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New Orleans police said two teens, both wearing ankle monitors, were arrested in the killing of a pizza delivery driver in Mid-City.Watch reportPolice announced the arrests in a news conference Tuesday. Their identities were not released because they are juveniles.Officials said both teens are expected to be charged with first-degree murder. One of them faces an additional armed robbery charge. "This investigation is far from over, and we still need the community’s help to solve these cases. An innocent man lost his life because of the choices made by these individuals. It was a senseless crime, and it will not be tolerated," said NOPD Interim Chief Michael Harrison.The delivery driver, identified as 35-year-old Richard Yeager, was found shot to death in the 2800 block of St. Louis Street around midnight Monday. Police said Yeager suffered multiple gunshot wounds."Obviously they are completely devastated. But for this community, the NOPD, the media’s help yesterday – helping us put this information out in a timely manner to bring these suspects to where they are today – meant the world to the Yeager family," said Robert Tedesco, Vice President of RPM Pizza LLC.Officers discovered that the driver's 2004 black four-door Toyota Corolla was stolen after the shooting.The teens, who were arrested Monday night in Gert Town, were wearing ankle monitor devices stemming from previous charges. The two were arrested after a brief foot chase Monday night. Yeager's vehicle was found in the area.Based on information from one of the ankle monitors, police were able to link one of the teens to another carjacking on Saturday. In that incident, police said a 50-year-old woman was approached by three young men after she parked in her driveway. One of the men pistol-whipped her and fled with her purse and vehicle.According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, authorities received an alert on Saturday night that a juvenile with an ankle monitor had left a restricted area and was in violation of the ankle monitor rules. The other teen was wearing an ankle monitor, but was not part of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office electronic monitoring program, officials said."An OPSO deputy assigned to the EMP made an unsuccessful attempt to contact the EMP client, who was originally detained for unauthorized use of a movable, traffic violations and resisting arrest. Efforts to reach the client’s mother, who is his legal guardian, were also unsuccessful," a statement from the Sheriff's Office said. "The deputy received a second alert at 11:15 p.m. Saturday that the EMP client had returned to the restricted area. The deputy reached the client on Sunday morning and issued a reprimand and placed the client under strict geographic restrictions until the deputy could meet with a Juvenile Court judge on Monday, Sept. 22."READ: Full statement from Orleans Parish Sheriff's OfficeChief Deputy Jerry Ursin said that the reprimand and geographic restrictions follows "progressive corrective guidelines established by the National Institute of Justice for juvenile clients."Regardless of the reprimand, the teen broke the rules again, the Sheriff's Office said."About 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, OPSO was alerted that the client had again violated program rules, but was back in compliance just before 1 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22," the Sheriff's Office said.Anyone with information on a suspect or with further details about the shooting should contact NOPD or Crimestoppers. Their number is 504-822-1111.Previous:Officers find pizza delivery driver dead from gunshot wounds in Mid-CitySign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!13484466