1064, said Trooper Louis Calato. Edsel's van and a 1998 Dodge pickup truck, driven by Angellia Spitale, 18, of Albany, La., collided at the intersection before the vehicles came to a rest off the roadway, Calato said. Edsel was not wearing a ...

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Meraux, LA

  20. Louisiana Bike Festival

    Jun 20, 2009 | NOLA.com

    CHUCK COOK / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Wayne Spring of Albany, La., rides his homebuilt called 'Double Deuce' at the Louisiana Bike Festival in Abita Springs Saturday, June 20, 2009.

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    Related Topix: Abita Springs, LA

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