What's wrong with kids today?: We've often chided the cops for not being more vigilant against teen curfew scofflaws, and then when a cop tries to crack down he gets shot at.
It happened Monday morning (5.11.09) around 2 a.m. when a NOPD sergeant noticed 3 boys who looked like juveniles hanging around a car in the Chevron gas station at N. Rampart and St. Louis streets, across from the 1st District headquarters and the French Quarter.
When they got in the car and it drove off, the sergeant tried to pull them over, but the chase was on. He caught up with the car near N. Derbigny and Spain streets when 2 of the boys bailed out of the car and be pursued them on foot.
One of the boys, a 15-year-old, pointed a pistol at the officer, who fired twice at the punk, missing him both times. (Get the sights fixed on those Glocks and we could have a little 40mm adjudication.)
After backup and a K-9 unit arrived, the 15-year-old and an 18-year-old buddy were arrested. The young thugs were charged with, among other things, possession of a stolen auto.
When they got in the car and it drove off, the sergeant tried to pull them over, but the chase was on. He caught up with the car near N. Derbigny and Spain streets when 2 of the boys bailed out of the car and be pursued them on foot.
One of the boys, a 15-year-old, pointed a pistol at the officer, who fired twice at the punk, missing him both times. (Get the sights fixed on those Glocks and we could have a little 40mm adjudication.)
After backup and a K-9 unit arrived, the 15-year-old and an 18-year-old buddy were arrested. The young thugs were charged with, among other things, possession of a stolen auto.
That's the good news. The bad news is that their accomplices--3 other young punks who hang around the French Quarter--are still on the loose.
Just a few hours before that, a white woman walking near Bourbon and Orleans streets in the Quarter around 9:16 p.m. on Sunday (5.10.09) was attacked from behind by 2 black boys.
One knocked her cellphone from her hand (pay attention while you're walking--save the talking for later!) and the other punk picked it up. The 2 thieves fled on Orleans toward N. Rampart Street.
Officers managed to apprehend one of them and charge him with simple robbery, but because he's underage his name isn't being released. The other perp who escaped was described at 17 to 25 years old, 5'6" to 5'8" tall, weighing 130 to 140 pounds, with short hair, and wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants.
Officers managed to apprehend one of them and charge him with simple robbery, but because he's underage his name isn't being released. The other perp who escaped was described at 17 to 25 years old, 5'6" to 5'8" tall, weighing 130 to 140 pounds, with short hair, and wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants.
Be careful out there! You hate to do it, but presume any kid you see on the streets of the Quarter after dark is too young to be there and call 911 to report curfew violators. Let the cops sort it out--don't wait to be the next Wendy Byrne.
Day to night: When the Days Inn at Canal Street and S. Claiborne Avenue became the Canal Street Hotel a few months ago, maybe it should have been renamed the Nights Inn. It's fast developing a reputation as a haven for prostitution, drug dealing and the homeless. And based on recent crimes there, there's no reason to dispute it.
This morning (5.12.09) at 4:18 a.m., a 25-year-old black gu
y entering Room #411 was robbed by 2 black dudes armed with pistols who came up behind him and took his gold chain, wallet and cellphone.
y entering Room #411 was robbed by 2 black dudes armed with pistols who came up behind him and took his gold chain, wallet and cellphone.8th District officers later nabbed Javeion Baldwin (right) and Darren Singleton (left), both 19, and charged them with armed robbery.
Last month, a 20-year-old black guy standing outside the hotel with a buddy around 1 a.m. was wounded when a dark-colored SUV pulled up and 2 black dudes opened fire with handguns, shooting the victim in the right hand, abdomen and thigh.
Later the same day, a 18-year-old black chick sitting in Room #340 around 5 p.m. was allegedly stabbed in the head and arm with a small knife by Brittany Smith, 14, of Baton Rouge.
In another hotel not so far away: Early on Mother's Day (5.10.09), 4 chicks got into an argument around 9 a.m. at the Queen & Crescent Hotel, 344 Camp St., that turned uglier than 4 chicks without makeup at 9 a.m.
One girl struck the victim, a white chick, with her closed fist and the other 2 girls began hitting the victim as well. One of the girls picked up the hotel phone and struck the victim, knocking her unconscious. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
An arrest warrant for aggravated battery was issued for the only black girl in the group: Chemeka Downs, 26. Still wanted are 2 unnamed white girls: one in her 20's, 5'5" tall, weighing 120 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair; the other 5'3" tall, weighing 120 pounds, with long dark hair and dark eyes.
Other warrants out there: 8th District detectives have also developed suspects in these cases and issued arrest warrants:
- Monday (5.11.09): A warrant was issued for Bryan Gray, 21, descri
bed as a black male, 5'9" tall, weighing 145 pounds, with a goatee and shoulder-length dreadlocks, wearing a black T-shirt and dark jean shorts. He was arrested and booked into Central Lock-Up just before noon on Wednesday (5.13.09).
He was positively identified in a photo line-up by the victim, a black man, who was robbed 4.10.09 in the 300 block of Tchoupitoulas Street about a block from Harrah's Casino. The victim was accosted by another black guy had his hand in his shirt, like he had a weapon. He said he had a gun and demanded the victim's wallet. The perp then hopped into an older model maroon Nissan driven by a black chick and fled.
- Friday (5.8.09): A warrant was issued for Kellen Hall, 25, a black male, 5'11" tall, with a dark complexion and medium-length dreadlocks.
He was positively identified in a photo line-up by the 2 victims of a robbery 4.23.09 around 3 a.m. at St. Philip and Royal streets, a 40-year-old Asian man and 27-year-old black woman.
Robbery arrests: A couple more suspected thieves were taken off the street last week:
- Wednesday (5.6.09): When detectives arrested Allen Stribli
ng, 19, they believe they solved a whole host of crimes, including a pursesnatching at Esplanade Avenue and Decatur Street on 4.19.09.
The victim, a white woman, positively identified Stribling in a photo line-up as the black man who cruised up on a bicycle and grabbed her purse around 2 a.m. that night as she stood on the corner.
In the course of 4 days, the detectives linked Stribling to a list of crimes in addition to that simple robbery: a burglary that netted over $11,000, 3 charges of theft over $500, and 2 charges of possession of stolen property over $500. He's being held in OPP on $57,500 bond.
In the course of 4 days, the detectives linked Stribling to a list of crimes in addition to that simple robbery: a burglary that netted over $11,000, 3 charges of theft over $500, and 2 charges of possession of stolen property over $500. He's being held in OPP on $57,500 bond.
- Friday (5.8.09): Carl May, a 20-year-old black man, was arrested
around 2 a.m. after allegedly robbing a white man and a couple of his relatives in the 400 block of Bourbon Street (between Conti and St. Louis streets).
As the victim removed some money from his pocket he was struck from behind by his assailant who grabbed the money and ran, down St. Louis toward N. Rampart Street.
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As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome at NOcrimeline@gmail.comThom Kahler
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