The NOPD is seeking assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in the investigation of a theft of a police vehicle that occurred on May 14, 2022.
At about 8:18 a.m. on May 14, the pictured unknown white male subject was seen on video surveillance surveillance cameras parking a stolen Orleans Levee District Police vehicle at the intersection of Clio and South Derbigny streets. The subject appears to be a white male with a medium build and wearing no shirt, black shorts, white socks and black shoes. The subject also has a tattoo on his right upper arm. The vehicle was parked approximately 20 minutes after it had been stolen from the OLDP station in the 6900 block of Franklin Avenue. The vehicle has since been recovered by police.
Video of the suspect exiting the stolen vehicle and fleeing the scene on foot can be viewed in the above video.
Anyone with additional information on this incident or the depicted suspect is asked to contact NOPD Third District detectives at 504-658-6030 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
