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NOPD looking for Uptown package thief caught on tape

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – The New Orleans Police Department is looking for a man who was caught on tape stealing three packages off of a porch Uptown.

The theft occurred on October 26 at approximately 5 p.m., according to the NOPD.

The man, who police said is suspected in a string of other package thefts across the NOPD’s Second District, took three packages from a home in the 7700 block of Cohen Street.

He fled the scene on a bicycle.

The NOPD has uploaded video of the package theft to YouTube.

Contact Detective Sa’Brina James or any Second District detective at (504) 658-6020 if you have information about the package thief.

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