New Orleans Police are actively seeking the public's assistance to track down a suspect implicated in a recent theft and unlawful possession of stolen goods. The man in question, Demetrie Cobbins, is a Black male born on August 20, 1999, and now finds himself the subject of a citywide manhunt.
Specific details of the case, provided by NOPD News, reveal that an individual's cellphone fell prey to pickpocketing on March 1, within the bustle of Bourbon Street's 300 block. Following the incident, the phone reemerged in a different set of hands, eventually being sold to a business on April 7, where the thief might have left his digital fingerprints all over it. Detectives, through methodical scrutiny, have pegged Cobbins as the person who peddled the pilfered phone.
A warrant for Cobbins' arrest has been issued, accentuating the urgency with which authorities are handling the matter. The crimes have not just robbed an individual of personal property, but also contribute to a larger narrative of street-level crime that New Orleans grapples with.
Law enforcement officials are reaching out to the community, believing in the potential of collective vigilance. They ask that anyone with knowledge of the theft, or Demetrie Cobbins' whereabouts, should immediately contact Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080 or, for those wishing to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111, as noted in the NOPD News report.
