NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Detective Brian McGregor

Email:     bmcgregor@kennerpd.com  

Office:    (504) 712-2252

Date:      September 2, 2009 

ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED IN KENNER ROBBERY

KENNER - Kenner Police have issued arrest warrants for four individuals concerning an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday, August 5, 2009, in the 5400 block of Craig Avenue, in Kenner.  Working with Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office Detectives, arrest warrants were issued Monday for Steven Olivieri, 19, Edgar Olivieri, 36, Justin Olivieri, 18, and Richard Faciane Jr., 21, all of Slidell for the crime of armed robbery. 

A few minutes after midnight on Saturday, August 5, 2009, a woman was robbed in her driveway in the 5400 block of Craig Avenue, in Kenner.  As the victim opened her vehicle door a man pointed a pistol at her and demanded her purse.  This robbery was linked to two other robberies which had occurred in the 1400 block of Lake Avenue and in the 4300 block of Lucerne Street, in Metairie.        

The Olivieri’s and Faciane are in the custody of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, responsible for a burglary ring, in which they committed nearly 70 vehicle burglaries and stole up to $10000.00 worth of goods in St. Tammany Parish.      

For additional information concerning the Metairie robberies, please contact the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. 

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. 

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