For years the duo was implicated in a host of crimes, but they were rarely convicted because of reluctant witnesses and missing evidence that doomed cases.
Before his death Joseph was wanted on a string of armed robberies on the West Bank that police say were motivated by his need to feed a serious Heroin addiction.
Joseph cemented his reputation in 1997 when, according to police, he leaped from a third-floor balcony to dodge an arrest warrant for murder.
Since the start of 2001, the younger Rideau has been jailed three times for unauthorized use of a car, possession of a firearm by a felon and armed robbery but none of the cases was accepted for prosecution by the district attorney's office.
[2][full citation needed] The robbery spree began in July, police said, when the Burger King was held up.
[3][full citation needed] In October 2001, NOPD began a 28-hour search for Joseph Rideau, for an outstanding warrant.
The police were unable to stop the car as they were out gunned by high-powered assault rifles which helped them escape to a getaway vehicle.