The NOPD is seeking assistance from the public in locating and identifying a suspect believed to be responsible for an auto theft incident in the 8700 block of South Claiborne Avenue on April 2, 2018.

The victim told police that at about 4:45 a.m., he was driving his gray 2009 Chevrolet Silverado truck, bearing Louisiana license plate #C395781, in the area when he stopped at a gas station to re-fuel. He entered the store and notices three unknown subjects – two black males and a black female – who began arguing with the victim. The victim said he exited the store to pump fuel into a gas can and that the subjects followed him. The pictured male wearing a white T-shirt with a towel then reportedly approached the victim and made a threatening gesture that the victim believed was the subject reaching for a handgun. The victim said he jumped back from the subject, at which time the subject then entered the victim’s vehicle and drove away from the location onto Eagle Street. The victim told police he had left the keys inside the vehicle at the time of the incident.

The vehicle was later recovered on April 4, after it was located parked on the shoulder of the road near the intersection of Earhart Boulevard and Monroe Street.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or the pictured subject is asked to contact Second District detectives at 504-658-6020 or call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll free at 1-877-903-7867.