Video Catches Suspect Ditching Stolen La. Police Vehicle
May 17, 2022
The Orleans Levee District Police suspended traffic stops after a marked vehicle was stolen from the agency's station in New Orleans' Lake Terrace area.
By Missy Wilkinson
Source The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a man they say stole a marked Orleans Levee District Police (OLDP) vehicle.
The man stole the marked 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Saturday morning at around 8 a.m. from the OLDP station in the 6900 block of Franklin Avenue in the Lake Terrace area, according to an NOPD press release. Police recovered the vehicle Sunday afternoon. During its absence, OLDP suspended traffic stops.
About 20 minutes after the car was stolen, surveillance cameras recorded a shirtless man parking it at the intersection of Clio and South Derbigny streets, walking away, casting a few glances over his shoulder. Police described the man as having a medium build with a tattoo on his right upper arm.
Police ask anyone with information about this incident to contact NOPD at (504) 821-2222 or Crimestoppers anonymously at (504) 822-1111.
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