FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Chief Steve Caraway

Email: scaraway@kennerpd.com

Office: (504) 712-2212

Date: May 5, 2009

Kenner Police Arrest Church Burglar

Kenner - On Friday, May 1, 2009, the Kenner Police Department responded to a burglary of a religious building at Nativity of Our Lord Church, located at 3325 Loyola Drive in Kenner. As police officers / detectives responded to the area, they captured Robert Ledoux, 38, of 1826 Hillary Street in New Orleans, Louisiana after he fled the church. Ledoux was detained at the corner of West Louisiana State and Loyola Drive, where he was identified by witnesses as the perpetrator. Witnesses told police they saw Ledoux jump an exterior fence to Nativity of Our Lord Church then force a side door open and enter the church. Ledoux was confronted by the church staff near the “poor box” located within the church. Ledoux was arrested and charged with the crimes of simple burglary of a religious building and criminal trespassing.

Due to several recent church burglaries that have occurred in Kenner, specifically at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (OLPH), located at 2008 Short Street (Kenner), Nativity of Our Lord Church, located at 3325 Loyola Drive (Kenner), and St. Jerome Church, located at 2402 33^rd Street (Kenner), in which the churches were burglarized, the “poor box” broken into and other property stolen, detectives searched Ledoux’s home and located property which linked Ledoux to other church burglaries.

To date (May 5, 2009), Ledoux has been charged with 4 counts of simple burglary of a religious building and criminal trespassing. Ledoux remains in the custody of the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center. The investigation is ongoing.

Chief Steve Caraway urges anyone with information concerning these incidents to contact the Kenner Police Department at (504) 712-2222 or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.

Detective Charlotte Synigal is in charge of the investigation.

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