NIPD looking for suspect in theft of wallet

Published 2:00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2020

The NIPD is seeking help in identifying the suspect who robbed a Cracker Barrel in New Iberia. 

The New Iberia Police Department is looking for help in identifying a person who is reported to have stolen a wallet at a local store.

A white male subject was first identified as a suspect, but after he contacted the police department the NIPD said he is no longer a suspect.

The wallet’s owner had used a self-check out register at the store and let his wallet with a large amount of cash in it at the register, the NIPD said in a prepared statement. When he returned to the register the wallet was no longer there.

Police said that a review of surveillance cameras showed a white male taking the wallet from the self-checkout area.

Anyone who can help identify the person who stole the wallet is asked to call Iberia Crime Stopper at 369-TIPS or the New Iberia Police Department at 369-2306.