NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Detective Brian McGregor
Email:
bmcgregor@kennerpd.com
Office: (504) 712-2252
Date: June 5, 2009
Kenner Police investigating attempted armed robbery
Kenner
-The Kenner Police Department is investigating an attempted
armed robbery the occurred at Dreams Communications & More,
located at
3226 Williams Boulevard, Kenner.
At approximately 11:39 a.m., 3
Hispanic males entered the business.
Two of the Hispanic males were
carrying weapons and demanded money while the third Hispanic
male waited by the door as the look out.
The victim and a worker were lead to
the rear office of the business, where the victim and one of the
Hispanic males began fighting in the rear office.
One of the Hispanic males struck the
victim in the head with the butt of a handgun.
A business owner working in a nearby
business heard noise coming from the business and went to see
what was going on.
The witness (other business owner)
observed a Hispanic male by the front door.
The witness produced a weapon and
the Hispanic male that was standing at the front door exited the
business and fled on foot.
The two armed Hispanic males fled the
business running towards what appeared to be a
Lincoln
Town
car that was parked near an adjacent business.
The witness fired at the suspect’s
vehicle as it fled eastbound on 33rd Street.
The suspects are described as follows:
SUSPECT (1) Hispanic male, 30’s; 5’5” to 5’8” in height, 200
pounds, wearing a green polo shirt, a blue cap,
armed with a handgun.
SUSPECT (2) Hispanic male, 30’s; 5’5” to 5”8” in height, 160 to
170 pounds, wearing a dark blue shirt, Khaki
pants and an orange cap.
SUSPECT (3) Hispanic male, mid 20’s to 30;
5’5” to 5’8 in height, 150 to 170 pounds, armed with a handgun.
Chief Steve Caraway encourages anyone with
information concerning this incident to contact the Kenner
Police Department at (504) 712-2222 or Crimestoppers at (504)
822-1111.
Detective Jeff Adams is charge of the investigation.
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