By Rob Masson | WVUE | February 7, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A 15-year-old boy was arrested Saturday night after a shooting following a shortened route for the Krewe of Chewbacchus parade. The route was cut in half due to a failure to get police officers to work and other security…
By Michelle Hunter | NOLA.com | February 6, 2022 Major crime in unincorporated Jefferson Parish dropped 12 percent in 2021, with decreases in four of the seven categories of offenses, according to the Sheriff’s Office. It marks the lowest level of crime since the agency began tracking the statistics in 1974, Sheriff Joseph Lopinto III said. “I’m…
By Andrea Gallo | The Advocate | February 4, 2022 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry failed to report that he received more than $4,000 in travel reimbursements last year within the time period that state public servants are required to submit such expenses to the state’s Ethics Board. Tax forms filed Jan. 31 with the Internal Revenue…
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…
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…
By Martha Sanchez | The Tulane Hullabaloo | February 2, 2022 In 2021, New Orleans Police Department’s second district — which includes Tulane University’s upscale neighborhood — experienced at least 12 reported carjackings. Now, that same area has recorded at least eight since January alone. Four carjackings and one attempted carjacking occurred on Jan. 15. The Tulane University Police Department issued a notice the following…
By Ken Daley | WVUE | January 31, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A person’s body was discovered inside a vehicle burning in New Orleans East early Sunday (Jan. 30), but New Orleans police have not immediately declared the case a homicide. The NOPD said the person’s identity, gender and age were not immediately known…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | January 27, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The NOPD isn’t arresting people for the majority of carjackings across New Orleans, according to recent city council data. While the police department disputes the numbers, one crime watchdog says the arrests shouldn’t reflect on the amount of carjackings…
By David Jones | WVUE | January 26, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The New Orleans Police Department is looking at reimplementing a “proactive component” to address the city’s rise in incidents of violent crime. Anti-crime advocates expect to see a task force similar to the ones disbanded in 2020. On Tuesday,…
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