5 People Sought In Robbery Of Uptown Clothing

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5 People Sought In Robbery Of Uptown Clothing Store
1 Brandished Gun While Others Cleared Shelves, Police Say

POSTED: 10:42 am CDT May 14, 2004
UPDATED: 10:56 am CDT May 14, 2004

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans police are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating suspects wanted in connection with the robbery Thursday of an Uptown clothing store.

The robbery occurred just after 12 p.m. a
a store in the 200 block of Broadway Street.

According to investigators, five people entered the store and one (composite, left) brandished a handgun, pointed it at the clerk and a customer and told
th
m not to move. Meanwhile, the other suspects removed several articles of clothing from the shelves, according to
New Orleans Police Department spokesman Sgt. Paul Accardo.

The suspects then fled in a Dodge Durango, later learned to have been stolen in Jefferson Parish. The car later was recovered a short distance from the store.

Second District Detective Nicole Jones is in charge of the investigation.

Crimestoppers, at (504) 822-1111, is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those responsible. Callers do not have to give their names or testify in court.
 
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Rapper was stabbed to death, and 2 others injured in Allentown.

Meanwhile, family members of victim Levyo C. White Jr., 23, of Allentown, who died of his stab wounds, described White as an aspiring rapper and a ''loving'' person.

Juan Cortez, 19, of the Bronx, admitted to stabbing White as well as Lafayette Upshaw, 21, and Vaughn Trotman, 24, outside of 1310 W. Chew St, according to an affidavit
filed by Allentown police.

Angelina Cortez said Juan Cortez, who was charged with criminal homicide,

is not related to her.
 
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