US EditionWoman Who Helped Officer Chase Shoplifter Honored in Slidell
Leslie Smith received a citizenship award after giving Sgt. Jeff Kahrs a ride during a shoplifting chase that led to the arrest of two suspects, police said.
- On Sunday Leslie Smith offered Sgt. Jeff Kahrs a ride after seeing he was not near his patrol car, and body-camera footage shows officers tracked two suspects after Kahrs rode in Smith's SUV from Dillards at 940 Town Center Parkway.
- A detail officer alerted to shoplifting noticed 34-year-old Kelsey Baird discard items and flee on foot from Dillards at 940 Town Center Parkway, prompting the chase.
- Police pursued and, with backup, detained the pair after Baird got into Boudreaux's car, and officers arrested her for theft, resisting arrest, and narcotics possession,
- On Tuesday the Slidell Police Department awarded Smith the Citizenship Award at a ceremony, and Interim Chief of Police Daniel Seuzeneau said, `HOWEVER, she is very well deserving and has agreed to join us tomorrow.`
- The Slidell Police Department appealed for the good Samaritan to come forward before identifying her, and officials said Smith initially declined but accepted the award.
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Woman who helped officer chase shoplifter honored in Slidell
SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) — The Slidell Police Department recognized a Good Samaritan who gave an officer a lift in her car to chase down a suspected shoplifter. Lesli Smith was driving in the parking lot of the Fremaux Center Saturday, Nov. 1, when she saw an officer trying to chase down the suspect, so she opened the passenger door of her car and let the officer hop in. New Orleans officials set to meet with state about possible bond revenues …
Slidell police give 'Citizenship Award' to resident who helped in shoplifting car chase
The Slidell Police Department gave its "Citizenship Award" on Tuesday to a St. Tammany resident and preschool teacher who assisted a police officer chasing suspects in a shoplifting incident that garnered heavy media attention over the weekend.
American police shared footage of a film-worthy chase on Sunday. The incident occurred in the US state of Louisiana.
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