The Hammond Police Department is searching for 37 YO Lawrence Jackson of Hammond following a narcotics search warrant in the Clinton Court area on July 24, 2024.
After receiving numerous complaints about illegal narcotics, observing suspected illegal narcotics transactions at the residence, and making an arrest, HPD officers secured a search warrant on the residence. During the search, HPD officers located approximately 10 ounces of pressed fentanyl pills, 13 ounces of heroin containing fentanyl, 1.24 ounces of crack cocaine, 8 grams of ecstasy, 8 grams of cocaine, 4 grams of marijuana, various opioid pills, 2 digital scales, and $1,707 in U.S. currency.
Jackson was not home during the search, however his two juvenile children were left home unattended with the deadly narcotics.
Jackson is being sought for charges including Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance, Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Child Endangerment, and Improper Supervision of a Minor. The children were unharmed and are now in the care of a family member.
The HPD Narcotics Division was assisted in this operation by the HPD SWAT Team, HPD Street Crimes Unit, HPD Juvenile Division, HPD Criminal Investigations Division, Louisiana Probation & Parole, and the DEA Fentanyl Overdose Response Team.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Lawrence Jackson is asked to contact the Hammond Police Department Narcotics Unit at 985-277-5700 or through the Hammond Police Department’s Facebook page or Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa’s anonymous tip line, 1-800-554-5245. Be part of the solution and you may be eligible for a cash award. The Hammond Police Department wants to remind citizens that fentanyl is a deadly drug that results in the deaths of hundreds of Americans every year. Fentanyl has been found in many different forms of drugs ranging from cocaine, pills, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana. If you have information on someone possessing and/or selling these deadly narcotics, please contact the Hammond Police Department Narcotics Unit at 985-277-5700.
