05/12/2008 Slidell Police: Top thief nabbed nearly $1 million A suspect charged with several high-priced robberies committed additional break-ins of Northshore businesses while out on bond, taking up to $1 million in cash and merchandise, according to Slidell Police who announced his arrest Monday.

Police investigating shooting in St. Roch neighborhood New Orleans police are investigating a shooting in the St. Roch neighborhood.

05/11/2008 Third man shot and killed in 7 hours Capping a gruesome seven-hour period, a 25-year-old man was killed in the early morning hours of Sunday in the 800 block of Claiborne Avenue.

Shooting in Algiers, NOPD looking for Hispanic male and silver truck An unidentified male was shot and killed in Algiers, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

15-year-old killed in Central City
A 15-year-old was shot and killed in Central City near an abandoned school Friday night.

05/09/2008 Ex-police officer arrested on kidnapping, assault charges A former Pearl River police officer has been arrested on charges of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and taking her forcefully for a drive in his car last Friday.

05/10/2008 Man arrested for Mid-City killing A 19-year-old man was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department that is accused of killing one man and shooting a 17-year-old man in Mid-City.

05/08/2008

Gretna Police arrest 2 for homicide, search for another for murder
At a press conference, Gretna Police announced two men were arrested for homicide, while they have an arrest warrant and are searching for another man, as new evidence and information spurred the investigations.

05/09/2008

Man robbed of $1,000 in Boomtown parking lot
A 23-year-old man was arrested on charges of robbing another man of $1,000 in the parking lot of the Boomtown Casino Wednesday evening.

05/08/2008 NOPD searching for man who exchanged fire with officer SWAT teams are searching for a man who exchanged gunfire with a police officer around 11:20 a.m. Thursday before fleeing into a neighborhood near St. Bernard Avenue and North Miro.

05/07/2008

New Orleans man beats four murder charges
Garelle Smith has been a thorn in the side of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, as he has beaten four murder charges in past, primarily because of problems getting witnesses to testify.

Camera catches shooting Uptown A New Orleans crime camera provided photos of a shooting and has helped catch a suspect.

Tulane frat members played game of chicken with crab boil, alleges attorney A game of chicken that involved scalding pledges with hot a crab boil and pepper spray mix to see who could stand the most pain was at the forefront of arrests made against former Tulane fraternity members Tuesday afternoon, according to Frank D’Amico Jr., an attorney for one of the victims.

05/06/2008 Five arrested, five sought in alleged Tulane hazing incident Five Tulane students with the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity have been arrested and arrest warrants have been issued for five more in connection with an alleged hazing incident that left two students with burns.

05/05/2008

St. Bernard daiquiri shop burglarized, set on fire
A St. Bernard Parish daiquiri shop was burglarized and then set afire early Monday morning, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Man shot in face dies on stranger's porch in New Orleans East
A man who was shot several times in the head died on the front porch of a New Orleans East home as he tried to get help for his injuries by knocking on a stranger’s door.

Man acquitted in band member's death wanted in New Orleans weekend shooting
The man acquitted in the shooting death of local band member Dinneral Shavers is wanted by police in a weekend shooting on Canal Street.

Violent crime up 20 percent in New Orleans
Violent crime is up 20 percent in New Orleans for the first quarter of the year, according to statistics released by the New Orleans Police Department. Murder is down 10 percent, but rape and armed robberies are up significantly.

Murder trial underway for teen; police say mom provided the gun The trial began Monday in the case of a 17-year-old man who allegedly received a gun from his mother and used it to kill another teenager.

Man arrested in shooting death of fetus, mother remains in critical condition A 17-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen over the weekend – a shooting that resulted in the death of her unborn child, according to JPSO spokesman Col. John Fortunato.

Police investigating fatal shooting in New Orleans East Authorities were investigating an early morning murder Monday in New Orleans East.

05/04/2008 Man shot, killed inside trailer park in New Orleans East Authorities were investigating Sunday afternoon a fatal shooting in a trailer park in New Orleans East.

05/02/2008

Violent Offenders Unit upping convictions
For the first ten months of 2007, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office didn’t convince a single jury that a single murder suspect was guilty as charged, but court observers say that situation has been changing.

05/01/2008 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting on Banks Street A double shooting resulted in the death of a 20-year-old man Thursday, New Orleans Police said.

04/30/2008

Kenner sets up cyberhooking sting
Around the turn of the twentieth century Storyville was America’s most notorious red-light district.  For nearly twenty years, prostitution flourished in this 20 block area on the edge of the French Quarter before the city shut it down. 

05/01/2008 New Orleans suspect arrested in Texas A tip has landed one of New Orleans' most wanted fugitives behind bars in north Texas.

04/30/2008 Two men get 15 years in teen's overdose death Two New Orleans area men will spend 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in connection with a distribution ring that supplied illegal drugs to a 16-year-old girl who overdosed and died earlier this year.

Man faces 40 years for crushing a man with a van in Algiers A dispute over a mattress set lead to the death of an Algiers man after he was crushed by a van.

Lucky or unlucky? Sentenced to death once, tried several times, man avoids conviction
Nearly 24 years ago Delores Dye was gunned down in a grocery store parking lot on Old Gentilly Road when she wouldn’t give up her purse to a would-be robber.

04/29/2008 Man pleads guilty to killing Japanese tourist in New Orleans in 2003 A man accused in the 2003 strangling death of a Japanese tourist pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of second-degree murder, prosecutors said.

Harvey man shoots self, then files fake report A Harvey man who was running after spying a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office police cruiser accidentally shot his own foot, but led the sheriff’s office on a two-day ruse, claiming he was shot by an unknown assailant, said Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand.

04/28/2008 New Orleans police investigating double shooting New Orleans police were investigating a double shooting Sunday evening that left two men dead.

04/26/2008 NOPD and FBI arrest a 20-year-old for a killing by City Park A joint operation by the New Orleans Police Department and the FBI led to the arrest of a man wanted for murder.

NOPD arrests man in Algiers killing The New Orleans Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old male for allegedly killing a man in Algiers in January.

Man killed inside bar on A.P. Tureau
A 25-year-old male was killed early Saturday morning inside a bar on 2100 block A.P Tureau Street.

04/25/2008

Charges dropped against 16-year-old girl in carjacking near Newman
Officials have dropped charges against a 16-year-old who allegedly was linked to a car-jacking on Jefferson Avenue in front of Isidore Newman School.

Man and woman killed by masked gunmen in daytime shooting A man and woman were killed inside of a home on Laharpe Street Friday as three masked gunman went into the home and began firing.

04/24/2008

Man tries to lure 10-year-old into car in St. Bernard
A man tried to lure a 10-year-old girl into his truck and flashed money at her as she left a store Wednesday night near West St. Bernard Highway and Rowley Boulevard around 6:30 p.m., according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Witness: Man shot on Elysian Fields Authorities are investigating an apparent shooting that happened Thursday morning in the 2400 block of Elysian Fields.

04/23/2008 Police investigating 9th Ward murder Members of the New Orleans Police Department were investigating a murder in the 9th Ward overnight.

04/20/2008 6 killed in string of fatal shootings Six people have been killed in separate shootings over the past several days in New Orleans, NOPD spokesman and Assistant Police Superintendent Marlon Defillo said Sunday.

04/18/2008 Shooting victim crashes car into Uptown bar A 24-year-old man was shot and killed before crashing his car into an Uptown bar Friday night around 9 p.m.

Armed robberies spike in Quarter
While the New Orleans Police Department reports that murders are down from this last year, another violent crime area is challenging the department: armed robberies. 

NOPD: Witness in Shavers’ trial killed in feud, not testimony
Guy McEwen, the witness who testified in the high profile murder trial of Dinneral Shavers and was gunned down in Uptown, was not killed because of his testimony, according to the New Orleans Police Department.  

NOPD reports murder rate down from 2007 New Orleans police are winning the battle against violent crime, Police Superintendent Warren Riley said Friday.

NOPD Chief won't say McEwen's killing is connected to testimony in Shavers trial Less than a week after Guy McEwen was a reluctant witness in a murder trial, he was killed in barrage of bullets as he ran down a New Orleans street. Assistant Police Superintendent Marlon Defillo declined to speculate Friday if the Thursday night murder was linked to McEwen's appearance as a witness for the prosecution in the murder trial of David Bonds. Bonds was acquitted last

04/17/2008 Shooting victim was in car when musician was shot to death in '06 A man shot to death in a hail of bullets near the Irish Channel Thursday had recently testified in the trial of a man accused of killing Hot 8 Brass Band member Dinerral Shavers and was in the car when Shavers was killed, according to sources.

Harvey man indicted for counterfeit ATM cards
A Harvey man was indicted by a grand jury for using his family’s dry cleaner as front to steal debit card information from unknowing customers.  He used the sensitive information to steal over $100,000

04/15/2008 NOPD officer accused of tipping off drug raids The New Orleans Police Department is looking into alleged illegal activities from one of its own.  A six-year veteran of the NOPD, Joseph Lusk, is the subject of a criminal investigation.  Officer Lusk resigned this week when he became a target of a criminal investigation, according to NOPD officials.

04/14/2008 Crime drops in Central City Long a symbol of crime and poverty in New Orleans, things may be changing for the better in Central City.

Tax season primetime for con artists
As tax season comes to a close, the Internal Revenue Service office in New Orleans is a busy place, but FBI Special Agent In Charge Jim Bernazzani warned that sophisticated con artists are coming up with convincing schemes to trick taxpayers out of their money.

04/11/2008 Suspect dies following shootout with SWAT team members Members of the New Orleans Police Department are investigating what led to a deadly shootout between a kidnapping suspect from Jefferson Parish and members of an NOPD SWAT team.

04/13/2008

Man shot to death outside Gretna nightclub
GRETNA - A New Orleans man was shot and killed outside of a nightclub early Sunday morning, according to Gretna Police.

04/09/2008

More stolen cemetery vases recovered at N.O. scrap yard
State police and St. Bernard Parish deputies found 50 of the brass vases stolen from a St. Bernard cemetery recently after raiding a scrap metal shop in New Orleans.

04/08/2008

Two dead, one injured in pair of N.O. shootings
Two men were killed and another was injured in a pair of shootings within a few miles of each other Tuesday night.

Bogus refund checks scam Kenner businesses out of $70,000
A man who police say printed fake tax refund checks is being sought after he and several other suspects allegedly cashed the fake checks, scamming Kenner businesses out of nearly $70,000.

Police identify suspect in Monday's fatal shooting New Orleans police say they have identified a suspect in Monday’s fatal shooting at the intersection of Josephine and Laurel Streets.

14-year-old leads police on car chase
A 14-year-old boy was arrested after leading police on a chase that ended near City Park Tuesday afternoon.

Teen sentenced to 20 years in cab driver's murder GRETNA -- A 17-year-old accused of second-degree murder pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing a cab driver during a holdup last year.

04/07/2008 $120,000 worth of vases stolen from cemetery St. Bernard deputies have arrested two men in connection with the theft of over $120,000 worth of brass flower vases from the St. Bernard Memorial Gardens cemetery.

N.O.'s Most Wanted captured in Georgia One of the most wanted criminal suspects in New Orleans was taken into custody early Monday while leaving a hotel in Duluth, Georgia by U.S. Marshals.

N.O. police investigating nightclub shooting in Gert Town New Orleans police were investigating an early morning double shooting Monday at a nightclub in Gert Town.

Man and woman hospitalized in Algiers shooting
A man and a woman have been hospitalized after an apparent attempted murder-suicide in Algiers Monday afternoon.

04/06/2008 Suspect sought in Metairie shooting, burglary Authorities in Jefferson Parish are looking for two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of a 59-year-old woman in Metairie.

04/02/2008

Weekend birthday pass leads to crime spree
Four men have been arrested and three more are being sought in a string of crimes in Jefferson Parish that happened along the I-10 Service Road between Causeway and Clearview over the past month.

04/05/2008

St. Tammany deputy shoots and kills suspect
FOLSOM - A St. Tammany Parish deputy shot and killed a suspect after the man stabbed the deputy in the chest, according to sheriff’s office spokesman George Bonnett.

04/04/2008

Marrero drug bust nets $62,000 in heroin
A heroin bust in Marrero Friday night helped take nearly $62,000 worth of the drug off the street, according to members of the West Bank Major Crimes Task Force.

04/02/2008

Volunteer worker recovering after shooting
A 23-year-old Pennsylvania man who has spent the past year volunteering in New Orleans continues to recover after being shot last week while pursuing some men he thought were trying to break in to the church where he was staying.

04/01/2008 Teen arrested, accused in double shooting A teenager has been arrested in connection with a double shooting last month, New Orleans Police announced Tuesday.

Police investigating 9th Ward murder New Orleans police were on the scene of a murder in the Ninth Ward overnight.

03/31/2008 Fed up business owner catches alleged copper thief after night on roof Fed up with what he said were hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages done to his buildings by copper thieves, Hammy Halum set up his own stakeout and caught a thief attempting to come back for more he said.

03/28/2008

Police arrest suspect in shooting of 4
New Orleans Police believe that a man who had previously been arrested 19 times is responsible for a shooting that left four people injured Thursday night.

Deputy kills suspect after car chase A suspect who police said tried to flee from Jefferson Paris Deputies during a traffic stop died in the hospital early Friday morning.

03/25/2008 Second arrest made in deadly northshore shooting Authorities in Franklinton said Tuesday they made a second arrest in connection with a deadly shooting that took place over the weekend.

Police investigating N.O. East murder New Orleans police were investigating an early morning murder in New Orleans East Tuesday.

03/24/2008

10 injured in series of N.O. shootings
Ten people were shot, one of whom was killed, during an especially violent period of less than 12 hours in New Orleans that began Sunday night around 10 o’clock.

Authorities investigating Westbank murder Police following up on an investigation from Sunday evening found the body of an unidentified male on the Westbank Monday morning.

Two 15-year-olds arrested in Harvey burglaries
Two 15-year-old young men were arrested in connection with a string of residential and car burglaries over the past month, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand.

Gang fight leads to shootings that kill 2, injure 3 An apparent gunfight between two rival gangs resulted in five people being shot and two of them killed at an Easter block party Sunday in Franklinton.

Man changing tire on I-10 shot and killed New Orleans Police are investigating a double shooting that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old New Orleans man.

03/20/2008 Teen suspected in Frenchmen St. killing surrenders A teenager sought in the shooting death of a 17-year-old last week in New Orleans has turned himself in to police.

03/22/2008

Man killed in N.O. East
Police are investigating a murder in New Orleans East after a man’s body was found in the 8200 block of Almonaster.

03/20/2008 New arson charges against suspended Amite officer HAMMOND -- A suspended Amite police officer already facing arson charges had eight additional counts added this week.

03/19/2008 Man convicted in NOPD officer's shooting sentenced to 100 years Eddie Harrison III, the man found guilty last week of shooting and paralyzing a New Orleans police officer, was sentenced Wednesday to 100 years in prison.

Teacher accused of sex with student released on bond A teacher arrested after accusations of having sexual relations with a student has been released from jail on bond.

03/18/2008 Destrehan High School teacher arrested The band director at Destrehan High School was arrested Tuesday on charges of having sex with a student at his home when the girl was only 16 years old.

03/17/2008 Newman math teacher arrested on carnal knowledge charge A high school math teacher at Newman School was arrested on charges of carnal knowledge of a juvenile Monday, according to the Kenner Police and a notice sent home from the school.

Police arrest suspect wanted in quadruple shooting A suspect wanted in connection with a quadruple shooting earlier this month has been arrested, New Orleans police announced Monday.

Police: 15-year-old wanted for Frenchmen St. murder New Orleans police are searching for a teenager wanted in connection with the murder of another local teen last week on Frenchmen Street.

Police: Alleged Tulane carjacking not what it seemed Some facts in the case of an alleged kidnapping last week in the University section of Uptown just don’t add up, New Orleans police said Monday.

03/14/2008 St. Tammany makes arrest in 12-year-old bloody killing St. Tammany deputies said they have solved a 12-year-old murder case with the arrest of a man who was already incarcerated on other charges.

Police investigating murder on Frenchmen Street New Orleans police are looking into the murder of a teenager in the 7th Ward.

03/13/2008 Suspects in high school drug ring charged Two men suspected of playing a part in supplying illegal drugs to a 16-year-old Lusher High student who overdosed were charged in a Bill of Information, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced Thursday.