September 14, 2010
New Orleans Police Department-Public Information Office
Proactive Districts Narcotics and Task Force Units Weekly Success
The proactive Narcotics and Tasks Force Units, reported that they investigated approximately 1578 complaints. They conducted 2 Search Warrants, investigated 57 Felony cases, 509 Vehicle checks resulting in 263 citations, and 48 Narcotics cases. They confiscated 5 guns and numerous grams of Crack, Marijuana, Crack Cocaine, Powder Cocaine, Heroin and illegal pills. These results are from September 5, 2010 thru September 11, 2010.
First District Narcotics and Task Force Units investigated 183complaints, made 35 arrests for 11 felony, 23 Misdemeanor, and 16 Municipal arrest. The units wrote 30 reports, made 267 pedestrian contacts, 7 field interviews, stopped 134 vehicles, wrote 49 citations and made 13 traffic arrests. They made 8 Narcotics cases, confiscated Marijuana, Crack Cocaine, powder Cocaine and Heroin.
Second District Narcotics and Task Force Units investigated 278 complaints, 3 hot line complaints, made 16 arrests for 8 felony, 24 Misdemeanor, 3 Municipal arrests and had 2 juvenile arrests. They made 232 pedestrian contacts, 30 field interviews, wrote 25 reports, conducted 135 vehicle stops, issued 22 citations and made 8 traffic arrests. The units conducted 10 wanted checks, made 2 narcotics cases, confiscated over 2 pounds of Marijuana and seized approximately $2,400.00 in cash.
Third District Narcotics and Task Force Units investigated 102 complaints, arrested 10 persons for 3 Felony, 14 Misdemeanors, 2 Municipal arrests and had 3 Curfew violators. The units made 39 pedestrian contacts, 32 field interviews, and wrote 32 reports. They made 63 vehicle stops, issued 96 citations and made 16 traffic arrests. The units conducted 4 wanted checks, confiscated Marijuana and Powder Cocaine. Two subjects walked into the Athletes Foot Shoe Store on
Chef Mentuer Hwy. The manager dialed 911 when he saw that one of the suspects had a gun. Officers arrived on the scene and began to struggle with one of the suspects when the gun fell to the ground.
The other suspect picked up the gun from the ground and fled the location.
Officers were able to apprehend both subjects, but were unable to recover the weapon.
The incident was caught on security video tape and both subjects, Shaquille Cooper and Keith Battle were booked without further incident.
Fourth District Narcotics and Task Force Units investigated 186 complaints, 7 hot line complaints, arrested 31 persons for 5 felony, 24 Misdemeanor, and 2 Municipal violations. They conducted 50 vehicle stops, issued 30 citations and made 9 traffic arrests. They conducted 39 field interviews, 82 pedestrian contacts, made 9 narcotics cases, confiscated Marijuana, Crack Cocaine, Valium, Methadone and seized cash. On Tuesday, September 7, 2010, Officers Joshua Hunt and Cory Foy conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Shirley and Gen. DeGaulle on a 2001 Pontiac Bonneville for illegal window tint. As the officers approached the vehicle, the driver Charles Alexander rolled down the windows at which time the officers detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Officer Hunt went to the passenger side of the vehicle and observed a white plastic bag in plain view, containing 25 individually bags of marijuana, 2 clear plastic bags containing 20 small bags of marijuana in each bag and 1 clear plastic bag containing 9 small individually bags of marijuana. Alexander and the passenger, Aaron Bannister, were placed under arrest for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana. Bannister was on parole for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana.
Fifth District Narcotics and Task Force Units investigated 153 complaints and 4 hot line complaints, made 2 Felony, 4 Misdemeanor, and 1 Municipal case. They conducted 21 vehicle checks, issued 18 citations and wrote 6 reports. The units made 6 Narcotics cases, made 59 pedestrian contacts, 59 field interviews, confiscated Marijuana and Crack. While on patrol, Officer Joseph Davis arrested 29-year-old Norman Redd after he fled from a vehicle and was observed to be in possession of Crack Cocaine. Officer Davis gave chase and after a very brief pursuit, the subject was apprehended and the narcotic was confiscated.
Sixth District Narcotics and Task Force Units investigated 173 complaints, made 27 arrests for 12 felony, 17 Misdemeanor, and 9 Municipal arrest. They made 49 pedestrian contacts, 29 field interviews, wrote 28 reports, conducted 16 vehicle stops and wrote 12 citations. The units conducted 11 wanted checks, made 6 narcotics cases, confiscated Marijuana, Heroin, Cocaine, Hydrocodone, illegal pills and confiscated cash. Sixth District Detectives conducted surveillance in the B.W. Cooper Housing Development and observed a subject involved in hand to hand narcotics transactions. Detectives observed the subject hiding narcotics and detectives were able to confiscate the narcotics but the subject made good his escape. Detectives were able to identify the suspect and obtained an arrest warrant. Detectives successfully located the subject and placed him under arrest for possession with the intent to distribute Heroin. Officer Lucretia Gantner and Sgt. David Liang observed a black Infinity disregard a stop sigh at
Martin Luther King Blvd and
Freret St. When the Officers pulled the vehicle over for the traffic violation the driver, John Dillon, stated he did not have a driver’s license.
Dillon also stated he did not have any weapons in his car. When the Officers had Dillon step out of the vehicle they observed a black automatic handgun near the driver’s seat.
The gun was reported stolen from Baton Rouge and Dillon was a convicted felon, on Federal Probation for the Distribution of Heroin. Dillon was arrested for Felon in possession of a firearm and possession of stolen property. On 9-10-10 at 10:40 p.m. Officers Lucretia Gantner and Jon Burnette observed a blue ford SUV disregard a stop sign at St. Andrew and
Freret St. When the Officers pulled the vehicle over for the traffic violation and walked up to the vehicle they could smell the strong odor of Marijuana coming from the open window of the SUV. When the Officers had the driver, Ronald Taylor, step out of the vehicle, they observed a large plastic bag containing numerous bags of Marijuana. After Taylor was placed under arrest, Officers Gantner and Burnette recovered 16 bags of Marijuana, 30 Hydrocodone pills, and approximately $439.00 in cash.
Taylor was arrested for possession with intent to distribute narcotics.
Seventh District Narcotics and Task Force Units investigated 197 complaints and 3 hot line complaints. They made 12 Felony, and 16 Misdemeanor cases. They made 64 pedestrian contacts, 77 field interviews and wrote 29 reports. The units stopped 48 vehicles, wrote 7 citations, and had 2 traffic arrests. They made 6 narcotics cases, confiscated 2 guns, Marijuana, and Crack. On Wednesday, September 8, 2010, Seventh District Task Force officers and detectives responded to a call of an Aggravated Burglary in progress involving 2 subjects with guns, at
10151 Curran Boulevard.
Once Sgt. Michael Stalbert was approximately 1 block away from the burglary call, he observed a subject, later learned to be a 16-year-old male holding the front crouch area of his pants.
Sgt. Stalbert conducted an investigation with the suspect at which time learned the suspect was in possession of a firearm and instantly, a foot chase pursued.
With the assistance of several officers the 16-year-old was apprehended after a perimeter was set up.
Sgt. Stalbert learned the gun was stolen in a burglary that occurred in June of 2009 several blocks from where the suspect resides.
No one was injured in this case.
The 16-year-old was booked for Illegally Carrying of a Firearm, Resisting Arrest (by Flight on foot), and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
Officers responded to a burglary in progress and apprehend two suspects.
Upon their arrest the subjects were found with 11.27 grams of Marijuana and 3.78 grams of Crack Cocaine. The subjects were booked with the narcotics violations and burglary.
Eighth District Narcotics and Task Force Units investigated 306 complaints, 1 hot line complaint, arrested 24 persons for 3 felony, 17 Misdemeanor, and 14 Municipal violations. They conducted 73 field interviews, 92 pedestrian contacts, wrote 21 reports, conducted 41 vehicle checks and issued 29 citations and investigated 7 narcotics cases.
The Narcotics and Task Force Units began in July of 2010 and have investigated approximately 11,533 complaints, executed approximately 69 Search Warrants, made approximately 444 Felony cases, conducted approximately 4,022 vehicle checks, issued approximately 1,781 citations, made approximately 363 Narcotics cases, confiscated approximately 77 guns and numerous amounts of Illegal Narcotics.
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Officer Garry Flot
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