Consumer Alert

East Baton Rouge Sheriff's detectives are currently investigating four separate thefts that occurred this past month by scams that involve individuals pretending to be a local radio personality and asking victims to send money for uniforms

Federal officials are investigating reports of door fires on some Toyota vehicles.

The owner of a Honda Civic Hybrid who sued the automaker over the vehicle's failure to meet its advertised 50 miles-per-gallon has won her lawsuit. Heather Peters was awarded $9,867 by a LA Superior Court Commissioner.

Pinnacle Foods is recalling certain Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes. The company says the pancakes could contain soy protein harmful to people with soy protein allergies.

East Feliciana Rural Water System has experienced problems with our water distribution system on the Plank Road system.

Ford is recalling its 2004 and 2005 models of the Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey. They say these cars could suddenly lose motive power if the torque converter output shaft fails.

Watch your pocket. Computer security giant McAfee recently came out with a list of threat predictions for the new year, and it's not pretty. As expected, hackers are targeting your mobile devices more than ever.