By Jessica Williams | NOLA.com Staff Writer | January 28, 2021 The neighborhoods east of the Industrial Canal — commonly referred to as New Orleans East — too often get a bad rap in the media, said City Council members on Thursday, and they argued that reports on crimes there should be more specific to…
By Kenny Lopez | WGNO | January 27, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS– There’s been a spike in crime in New Orleans East and neighbors want something done about it. Folks living in New Orleans East are scared because they say crime is out of control. “This has to stop. Innocent people are losing their…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | January 27, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – District Attorney Jason Williams directs his prosecutors to no longer oppose the parole of an inmate, no matter the nature of the crime. “What we’re not going to do is blanketly oppose all parole hearings,” says Jason Williams. District…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | January 26, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -The Criminal Justice Stakeholders come together, recognizing there’s a crime problem. They say there’s a need for some changes in the new year to solve it. Violent crime over the last year skyrocketed in some areas. The leaders in the…
By Kimberly Curth | WVUE | January 25, 2021 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Carjackings are up more than 50% in New Orleans compared to this time last year, according to city calls for service data. City leaders addressed the spike in violent crime during a Criminal Justice Committee meeting Monday, Jan.…
Friday, January 22, 2021 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced MARIO SOLOMON (“SOLOMON”), age 48, of New Orleans, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans. …
By Victoria Cristina | BRproud.com | January 22, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — On January 21, the Metropolitan Crime Commission released a report examining crime trends over the last five years in Orleans Parish. The report shows trends for major felony offenses, broken down by the eight Districts of the New Orleans Police Department. New Orleans has…
By Ramon Antonio Vargas | NOLA.com Staff Writer | January 22, 2021 Friday’s retirement of a New Orleans Police Department captain who served the force for nearly half a century created a domino effect and prompted the agency to announce numerous personnel changes at the command level. Capt. James Scott is leaving after 47 years.…
By Newell Normand | WWL Radio | January 22, 2021 District Attorney Jason Williams has taken office in New Orleans and is already making changes to the city’s criminal justice system. Rafael Goyeneche from the Metropolitan Crime Commission joined Newell Friday morning to discuss what’s new, and what’s staying the same as the city…
By Ramon Antonio Vargas | NOLA.com | January 22, 2021 New Orleans East and an area including the 9th Ward have borne the brunt of the gun violence that perennially plagues the city’s streets over the last five years, according to a recent analysis from the Metropolitan Crime Commission. About half of all homicides and…