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May 21, 2012

       The New Orleans Police Department-Public Information Office

“New Orleans Police S.O.D. Task Force Units Booked 22 Alleged Felons”

The New Orleans Police Department’s Special Operations Division (S.O.D) Task Force Unit investigated 161 complaints, 41 previous complaints, yielding 46 arrests for 36 Felonies, 56 Misdemeanors, and 4 Municipal violations and issued 7 Summons.  Officers stopped 91 vehicles and wrote 9 Citations.  They made 95 Pedestrian Checks and wrote 89 reports.  They conducted 88 Wanted Checks and made 4 Narcotics case confiscating 2 guns and Narcotics.       

Since July of 2010, Officers investigated approximately 10,833 complaints, executed approximately 122 Search Warrants, made approximately 1,597 Felony cases, conducted approximately 4,516 vehicle checks, issued approximately 575 citations, made approximately 199 Narcotics cases, confiscated approximately 153 guns and numerous amounts of Illegal Substances.

These results are from May 6, 2012 thru May 12, 2012

Tactical Platoons I and II Arrested the Following Subjects During Traffic Stops

Michael Dixon 45, for 5 Fugitive Attachments.

Denzel Anthony 21, for 3 Fugitive Attachments, No Seat Belt and Driving on a Suspended License.

Kenneth Jones 31, for 2 Fugitive Attachments, Unlawful Use of a Drivers License and Invalid License Plate.

Keishon Myles 32, for 3 Fugitive Attachments.

Dameka Vasser 26, for 3 Fugitive Attachments.

Jerry Oxford 23, for 2 Fugitive Attachments, Driving on a Suspended License and Failure to Signal a Turn.

Phalanders King 23, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Kevin Williams 46, for a Fugitive Attachment, No Seat Belt and Driving on a Suspended License. 

Lazone Lewis 21, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Akeel Jowi 37, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Temika Patrick 42, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Dennie Butler 34, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Wesley Walker 23, for a Fugitive Attachment. 

Tactical Platoons I and II Arrested the Following Subjects

Issa Lamizana 27, for Aggravated Rape, Aggravated Incest and Simple Assault.

Champunell Luckett 17, for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Marijuana.

Donald Polidore 25, for Possession of Crack Cocaine and a Fugitive Attachment.

Clarence Rodriguez 28, for Possession of Marijuana.

Dwine Hardy 20, for Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Silas pilot 17, for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle.

Demetrich Robinson 29, for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, Domestic Abuse Battery, Simple Battery and a Municipal Attachment.

Michael Celestine 23, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Wayne Dillon 29, for 7 Fugitive Attachments.

Violent Offenders Warrant Unit and Fugitive Unit Arrested the Following Subjects on Warrants.

A 15-year-old male for Armed Robbery.

A 15-year-old male for Simple Robbery.

Gerald Davis 19, for Second Degree Murder.

Leonard Peart 39, for Forceable Rape, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Burglary and Failure to Comply with Required Sex Offender Registration.

Dwayne Brown 39, for Aggravated Rape and 3 Fugitive Attachments.

Roosevelt Singleton 36, for Armed Robbery.

Ronald Brooks 17, for Aggravated Battery by Shooting, Aggravated Assault and Illegal Discharge of a Firearm.

Gregory Nunnery 54, for Aggravated Battery.

Harold Edwards 50, for Aggravated Battery.

Vincent Cooley 34, for Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile.

Donavan Savone 33, for Sexual Battery and Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile.

Severan Barrow 34, for Simple Burglary, Theft, Possession of Stolen Property and Access Device Fraud.

Ronald Burton 43, for Simple Burglary and Possession of Stolen Property.

Hunter Hancock 28, for Simple Burglary.

Maranda Cotton 28, for Simple Robbery.

Prisilla Cisneros 28, for Simple Robbery.

Christina Lagarde 38, for a Court Capiases for Heroin and Cocaine and a Probation Violation.

Samuel Cyrus 2, for Theft and Possession of Stolen Property.

Hayward Jones 36, for Possession of Stolen Property and Criminal Conspiracy to Possess Stolen Property.

Ashante Butler 31, for Aggravated Assault and Simple Criminal Damage to Property.

Edwin Lewis 46, for Domestic Abuse Battery.

Aaron Brooks 29, for Domestic Abuse Battery.

Zachary Rhodes 22, for Second Degree Battery.

Pierce Liberta 19, for Second Degree Battery.

Jonathan Clayborne 32, for Domestic Threats and Violation of a Protective Order.

Raymond Morten 39, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Zemmon Quillin 54, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Chante Julian 19, for a Fugitive Attachment. 

Tommie Williams 30, for a Fugitive Attachment.  

Project Safe Neighborhood Knock and Talk

Project Safe Neighborhood Detective Kori Keaton conducted 4 Knock and Talk Convicted Felon Checks.  Two suspects were arrested.

David Carr 28, for Possession of Marijuana, Possession of a Firearm with Narcotics and a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Sean Chapell 42, for Domestic Abuse Battery and Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling.  

The 2011 Year-to-Date Totals:  123 Checks and 40 Arrests.

Electronic Monitoring Unit

Total Monitored: 113                    Juveniles: 37   Adults: 76

2011 Year-to-Date Monitored: 130

Arrest

A 16-year-old male was remanded to custody for Failure to Abide by Court Ordered Curfew.

Michael Kirton 34, for was remanded to custody for Failure to Appear in Court.    

The New Orleans Police Department, under the leadership of Superintendent Ronal W. Serpas, is engaged in a complete transformation in its approach to ensuring that New Orleans is a safer place to live, work and visit.  The police force, which currently employs dedicated men and women, is committed to transparency, accountability, collaboration and integrity.  To learn more about the NOPD and our services, visit http://www.nola.gov/GOVERNMENT/NOPD and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/New-Orleans-LA/New-Orleans-Police-Department-Official/133853236665761 

Any person who, after the commission of a felony, shall harbor, conceal, or aid the offender, knowing or having reasonable ground to believe that he has committed the felony, and with the intent that he may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment shall be charged with R.S. 14:25; Relative to Accessories After the Fact. 

An accessory after the fact may be tried and punished, notwithstanding the fact that the principal felon may not have been arrested, tried, convicted, or amenable to justice.  

Whoever becomes an accessory after the fact shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both; provided that in no case shall his punishment be greater than one-half of the maximum provided by law for a principal offender.                                        

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Officer Garry Flot