Lawn mower theft thwarted

I believe I thwarted a lawn mower theft last Sunday. At about 10pm I saw a gentleman headed toward me (west) on Wilshire, jogging with a lawn mower. He crossed Acadian and continued down Wilshire. So I called the police, and hopped in my car and followed him nearly to Eugene, where I was able to flag down a patrol car. The jogging gentleman vanished, leaving the lawn mower in the road. The mower is a 4 horse power Murray and Is being held in the Baton Rouge police evidence room. The police could not give me a case number because it's technically a suspected theft at this point.

If any of you know anybody who lives in Ogden Park / Bernard Terrace, east of Acadian, please ask them if their lawn mower is missing.
-Bob