Daily Archives: February 3, 2022

Police respond to carjacking in Lower Garden District and carjacking attempt in Fontainebleau

By Missy Wilkinson | NOLA.com | February 3, 2022 New Orleans police responded to two carjackings that happened within five minutes of each other on Wednesday night. In the first month of 2022, carjackings were up from 26 to 50 compared to the same period in 2021, according to data compiled by the Metropolitan Crime Commission. In…

Viewpoint: New Orleans needs Russel Honoré to lead a war against crime

By Danae Columbus | Uptown Messenger | February 3, 2022 Many New Orleanians were disappointed in yesterday’s press conference (Feb. 2) featuring Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson. Cantrell correctly described the city’s current crime wave as “domestic terrorism,” a hot buzzword on the national crime scene. Yet instead of hearing a full-fledged plan…