Item # J-26452-23 (armed robbery)@700 S. Broad St. (Cricket Wireless) 10/28/23 4:10 pm;  A B/M subject  described as medium height, wearing a tan or brown sweatshirt, camouflage pattern pants, white shoes and lens-less sunglasses, and no age descriptors entered the business produced a handgun and demanded money.  The perpetrator was handed over $300 dollars from the register and demanded a cell phone the employee had in his possession, the perpetrator then fled in an unknown direction. 

     In reference to the attempt auto thefts and auto thefts I’m not sure if this was someone trying to learn how to steal these Kia and Hyundai vehicles, but the focus for that person(s) was the borders of Cleveland, S. Pierce, Baudin and S. Cortez.

Auto thefts:

10/25/23 11:07 pm 4000 Block of Orleans Ave. attempt auto theft of a 2020 Kia Soul

10/25/23 9:00 pm 3900 Block of Palmyra St. auto theft and recover (recovered in the 200 Block of S. Scott same date)

10/26/23 11:11 pm 300 Block of S. Scott St. attempt auto theft of a Kia Soul

10/26/23 2:15 am 3900 Block of Banks St. 2015 Hyundai Elantra (recovered 10/27/23 11:19 pm in the 6800 E. Coronet Crt in N.O. East)

10/26/23 4:09 am 4418 S. Carrollton Ave. 2018 white Kia Optima Ga tag # CJH3747

10/26/23 4:00 pm 4001 Canal St. attempt auto theft of Kia Forte

10/25/23 11:30 pm 4500 Block of Banks St. 2017 gray Dodge Challenger Illinois tag # AK87147

10/27/23 12:00 AM 3800 Block of Banks St. attempt auto theft of 2021 Hyundai Tucson

     There were no shots fired calls received in Mid-City this past week.