Baton Rouge police are investigating an attempted armed car theft on Kingston Drive, where a suspect is also accused of targeting several other vehicles. No one was injured, and the suspect had not been located, according to the latest report.
WBRZ reported that the incident occurred October 26 in the 12000 block of Kingston Drive. Police said the suspect also tried to burglarize several other vehicles in the area before leaving.
No Injuries, But Investigation Remains Open
Police said no one was hurt, although the suspect is accused of displaying a firearm during the attempted theft. The investigation remained open, and the report said police had not announced whether the suspect had been identified or taken into custody.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867. Tips to that line can be submitted anonymously, giving neighbors a way to help close the case without putting themselves on the record.
Other Baton Rouge vehicle-crime context
In a separate Baton Rouge case, the Louisiana State Police said suspects stole a victim’s vehicle during an incident on S. River Road north of Government Street on September 7, 2025. A crash near River Road and Dort Street led to their arrest. Broader auto-theft figures do not show how many incidents involved guns. A Louisiana Department of Insurance report, citing the National Insurance Crime Bureau, said the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area had 2,574 auto thefts in 2022; that figure does not isolate gunpoint carjackings.
Drones Have Helped Crack Similar Cases Before
Vehicle break-ins and armed confrontations over cars have kept Baton Rouge police busy elsewhere in the city. In one separate case described by the same outlet, officers used a drone equipped with a thermal camera to track down and arrest two people after a vehicle break-in just after midnight on a Wednesday morning, after a victim's doorbell camera recorded four people breaking into their vehicle and told officers the group had firearms. Both of the people arrested in that case faced charges including resisting an officer and illegal carrying of a weapon, with one charge specific to illegal carrying of a firearm by a juvenile. That case is unrelated to the Kingston Drive investigation, but it shows the kind of technology and charges BRPD has leaned on in comparable vehicle-crime cases around the city.
For now, the Kingston Drive case remains open, and police have not released a description of the suspect beyond the allegation that he brandished a gun while attempting to take the vehicle and target others nearby.
