Thaddeus Braud
Investigators have identified a suspect in last week’s home-invasion robbery attempt on Magazine Street, and are seeking the public’s help in locating him, police said Tuesday.
Thaddeus “Fuggie” Braud, 40, is wanted on a charge of aggravated burglary, said Lt. Mike Montalbano, interim commander of the NOPD Second District. Braud is known to frequent not only Laurence Square park, but also areas of Magazine and Valence and Lyons and Annunciation, Montalbano said.
A surveillance image of the robbery suspect on Magazine. (via NOPD)
A 61-year-old resident of the 4400 block of Magazine was in her driveway retrieving her newspaper about 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, when a man slipped inside her home and grabbed her by the neck when she came back inside, police have said. Her scream scared the man off, but his image wearing a distinctive hat was captured by several surveillance cameras, police said.
Investigators showing the photos around the area were able to get the Braud’s name, and the victim then picked his face out of a lineup they showed her, Montalbano said, leading to the warrant for his arrest. Braud is also a suspect in another residential burglary on Lyons Street, Montalbano said.
Anyone with information as to his whereabouts should call Detective Pat Conaghan at 658-6020.
