Police seek suspect in armed robberies

Police are looking for a man accused of robbing several people at gunpoint in the Baton Rouge area between March and May, a police spokesman said.

Patrick Jamar Harris, 17, is wanted on three counts of armed robbery and one count each of aggravated kidnapping and first-degree robbery, Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said in a news release.

In one case, Harris kidnapping one of his victims but later released that person, Stubbs said.

Harris is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with a low cut hair and a row of gold top teeth, Stubbs said.

Officers believe he is somewhere in Baton Rouge and is considered armed and dangerous, Stubbs said.

He has been moving frequently to avoid arrest, Stubbs said.

Anyone with information about this person is asked to contact police’s Armed Robbery Division at (225) 389-3845 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.


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1) Comment by tradewinns - 07/06/2012

"..........and is considered armed and dangerous, Stubbs said". i hope every police officer takes this advice to heart. this is a young man who will feel he is invincible and will not hesitate to shoot you. TAKE NO CHANCES!

2) Comment by Hello Baton Rouge - 07/06/2012

Shocking