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Shoplifting & Simple Battery Subject Wanted in the Fourth District

by Paris Holmes

June 30, 2020

Categories: Be on the Lookout

Topics: Burglary/Theft, Fourth District

Shoplifting & Simple Battery Subject Wanted in the Fourth District

New Orleans- The NOPD is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for a shoplifting and simple battery incident that occurred on June 27, 2020. 

At around 6:10 p.m., the pictured unknown male subject entered a business located in the 3600 block of General DeGaulle Drive and began to load a duffle bag with items.  An employee confronted the subject and tried to take the items out of the bag.  At that time, the subject struck the employee on the shoulder.  The subject exited the store at 6:35 p.m. without paying for more than $100 worth of merchandise.  He fled on a black bicycle in an unknown direction. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Fourth District detectives at 504-658-6040 or call anonymously called Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.