By Danae Columbus | Mid-City Messenger | March 17, 2022 Thirteen year-old Byron “Little B” Kelly Jr. was just a normal kid who enjoyed haircuts and football. Kelly’s decision to walk to the corner store Tuesday evening (March 15) inextricably placed him in harm’s way. Unfortunately, Kelly’s life — like those of many other victims of senseless…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | March 16, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — Local construction worker Luis Medina, 49, was booked Feb. 3 with attempted aggravated rape and sexual battery. Court records show that a short time later, he was released after posting a $30,000 bail. But the records show that Medina’s release…
By Danae Columbus | Mid-City Messenger | March 11, 2022 District Attorney Jason Williams, who pledged to redesign the city’s justice system so that it “equitably serves all people,” is among the busiest public officials in town. With criminal trials having resumed this week after a long Covid-19 hiatus, Williams is personally arguing a murder case. He…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | March 10, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A brazen carjacking unfolds at a New Orleans East gas station, and the manager says it’s happened there more than a dozen times this year. “It made me think, and there weren’t a dozen different perpetrators,” says Rafael Goyeneche.…
By Harrison Golden | WDSU | March 9, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — Rose Preston spent years fantasizing about getting revenge on the person who killed her husband and mother-in-law in 2003. She felt panicked and alone. Certain triggers still spark unease, like the fact that her wedding anniversary was Tuesday. Ariel Jeanjacques’…
Associated Press | March 8, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jury trials resumed Monday in New Orleans, where they have been suspended for most of the past two years. But the process is slow. More than 12 trials were scheduled Monday, but several were rescheduled and only two had begun choosing juries, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans…
By Rich Collins | Biz New Orleans | March 8, 2022 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW The New Orleans Police Department is designed to function with more than 1,500 police officers on the force but currently has less than 1,000 patrolling the streets. Rafael Goyeneche, longtime president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, believes this is one of…
By Meg Farris | WWL-TV | March 7, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — Victims of violent crimes and those accused of committing them, could finally have their day in court in New Orleans. It’s been two years since there were daily jury trials in Orleans Criminal District Court, but Monday, half of the…
By Ken Daley | WVUE | March 7, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Despite a brief respite during the final days of Carnival season, violent crime in New Orleans continues to surge in 2022, the Metropolitan Crime Commission reported Monday (March 7). The independent watchdog agency’s latest weekly report on city crime trends shows…
By Kaitlin Rust | WVUE | March 2, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – NOPD investigates a shooting spanning two scenes in the Holy Cross Neighborhood and leaves two men hospitalized. NOPD says it started in the 800 block of Gordon Street just before 1:30 p.m. and ended a few blocks away on…