Suspects flee as police car chase ends in Bayou St. John

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Louisiana State Police, New Orleans Police Department and Kenner Police Department gathered on the banks of Bayou St. John Tuesday evening, July 2, after a police car plunged into the water.

A short time later, only the Kenner officers were still on site, as it was their department’s car that was in the bayou.

According to Kenner police, officers responded to a shoplifting call from a store in the 800 block of West Esplanade Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Police describe the shoplifting suspects as two women who left the scene in a gold four-door Honda SUV.

Moments later, a Kenner officer reported seeing the car on an eastbound ramp on Interstate 10 toward New Orleans and following it.

The chase ended when the officer lost control of his car and crashed near the intersection of Esplanade Avenue and Moss Street in Bayou St. John, according to police.

Kenner police said no one was injured and the suspects escaped.

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