By Robert Rhoden, The Times-Picayune
Hurricane Isaac has spawned its first apparent looting incident in the New Orleans area. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says it has issued a summons to a Slidell area man and is looking for two others in connection with the looting of several boats docked in the Lakeshore Estates area south of Slidell.
Jerrett Pittman, 17, of 248 Deanna Drive in Slidell, was cited with illegal possession of stolen things.
Monday night, several area residents relocated their boats to that area in an effort to protect the vessels from the storm, Capt. George Bonnett said. Early this morning, one of the owners checked on his boat and discovered it had been broken into. He immediately called the Sheriff’s Office and reported the incident. Read More