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Ferry rescues purse-snatching suspect who attempted escape by jumping into river
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:10 am
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:10 am
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A downtown ferry rescued a man who allegedly stole a woman's purse and jumped into the Mississippi River to escape arrest Wednesday, the New Orleans Police Department said.
The man, whom police would not identify, was arrested on a count of purse snatching, which the NOPD says occurred at about 9:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Royal Street.
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The suspect ran away from the scene when workers at a nearby shop followed him, according to police. NOPD officers were alerted and soon joined in the foot chase.
But the man jumped into the Mississippi River before he could be caught; he soon got out and ran away on land again.
As officers closed in on him, the suspect entered the river a second time, according to police.
The man struggled to swim, and an RTA ferry undocked to rescue him. Paramedics cleared the suspect before he was jailed later Wednesday.
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Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:12 am to WPBTiger
the most amazing thing about this story is that the police responded to a call
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:13 am to WPBTiger
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The suspect ran away from the scene when workers at a nearby shop followed him, according to police. NOPD officers were alerted and soon joined in the foot chase.
But the man jumped into the Mississippi River before he could be caught; he soon got out and ran away on land again.
As officers closed in on him, the suspect entered the river a second time, according to police.
The man struggled to swim, and an RTA ferry undocked to rescue him. Paramedics cleared the suspect before he was jailed later Wednesday.
They should have taken the purse and then thrown that piece of shite back in the river.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:14 am to WPBTiger
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The man, whom police would not identify
Why is that?
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:15 am to WPBTiger
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The man struggled to swim
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:17 am to WPBTiger
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But the man jumped into the Mississippi River
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:30 am to chryso
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:51 am to chryso
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Why is that?
You know ... hee, hee, hee
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:53 am to WPBTiger
Larry Foster should’ve jumped in the river
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:57 am to WPBTiger
This reminds me of those wildlife videos where a grizzly bear is chasing a wounded elk and the elk runs out into the river as a last resort hoping the bear will deem the swim not worth the effort.
It usually goes about as well for the elk as it did the purse snatcher.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:58 am to 777Tiger
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the most amazing thing about this story is that the police responded to a call
Victim was probably part of Latoyas posse
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:59 am to WPBTiger
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The man struggled to swim
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