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A Louisiana<\/a> mother of three was honored Tuesday for lending police a hand\u2014or in this case, her car\u2014to help an officer chase down a suspected shoplifter over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The pursuit began Saturday at a Dillards store in Slidell when Sgt. Jeff Kahrs was alerted to a shoplifting in-progress, the Slidell Police Department said.<\/p>\n

The suspect, later identified as 34-year-old Kelsey Baird, of Navarre, Florida<\/a>, spotted Kahrs entering the store and discarded the items she was allegedly trying to steal, according to police.<\/p>\n

When Kahrs tried to stop Baird from leaving the store, she ran through the parking lot and jumped into a car that was waiting outside, police said, adding that the vehicle was driven byBaird’s boyfriend, 43-year-old Eric Boudreaux, of Biloxi, Mississippi.<\/p>\n

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Police bodycam video shows Kahrs chasing Baird until she hops into the waiting car and speeds off through the parking lot. That’s when a kindly stranger<\/a> stops and asks Kahrs if he needs a ride.<\/p>\n

“Want to hop in?” the good Samaritan says.<\/p>\n

Kahrs accepted the assist and got in the car, helping the woman navigate to chase down the suspects.<\/p>\n

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“The citizen-officer duo safety followed the suspects, while Sgt. Kahrs gave a play to play to responding officers via his police radio,” police said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Moments later, backup arrived<\/a> to help take the suspects into custody.<\/p>\n

Both Baird and Boudreaux were charged with theft and resisting an officer<\/a> by flight. Baird was additionally charged with meth possession.<\/p>\n

Police Chief Daniel Seuzeneau thanked the good Samaritan for lending his officer a hand.<\/p>\n

“To the good Samaritan, who I spoke with this morning, people like you are the reason why Slidell is a great place to live and work,” the chief said. “Without hesitation, you assisted one of our officers \u2026expecting nothing in return.”<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, police identified the good Samaritan as Lesli Smith, a citizen of Slidell, and presented her with the Citizenship Award during a ceremony with police and Slidell Mayor Randy Fandal.<\/p>\n

“All I was thinking at the time was, \u2018How could I help,\u2019” the mother of three said.<\/p>\n

Smith added that she lived in Slidell all her life and wanted to emphasize how impressed she was with the police department\u2019s hard work and response to the alleged shoplifting.<\/p>\n

“I was so impressed, that was my most important thing I wanted to come across,” Smith told reporters at the ceremony. She added that after she dropped Kahrs off to apprehend the suspects, she made a U-turn and went back to shopping at TJ Maxx.<\/p>\n

Seuzeneau warned in an earlier statement that any would-be thieves should think twice before preying upon businesses in Slidell.<\/p>\n

“We will do whatever it takes to catch you and fully prosecute you. Stay out of our city,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/louisiana-mom-honored-giving-police-officer-ride-chase-catch-suspected-shoplifter <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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