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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A release from the Shreveport Police Department states they are searching for a man who they say "chose to steal instead of work for what he wanted."

The Shreveport-Caddo Parish Financial Crimes Task Force is actively searching for 29-year-old Russell Hudson.

In July 2025, police say Hudson was captured on Best Buy surveillance footage opening a credit account using another person’s identity.

Maxing out the card and leaving the victim, who they say is a stranger to Hudson, responsible for the debt.

Investigators obtained a warrant charging Hudson with Identity Theft.

The Shreveport Police Department is asking anyone with information on Hudson’s whereabouts to call 318-673-7300.

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