Rings were stolen from a hotel room on Canal Street.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, the theft happened at a hotel room in the 700 block of Canal Street on November 1, with investigators saying jewelry and bank cards were taken from the room. The department says it is asking the public's assistance with identifying and locating a suspect wanted for theft and access device fraud.
Rings Stolen From a Canal Street Hotel Room
Police say the stolen bank cards were used for fraudulent purchases at several New Orleans businesses that same day, November 1. Business security cameras reportedly captured the suspect using the stolen cards, giving investigators footage to work from even without a confirmed identity.
Beyond the scar on his wrist, the only other identifying detail released so far is the vehicle he's believed to have used: a Pontiac Firebird that police believe is a 2002 model. No name, address, or additional physical description has been made public.
A Familiar Pattern in Other NOPD Cases
Stolen-card shopping sprees have shown up in other recent New Orleans cases. In a separate car-burglary investigation unrelated to the Canal Street theft, police said stolen cards were used to make $637 in purchases at a Walmart and $4,255 at a Five Below, according to a report. That case stemmed from a burglary that happened a little after midnight on October 22 in the 5600 block of Hawthorne Place, per the same report. The dollar figures and location from that case are specific to its own investigation and are not tied to the Canal Street hotel theft.
Anyone with information on the identity or whereabouts of the man wanted in the Canal Street case is being asked to come forward, though police have not released a tip-line number in the materials made public so far. For now, the footage of the suspect using the stolen cards and the description of his scarred wrist and vintage Firebird remain the clearest leads investigators have shared.
