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Chief Harrison on Armed Robbery Arrest: 'We will continue to hold people accountable'

by Ambria Washington

October 26, 2016

Categories: On Duty

Topics: Good Police Work

Chief Harrison spoke with reporters today after police arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for committing a dozen armed robberies over the past eight months.

Acting on information gathered by district detectives, officers assigned to the TIGER Unit tracked down and arrested Kenneth Barnes (DOB: 12-21-1968) at noon today near the intersection of Foucher and Baronne Streets.