Cajun cop vows to serve up a hot bowl of justice in viral Crime Stoppers video

Let’s just call this one the best Crime Stoppers video ever.

Whomever it was that broke into Stelly’s Supermarket in Lebeau, Louisiana, definitely robbed the wrong place.

“If you’re the man that committed this felony,” warns St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Clay Higgins in the video, “Look at me son, I’m talking to you. The sheriff likes Stelly’s Restaurant, and so do I. We’re going to identify you, arrest you and put you in a small cell.”

The video, posted to YouTube by ABC affiliate KATC in Lafayette, LA, has garnered over 1.1 million views since being uploaded last week.

Clearly, Higgins is a big fan of the place.

“Stelly’s has been a local favorite for decades,” he says with a distinct southern drawl. “The family works hard and is known to be generous. Always with a kind word for friend or stranger. The Stelly family represents southern hospitality at its best.”

According to Higgins, the thief got away with hundreds of dollars, but the man described by some as the “Cajun John Wayne” promises that justice will be served.

“We’re going to identify you, arrest you and put you in a small cell,” Higgins says in the video. “After that, I’m gonna have a cheeseburger here with fries and a Coke and leave a nice tip for the waitress. Meanwhile, your next meal will be served through a small hole in a cell door.”

According to the Washington Post, Higgins has been on the force for 17 years and he uses the Crime Stoppers videos to “speak the truth” without “political crap.”

The Huffington Post reports that the thief has yet to be caught.

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