By Kenny Lopez | WGNO | July 1, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — We are nearly halfway through 2022 and so far more than 150 people have been killed in New Orleans, that means we’ve had fewer than 30 days go by without a homicide. In June alone the number of homicides…
By Erika Ferrando | WWL-TV | June 30, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — A woman is in critical condition after being shot while driving on I-10 Wednesday near the Carrollton exit. NOPD investigators believe she was likely targeted and deliberately shot. Police still don’t know the motive. This marks the 13th shooting on…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | June 27, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Violent crime plagued New Orleans again over the weekend. Police investigated multiple homicides, shootings, and 10 different armed robberies. On Sun., June 26, police say three robberies happened back-to-back in the Marigny. In each of the cases, police say…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | June 23, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Chief Ferguson decided to make a plea to the public after what he calls a concerning trend of negligent homicides. Wednesday evening (June 22), a 2-year-old boy died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the 8600 block of Apple…
By Mid-City Messenger | June 22, 2022 A woman was carjacked near the Lafitte Greenway on Tuesday afternoon (June 21), the New Orleans Police Department reported. She was walking to her vehicle in the 2100 block of Lafitte Street at about 3:55 p.m. when a man approached her from behind. He grabbed the keys from…
By WDSU Digital Team | WDSU | June 22, 2022 NEW ORLEANS — The Metropolitan Crime Commission has added a new data set to their Orleans crime trends that they routinely track. The commission unveiled new district-level crime statistics. The commission will update these statistics weekly. The data shows crime in New Orleans broken down…
By Mykal Vincent | WVUE | June 22, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Two people were killed and a third was injured in two separate overnight shootings in New Orleans, police say. According to the New Orleans Police Department, two men were gunned down just before 11 p.m. Tues., June 21 in…
By Kiran Chawla | Unfiltered with Kiran | June 21, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO Sgt. John Dauthier was placed on administrative leave on Monday, June 20, 2022. “Yesterday, for reasons unknown and undisclosed, John was put on administrative leave by BRPD,” said Dauthier’s attorney Cliff Ivey. “This came just moments after a meeting I had…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | June 21, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Mayor LaToya Cantrell says addressing crime is the city’s top priority. Meanwhile, crime victims say they’re fed up, and in some cases, ready to leave the city. “I feel like I am the crisis mayor,” Cantrell said. “For four…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | June 20, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – After three of his vehicles were broken into in a matter of weeks, a man living on St. Charles Avenue decided to hire his own armed security, who was also victimized. “It’s concerning to think that we have this…