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May 24, 2012

       The New Orleans Police Department-Public Information Office

“New Orleans Police S.O.D. Task Force Units Booked 20 Alleged Felons”

The New Orleans Police Department’s Special Operations Division (S.O.D) Task Force Unit investigated 233 complaints, 37 previous complaints, yielding 47 arrests for 25 Felonies, 50 Misdemeanors, and 1 Municipal violation and issued 7 Summons.  Officers stopped 128 vehicles, wrote 23 Citations and made 3 traffic arrests.  They made 177 Pedestrian Checks, 19 Field Interviews and wrote 73 reports.  They conducted 84 Wanted Checks, executed 1 Search Warrant and made 4 Narcotics cases confiscating 2 guns and Narcotics.       

Since July of 2010, Officers investigated approximately 11,066 complaints, executed approximately 123 Search Warrants, made approximately 1,622 Felony cases, conducted approximately 4,644 vehicle checks, issued approximately 598 citations, made approximately 203 Narcotics cases, confiscated approximately 155 guns and numerous amounts of Illegal Substances.

These results are from May 13, 2012 thru May 19, 2012

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

Carlos Hopes 21, for Illegal Possession of a Gun with Narcotics and Possession of Crack Cocaine.

Darren Williams 22, for No Seat Belt and Driving on a Suspended License.

Earl Williams 20, for Possession of Crack Cocaine and Marijuana and a Probation Violation.

Damian Dixon 36, for Possession of Marijuana, Driving Recklessly, Disregarding a Stop Sign and Unlawful License  

Kenneth Jury 28, for a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Domestic Abuse Battery and a Parole Violation.

Marvin Armstrong 25, for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Unlawful Use of a License.

Aaron Stovall 19, for Hit and Run, Careless Driving, No Drivers License and Following to Close.

Demira Dooley 40, for 6 Fugitive Attachments, Possession of Stolen Property, Theft, Forgery, Driving on a Suspended License and No Seat Belt.

Sharon Davenport 41, for 5 Fugitive Attachments.

Tiffany Smith 29, for 3 Fugitive Attachments.

Steve Henry 30, for 3 Fugitive Attachments.

James Bell 26, for 2 Fugitive Attachments, Driving on a Suspended License and No Seat Belt.

Jeremy Wilson 30, for 3 Fugitive Attachments, Driving on a Suspended License and No Tail Lights.

Thalmus Williams 31, for 3 Fugitive Attachments.

Deja Harris 22, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Markell Joseph 31, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Emanuel Casame 23, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Christopher Collins 27, for a Fugitive Attachment.

George Moore 23, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Solomon Curry 25, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Leroy Shelling 43, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Melvin Owens 31, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Gleen Taylor 34, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Aerial McDougle 29, for a Fugitive Attachment, Driving on a Suspended License and Disregarding a Stop Sign.

Raynell Pittman 24, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Bryan Hager 34, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Craig Adams 30, for Reckless Operation of a Vehicle and Driving on a Suspended License.

Tactical Platoons I and II Arrested the Following Subjects

Emma Porter 65, for Racketeering, Money Laundering, Attempted Conspiracy to Distribute Prescription Drugs without a Prescription, Attempted Conspiracy to Distribute Prescription Drugs by Misrepresentation and Attempted Conspiracy by a Pharmacy to Fill False Prescriptions.

Jasmine Burton 23, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Tony Hatcher 24, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Burnell Allen 32, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Quincy Briggs 31, for a Municipal Attachment.

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

A 13-year-old male for Simple Robbery.

A 15-year-old male for Simple Battery Domestic.

Freddie Cosey 28, for Second Degree Murder.

Rodney Shaw 29, for Forcible Rape.

Deborah Smallwood 47, for Aggravated Battery.

Toilon Thompson 42, for Cruelty to the Infirmed.

Sheerica Allen 25, for Simple Robbery and a Fugitive Attachment.

David Lewis 33, for Simple Burglary.

Jermaine Brumfield 18, for Possession of Stolen Property.

Terrance Williams 22, for Simple Battery.

Louis White 32, for Domestic Abuse Battery and a Probation Violation.

Brandon Black 30, for Domestic Abuse Battery.

John Ellis Goodnight 45, for Simple Battery Domestic.

Matthew Davis 30, for Simple Battery Domestic.

Derrick Jones 22, for Domestic Abuse Battery.

Travis Taylor 27, for Domestic Abuse Battery.

 Albert Allen 35, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Johnathan Davis 27, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Project Safe Neighborhood Knock and Talk

Project Safe Neighborhood Detective Kori Keaton conducted 5 Knock and Talk Convicted Felon Checks.  One arrest was made.

Eddie Armour for a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm and a Probation Violation. 

The 2011 Year-to-Date Totals:  128 Checks and 41 Arrests.

Electronic Monitoring Unit

Total Monitored: 112                    Juveniles: 39   Adults: 73

2011 Year-to-Date Monitored: 130

Arrest

Jamal Horton 19, was remanded to custody for Violating Court Ordered Curfew.

Cirerzhean Lemonthe 18, was remanded to custody for Violating Court Ordered Curfew.

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