NEW ORLEANS – The NOPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a subject wanted for a simple burglary incident that occurred on July 6, 2021.
At around 11 a.m., security cameras captured the pictured subject kick the victim and forcibly take a bag from his hands in the 2000 block of Decatur Street. The bag contained a large sum of money and checks. Afterward, the subject fled river bound on Elysian Fields Avenue.
The black male subject is described as standing 5’8” tall with a thin build and short black hair. He was wearing a white t-shirt, dark jeans, tan boots, black hat and backpack.
Anyone with information regarding this incident and/or the identity of the pictured subject is asked to contact Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.