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Kenner cop chase ends with unit in Bayou St. John

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Kenner Police Department

A Kenner police officer is okay after chasing shoplifting suspects into New Orleans and crashing his car into Bayou St. John.

The crash happened around 10:45 p.m. on Esplanade Avenue at Moss Street near the entrance to City Park.


According to a Kenner Police Department spokesperson, the officer was responding to a report of shoplifting at a business on West Esplanade Avenue when he saw the suspects' car getting onto Interstate 10. The officer tried to stop the car, leading to a chase down the interstate and into New Orleans. The KPD spokesperson says the suspects got away after the officer lost control of his unit and crashed into Bayou St. John.

No one was injured in the crash.