Baker Police Department

With this weeks expected rainfall we would like to remind people to avoid Groom Road in particular if possible. This road is under construction for drainage repair now, but is still experiencing flooding during moderate rain. If you drive on a flooded street there is a high chance that your vehicle will flood.

If you call 911 for this, emergency responders will come make sure you can get out of the high water safely. But your vehicle won’t be removed until the water recedes.

Please be safe and take extra time to get where you need to go high and dry.

The Baker Police Department is actively investigating the recent shooting incidents that occurred at Baker High School.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Baker Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (225) 775-6000 ext 7

Individuals wishing to remain anonymous may contact Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867 Tips leading to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward.

Your information, no matter how small it may seem, could be critical to this investigation.

UPDATE: Kennedy is home safe, per her family. Thank you everyone for the concern and shares.

Help us find a missing/runaway teen. Kennedy Morrison was reported missing by her mother and was last seen 24 hours ago. She is 15 years of age and it’s unknown what she was last wearing. It’s believed that she has fled home with an adult male she may have met online. We believe she is still in the Baker/Baton Rouge area. If you know her whereabouts, please contact the Baker Police Department at 225-775-6000 and ask to speak with someone in Criminal Investigations.

Please be safe this weekend as you honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

It’s Reading Day at the Baker Police Department’s Achievers Academy.
Let’s Go Scholars!!

Good morning. As we all pause to Honor our Heroes during National Police Week. It’s also time to Honor two of Baker Police Department’s Most Outstanding. Please help me congratulate Mrs Jamie Watsin as Our Employee of The Year 2025, and Sergeant Darius Eames as Our Outstanding Officer of The Year 2025.
These two really give the citizens of Baker, Louisiana everything they can and just keep on giving.
With A Smile I Might Add.
If you want to see what Serving, Protecting, Honoring, and of course Loving on the Citizens looks like, here they are.

Happy Mothers Day to all!

Update on Baker Schools being locked down:

A shooting occurred on Oakbend at Hope Street in Baker, La. An individual drove in to a family members home on that street. On the way in, this person called 911 and spoke with 911 operators with the EBR Sheriffs Office saying someone was going to get shot.

Once at Oakbend, this subject produced a bolt action rifle and fired shots. No one was hurt. Responding Officers with the Baker Police Department took this individual into custody without incident.

This suspect was then evaluated by EMS and transported for treatment, possibly under the influence of unknown substances and having a mental health episode.

An arrest warrant is being drafted where they will ultimately be booked for 14:126.1.1 False Communication with Emergency Response and
14:94 Illegal Use of Dangerous Weapons.

At no time where students or staff at any schools in danger from this incident and were placed on lock down as a precaution due to proximity to the scene.