Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: May 15, 2008

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Subway robber arrested

After seeing the video of the Subway robber on TV, a tipster called detectives with a name of the suspect. Probable cause was gained for the arrest of this suspect and he was taken into custody at his home in the 2400 block of Portland.

Lamarcus Allen, 25, of Shreveport was charged with armed robbery and booked into the Shreveport City Jail. Details of the crime are below.

Information can be left with Crime Stoppers at 673-7373 or by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimestoppersshreveportcaddo.com.

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