UPDATE: An arrest has been made in connection with this incident. Eighth District officers arrested Frank Taylor (DOB: 02-28-1999) in the 400 block of Bourbon Street today (April 5, 2018). Taylor has been booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on a charge of armed robbery.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080.
ORIGINAL RELEASE:
The NOPD is seeking to identify and locate a suspect wanted in an armed robbery reported at the intersection of Decatur and Conti streets on April 4, 2018.
At about 3:35 p.m., the pictured suspect allegedly shined the victim’s shoe and demanded payment. The victim did not comply, at which time the subject allegedly pulled up his shirt and revealed a handgun in his waistband. The victim complied and the suspect fled the scene, taking $20 from the victim.
The suspect is described as an unknown black male, believed to be between 20-25 years old.
Anyone with information on the pictured subject or this incident is asked to contact Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
