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On January 29, 2023, at approximately 11:00 p.m. the Kenner Police Department received a burglar alarm at a business in the 100 block of Airline Hwy in Kenner. The alarm company further advised that due to video equipment, they observed a subject on the inside of the business’s enclosed area rummaging through the company’s property. Within minutes, no less than 6 KPD officers arrived on scene and surrounded the property. Officers observed the suspect inside of the business’s property wearing a ski mask and gloves, and carrying a reciprocating battery powered saw. Officers gave verbal commands to which the suspect answered back to officers; “𝙔𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚!”. Officers complied with the subjects wishes and after a foot pursuit, the suspect surrendered several blocks away and was identified as Elliot Rami from St. Rose La. On Rami’s person, officers found 6 reciprocating saw blades, a ski mask, black gloves, black and grey “firm grip” gloves, a set of Ford keys, and cash. Officers located the saw on the property. At the time of his arrest, Rami had several past arrests for simple burglary and 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙮. Rami was charged with Unauthorized entry of a business, illegal carrying of a weapon, resisting an officer and three attachments out of New Orleans. 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘪 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢.