Kate O’Keeffe and Cameron McWhirter, Wall Street Journal September 17, 2023 Prosecutors work with former intelligence officers and artificial-intelligence tools to gather and analyze evidence. The case against Dijon Dixon, accused of killing Cornelius Smith in 2019, looked to be falling apart after a key witness backed out following an online death threat. Then prosecutors presented the defense…
Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer, FOX8 September 13, 2023 The Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office won’t file criminal charges against coroner Dr. John King, who is accused of performing unnecessary autopsies to pad his paycheck. However, after reviewing a Louisiana State Police investigation into the allegations, D.A. Kristine Russell said her office found no evidence…
Eleanor Tabone, 4WWL September 13, 2023 For the first time in more than two years, there hasn’t been a homicide in 12 days in the City of New Orleans. Crime analysts believe the hot weather and gun enforcement could be the reason for the reduction in violent crime. Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated Southeast…
Ashlyn Brothers, FOX8 September 12, 2023 Civic leaders assessing the qualifications of NOPD superintendent nominee Anne Kirkpatrick on Tuesday (Sept. 12) lauded her experience leading other law enforcement agencies and suggested her status as a New Orleans newcomer could provide valuable fresh perspective. “This is the first city head that any New Orleans City Council…
Raven Poole, WGNO September 12, 2023 The City of New Orleans hasn’t experienced a homicide in 10 days, according to the Metropolitan Crime Commission. The organization’s crime map for the dates of Sept. 5 through 10 shows the city has not had a homicide for the past 10 days. Officials report this is the first…
Morgan Lentes, WDSU September 11, 2023 Alton Williams, a valet at the Ace Hotel, was shot and killed in December 2021. A local mother is speaking out after news broke that New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has chosen who she would like to lead the city’s police department. Cantrell announced Anne Kirkpatrick as her top…
Ian Auzenne, WWL Radio September 11, 2023 Anne Kirkpatrick is Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s choice to become the next superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department. Cantrell’s nomination became known early Monday and was confirmed by Metropolitan Crime Commission president/CEO Raphael Goyeneche. He told WWL’s Newell Normand that he’s not surprised by the choice. “I also…
Morgan Lentes, WDSU September 5, 2023 A federal monitor has claimed the investigation violated the department’s consent decree. City leaders returned to federal court Tuesday to discuss the New Orleans Police Department’s handling of an internal investigation into Officer Jeffrey Vappie. Vappie, who serves on Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s protective detail, was accused of payroll fraud,…
Chris Nakamoto, WBRZ 2 Corruption watchdogs are calling for a top-to-bottom audit of a contract that was awarded in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic costing you nearly $50 million dollars. In June of 2020, the WBRZ Investigative Unit exposed a questionable contract awarded to a company while no-bid provisions were in effect due to…
By David Jones, FOX8 August 30, 2023 The federal judge in charge of overseeing the implementation of the consent decree in New Orleans called city leaders to court to answer questions surrounding the police department’s investigation into Officer Jeffrey Vappie. The hearing on Thursday (Aug. 31) will focus on the Public Integrity Bureau (PIB) and…