By Jacqueline Galli, Mid-City Messenger NOPD First District officers arrested Tyrique Jefferson, 20, on May 19 in connection with an armed vehicle theft on April 10 in the 2000 block of Lafitte Street, the New Orleans Police Department reported. According to police, on April 10, the victims, a 20-year-old man and 22-year-old man, were sitting Read More…
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Man carjacked near Criminal Court and DA’s Office
A man was carjacked at gunpoint Monday (May 16) near the Tulane and Broad criminal justice complex, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The 39-year-old was in his car at Tulane Avenue and South White Street, close to the District Attorney’s Office, Orleans District Criminal Court, Sheriff’s Office, Orleans Justice Center and NOPD headquarters. A Read More…
Persons-of-interest sought in 2020 stabbing death during bar fight
The NOPD is seeking assistance in locating two men sought for questioning in the ongoing investigation of a homicide that occurred on June 6, 2020, in the 500 block of South Dupre Street, near Tulane Avenue. The incident occurred at about 4 a.m. as the victim was leaving a bar with a group of friends. Read More…
Man killed in Tulane-Gravier shooting
A man was killed in Tulane-Gravier area Sunday evening (May 15), the New Orleans Police Department reported. First District police were called to the 700 block of South Roman Street, at Gravier Street, at 6:22 p.m. The found the man on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. Medical responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The Read More…
Four teens charged in fatal carjacking of 73-year-old will be tried as adults, DA says
A grand jury indicted four teenagers in the murder of 73-year-old Linda Frickey in Mid-City, District Attorney Jason Williams announced Thursday (April 28). The judge set bond at $1 million each. Frickey was dragged for blocks while caught in her seatbelt as the carjackers drove her vehicle from North Scott to North Pierce Street. The Read More…
Suspect sought in burglary of tools from a shed
Members of the New Orleans Police Department are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect wanted in connection with a burglary that occurred Saturday (April 22) in the 4900 block of Canal Street, near the cemeteries. According to investigators, someone forced entry into the victim’s shed and attempted to break into the Read More…
Search after hit-and-run at Tulane and Carrollton leads to weapons, narcotics arrest
On Monday (April 25), NOPD First District officers arrested Bryan Cabrera, 26, on narcotics and firearm charges stemming from an incident in the 4000 block of Tulane Avenue near South Carrollton Avenue. At about 2 a.m., First District officers responded to a hit-and-run accident in the 4000 block of Tulane Avenue. They located a gray Read More…
Man stabbed to death in Tulane-Gravier area plagued by recent crimes
A man was stabbed to death Monday (April 25) in the Tulane-Gravier area near the Pontchartrain Expressway. Officers responding to a medical call found the victim, who sustained multiple stab wounds, in the 2100 block of Julia Street just before 5:30 p.m. Medical responders declared the him at the scene. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office Read More…
Woman held up at gunpoint in Parkview
A woman was held up in the Parkview area on Sunday morning (April 24). The robber was breaking into vehicles in the 3600 block of Elaine Place at about 10:15 a.m. He then approached the victim, a 30-year-old woman, and demanded money. She told him she didn’t have any. He produced a handgun and repeated Read More…
16-year-old arrested after early morning carjacking in Bayou St. John
A man was carjacked early Tuesday (April 19) in the Bayou St. John neighborhood, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The vehicle was recovered a short time later, and a teenager was apprehended. The victim, a 21-year-old male, was parking his car in the 3200 block of St. Philip Street, near Pal’s Lounge on St. Read More…