PA Bill Number: HB335
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.
Description: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons. ...
Last Action: Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
Last Action Date: May 6, 2024
Louisiana Self-Defense: NOPD: Armed robber flees when man reveals gun in glove box :: 06/22/2016
The attempted robbery was reported about 10:24 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Acacia Street.
Police said a 44-year-old man was in his vehicle when he was approached by a man he didn't know.
"The male put his hand underneath his shirt, implying he had a weapon and told the victim to give it up," police said in a preliminary report.
The victim reached into his glove compartment, where he had a gun, and the robber fled, police said.
No further information was available in the initial report.
Anyone with information on a crime can call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
