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Suspect Sought in Armed Robbery on South Claiborne Avenue

by Aaron E. Looney

December 12, 2018

Categories: Be on the Lookout, Videos

Topics: Armed Robbery, Second District

The NOPD is requesting assistance from the public in locating and identifying a subject seen on surveillance video in commission of an armed robbery that occurred on December 10, 2018 in the 8800 block of South Claiborne Avenue.

At about 6:05 p.m., the victim was assisting customers at a MetroPCS store when an unknown short black male wearing a black zip-up mask, black hooded sweatshirt, gray sweater and blue jeans entered the store holding a handgun. The offender demanded the victim’s property and fled the location with cash from the register. The subject then fled the scene westbound on South Claiborne Avenue.

Surveillance video of the incident can be viewed at this link.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Second District Detectives at 504-568-6020 or crime stoppers at 504-822-1111.

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