By Elyse Carmosino & Andrea Gallo | The Advocate | August 27, 2021 The chief regulator of Louisiana’s private security industry, who already faces allegations of financial and sexual misconduct, is now in the crosshairs of the state’s public corruption watchdog. State Inspector General Stephen Street confirmed that his office is investigating Fabian Blache III,…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | August 26, 2021 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State Police Trooper Carl Cavalier said he was on assignment at the COVID field hospital at the New Orleans Convention Center in early 2020 when he first heard about a violent arrest by fellow troopers in North Louisiana in…
By Garey Forster | The Advocate | August 18, 2021 When writing about uncontrolled crime spikes in New Orleans, all the numbers indicate an obvious solution: Hire more police. Don’t be deceived by Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s sudden interest in this solution. It’s election season. Expect news conferences, radio, TV, and Facebook ads, but know Cantrell has…
By Lee Zurik & Cody Lillich | WVUE | August 18, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) – The leader of the state’s board over private security has been placed on leave after numerous allegations of wrongdoing surfaced around his leadership of the agency. The Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners placed…
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DEWAYNE COLEMAN (“COLEMAN”), age 22, of Marrero, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty today to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers…
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 NEW ORLEANS, LA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that BRIAN MEDUS, 44, of Covington, pleaded guilty as charged to violating Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 1952(a)(3), conspiracy to use an interstate facility with intent to carry on unlawful activity. According to Court documents, MEDUS, the Assistant…
By FOX 8 Staff | WVUE | August 11, 2021 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A former City of New Orleans safety inspector pleaded guilty Wednesday (Aug. 11) in federal court to a scheme in which he accepted bribes in exchange for issuing fraudulent work permits for heating and air conditioning jobs. Brian Medus of Covington…
By Greg LaRose | WDSU | August 11, 2021 A former city inspector admitted Wednesday he accepted bribes from a contractor to approve permits for work in New Orleans although the contractor didn’t hold the required city license, according to federal court records. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Brian Medus, a mechanical inspector in the…
By WDSU Digital Team | WDSU | August 9, 2021 The New Orleans Police Department held a news conference Monday to address concerns after a second violent weekend in a row. NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said the common theme amongst crime and arrests over the weekend was with people who do not live here bringing…
By Harrison Golden | WDSU | August 8, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — In New Orleans’ fight against violence, the wheels are turning. Bicycles filled the city’s streets Saturday, as dozens of children rode from Mid-City’s First Grace United Methodist Church to City Park. They shared a route ― and a cause: stopping…