NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Detective Shaun Watson
Email:
swatson@kennerpd.com
Office: (504) 712-2240
Date: August 26, 2008
Man wanted
in connection with an attempted murder on a police officer
arrested in Kenner
KENNER – On Monday, August 25, 2008,
at 8:45 pm, Kenner police arrested Victor Manuel Vasquez, age
23, of 3528 Delaware Avenue, apartment B, Kenner, Louisiana,
after receiving information from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police
Department that Vasquez was possibly in the 3500 block of
Delaware Avenue in Kenner. Vasquez was suspected of firing shots
at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Andy Riddle on August 4,
2008, and fleeing during a traffic stop. Vasquez was considered
armed and dangerous. Vasquez was also wanted out of York County,
South Carolina.
Officers assigned to Kenner’s Special
Response Team set up surveillance on Delaware Avenue and
observed Vasquez leaving in a vehicle. Vasquez was taken into
custody in the Wal Mart parking lot at 300 West Esplanade Avenue
in Kenner, without incident. In the vehicle at the time of
Vasquez’s arrest was a 15 year-old female, who Vasquez
identified as his girlfriend.
During an interview, the 15 year-old female
admitted having sexual intercourse with Vasquez in Kenner and
North Carolina during a four month period. The 15 year-old
female who did not have family members in the Kenner area was
taken into custody by the Office of Community Services/Child
Protection. Kenner police are not sure how long Vasquez has been
in the Kenner area.
Vasquez was charged in Kenner with the
following:
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Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile –
for the sexual relationship involving the 15 year-old female
-
North Carolina warrant – attempt murder
and assault with a firearm upon a law enforcement officer
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South Carolina warrant – grand larceny,
breaking & entering of motor vehicle, criminal conspiracy
Detective George Hoffmann is in charge of
the investigation. Chief Steve Caraway encourages anyone with
information on this incident to contact the Kenner Police
Department at (504) 712-2222 or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.
Kenner Police Department website:
http://www.kennerpd.com
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