June 29, 2023 Written by: Meg Gatto NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – New audio recordings FOX 8 obtained reveal the moment 911 center chief Tyrell Morris got into an accident in his city-owned vehicle. We’ve also learned from a City Hall source that the Inspector General’s office sent investigators to the 911 center Thursday, seizing cell…
June 29, 2023 Written by: Sabrina Wilson NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Mayor Latoya Cantrell says she is not on board with calls to have embattled 911 Center chief Tyrell Morris leave his position sooner than his planned September 15 resignation. A day after city council members Helena Moreno and J.P. Morrell sent a letter to…
June 27, 2023 Written by: FOX 8 Staff NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – In a letter written to the chairman of the board for the Orleans Parish Communication District, the president and vice president of the City Council are requesting the immediate suspension of the 911 center’s executive director. Tyrell Morris announced his resignation from his…
June 22, 2023 Written by: FOX 8 Staff NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A New Orleans police officer who has been at the center of an internal investigation has returned to his duty on the mayor’s executive protection team. At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Mayor LaToya Cantrell got out of her SUV, greeted by Officer…
By Cassie Schirm, June 23, 2023 Orleans Parish Communication Executive Director Tyrell Morris is under investigation by the Office of Inspector General of New Orleans regarding the altering of public documents as well as a car accident he was involved in back in May. That’s according to sources within City Hall. WDSU Investigates confirmed the…
Two more homicides last week brings us to 29 for the year so far, an increase of 32% compared to 2021 and an increase of 93% since 2019. Carjacking (up 450% relative to 2019, 78% relative to 2021) is still our biggest problem at the moment. We have had 66 so far in 2022. Shootings…
By Heather Nolan, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Criminal justice advocates look at New Orleans’ successful reduction in jail population — 1,200 inmates now compared to more than 6,000 pre-Katrina — as the first step in a movement toward reform. Now, they’re pushing for local policy changes that would eliminate money bail, a practice they say…
By Rob Masson | June 19, 2019 at 5:22 PM CDT – Updated June 19 at 5:59 PM NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – The Metropolitan Crime Commission is revealing some startling statistics as they prepare a report on a prisoner risk assessment system that’s now drawing criticism. The city, which operates the system says it’s…
