BATON ROUGE — The operators of a crime-ridden Highland Road convenience store were ordered Friday to take steps to prevent wrongdoing at the business, which is less than 500 feet from a police station.

Prosecutors had gone to court this month and asked that the A.M. Food Mart be declared a nuisance . They said police had found numerous illegal activities had occurred there over the years, including homicides and illegal gambling.

In a brief order, a 19th Judicial District judge ordered Ibrahim Khoder, the store's owner, and all of his employees to prevent criminal activity at 2400 Highland Road. Crimes of violence, prostitution, discharging of weapons and dealing in stolen goods were speficially mentioned.

According to District Attorney Hillar Moore III, police had responded to more t

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