New Orleans police arrest CBD attempted carjacker
A man who was arrested inside a grocery store in the New Orleans Central Business District has had his bond set by a judge. Police say they arrested Joel Lee Miller after he tried to carjack a ride-share driver in the CBD before running inside the Rouses on Baronne Street. Miller is now facing several charges including attempted armed robbery. He is being held on his charges. A judge set Miller’s bond at $410,000 and ordered him to wear an ankle monitor. He also was ordered to stay away from Taco Del Cartel and Rouses. More here:New Orleans police say Miller attempted to carjack a woman at the intersection of Girod and O’Keefe Monday.Witnesses say the woman ran off and called the police.Witnesses also say Miller then tried to get into several businesses in the area, including Taco Del Cartel and a nearby apartment complex while holding a gun. He eventually ran into the Rouses supermarket, where the store immediately evacuated customers.New Orleans police say Miller was arrested inside the supermarket.A day later, managers at businesses in the area expressed fear from the incident and the recent movement of the unhoused in the area.”It started with them cleaning the encampments under the bridge,” said one business manager. “And it’s more or less pushing them this way. It’s not getting any better. Just more and more problems happening every day.”The business manager also said it takes too long for NOPD to respond when businesses in the area call due to crimes happening.WDSU has reached out to NOPD on this and the governor’s office and even the mayor on the recent homeless sweep. At the time of this publication, a response had not yet been received.
A man who was arrested inside a grocery store in the New Orleans Central Business District has had his bond set by a judge.
Police say they arrested Joel Lee Miller after he tried to carjack a ride-share driver in the CBD before running inside the Rouses on Baronne Street.
Miller is now facing several charges including attempted armed robbery. He is being held on his charges.
A judge set Miller’s bond at $410,000 and ordered him to wear an ankle monitor. He also was ordered to stay away from Taco Del Cartel and Rouses.
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New Orleans police say Miller attempted to carjack a woman at the intersection of Girod and O’Keefe Monday.
Witnesses say the woman ran off and called the police.
Witnesses also say Miller then tried to get into several businesses in the area, including Taco Del Cartel and a nearby apartment complex while holding a gun.
He eventually ran into the Rouses supermarket, where the store immediately evacuated customers.
New Orleans police say Miller was arrested inside the supermarket.
A day later, managers at businesses in the area expressed fear from the incident and the recent movement of the unhoused in the area.
“It started with them cleaning the encampments under the bridge,” said one business manager. “And it’s more or less pushing them this way. It’s not getting any better. Just more and more problems happening every day.”
The business manager also said it takes too long for NOPD to respond when businesses in the area call due to crimes happening.
WDSU has reached out to NOPD on this and the governor’s office and even the mayor on the recent homeless sweep. At the time of this publication, a response had not yet been received.
