Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: November 1, 2006

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Randy Patrick, Asst. Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Police seek suspect

The Shreveport police need the public's help in finding an individual who fled from police after he was stopped while driving a stolen vehicle.

The incident happened this morning shortly before eight, in the 700 block Long Bayou. When patrol officers ordered the black male driving the green Toyota 4-Runner to stop, he took off on foot. During the foot chase a patrol officer and the subject fell into a bayou behind Long Bayou subdivision.

The chase continued after both the officer and the suspect managed to get out of the bayou, until the patrol officer lost sight of him. K-9 units were called to the scene to search for the suspect, but were not able to find him.

The suspect driving the stolen 4-Runner is described as a Black Male with a slender build wearing all black.

The Toyota 4-Runner was car-jacked at gun point from a Citgo gas station at the corner of Linwood and Earl Sunday night around 6:30 p.m. Two black males ordered the driver to get out of the vehicle and then drove off with an undisclosed amount of cash and his 4-Runner.

Police are asking if you know something about either the car-jacking from Sunday night or the driver of the vehicle was please contact Crimestoppers at 673-7373 or log on to their website at www.crimestoppersshreveportcaddo.com.

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