NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Detective Brian McGregor
Office: (504) 712-2252
Date: March 4, 2008
Kenner man charged with four
residential burglaries and one attempted residential burglary
Kenner- On Monday,
March 3, 2008, at 1034 hours, the Kenner Police Department
received a complaint from a concerned citizen who reported
suspicious activity. The complainant reported seeing a white
male knocking on doors of homes and looking into rear yards of
residences in the 3600 block of Arizona Avenue, Kenner. The
complainant also advised he saw the white male enter the rear
yard of a residence in the 3600 block of Arizona Avenue.
Officer Brian Fogarty and
Special Response Team Officer David Desforges, who responded to
the suspicious person complaint, located Blaine Heindel, 19, of
3614 Arkansas Avenue, Kenner, on the canal bank in the 3600
block of Arizona Avenue. Heindel was found to be in possession
of gloves. Upon interview regarding his activity in the area,
Heindel confessed that he had knocked on the door of residence
in the 3600 block of Arizona Avenue. After receiving no
response he entered the rear yard and was about to break a
window to steal property. Realizing a neighbor saw him in the
rear yard, Heindel fled. Heindel was arrested for attempt
simple burglary of a residence.
Heindel was interviewed
further by Detective Herbert Hille and Detective Jesse Johnson
concerning similar residential burglaries. During interview,
Heindel confessed to four residential burglaries. The
burglaries Heindel confessed to occurred in the 3900 block of
Alabama Avenue, 3800 block of Florida Avenue, and the 3800 block
of Arizona Avenue. Heindel informed detectives that he would
knock on residential doors. After receiving no response he
would enter the rear yard, force entry into the residence by
breaking a window and steal property from within. Heindel was
additionally charged with four counts of simple burglary of an
inhabited dwelling. The burglaries occurred between January
2008 and March 3, 2008. The investigation is ongoing.
Chief Steve Caraway urges
anyone with information concerning this incident, to call the
Kenner Police Department at (504) 712-2222 or CRIMESTOPPERS at
(504) 822-1111.
Detective Herbert Hille is
in charge of the investigation.
Blain Heindel
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