A woman was injured in a shooting early Sunday morning (Dec. 5) near The Preserve apartments in Mid-City, the New Orleans Police Department reported. She was in a car in the 700 block of Hennessy, near Tulane Avenue, when she was struck by gunfire, police said. Police learned of the shooting just before 2 a.m., Read More…
The Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal on Wednesday (Nov. 3) tossed out the 90-year sentence for Tashonty Toney, the drunken driver who struck nine cyclists on Esplanade Avenue, killing Sharree Walls, 27, and David Hynes, 31. The Associated Press reported that the appeals court found that Criminal Court judge Laurie White failed to sufficiently Read More…
NOPD officers have arrested Noble Thomas, 36, after a SWAT roll that occurred Monday (Oct. 18) in the Fairgrounds Triangle neighborhood. At around 10:30 a.m., First District officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 1500 block of North Dupre Street. Upon arrival, the officers were notified that Thomas fired a weapon and was Read More…
A man was shot to death today (Oct. 12) in a double shooting near the Lafitte Greenway. At about 10:40 a.m., NOPD First District officers responded to a call of a male gunned down in the 2100 block of Conti Street. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male lying on the sidewalk and suffering from Read More…
A 70-year-old woman was robbed Thursday night in the Tulane-Gravier area, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The woman was unloading items from her car in the 2500 block of Banks Street at about 8 p.m. while holding her keys in her hand. Two men came by, and one reached over and snatched the keys. Read More…
A failed armed robbery and a shooting were reported in Mid-City over the weekend. On Sunday (Sept. 26) afternoon, a 66-year-old man was held up at gunpoint by a woman on South Dupre near Banks Street. The would-be robber, however, left empty handed. The victim was in his car in the 400 block of South Read More…
A man was killed early Sunday (Sept. 19) in a Tulane Avenue shooting that also left a woman and another man injured, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The triple shooting occurred about 10 minutes after midnight in the 3900 block of Tulane, between South Pierce and South Scott streets. A gunmen in a passing Read More…
A shooting, a carjacking and an armed robbery were reported recently in and around Mid-City. A woman was injured in a shooting between the Lafitte Greenway and the University Medical Center early Sunday (Sept. 12). A 32-year-old woman was walking near North Galvez and Iberville streets at about 5:15 a.m. when an armed man approached Read More…
Two people were shot to death Tuesday night (Aug. 3) in the Tulane-Gravier area, the New Orleans Police Department reported. First District officers responded to a call of shots fired at 9:12 p.m. near Perdido and South Dorgenois streets. Upon arrival, officers discovered a man and a woman in the street suffering from gunshot wounds. Read More…
The NOPD arrested Robert J. Scott, 31, on Tuesday (July 27) in the investigation of a homicide on June 28 in the 4000 block of Ulloa Street, near Tulane and South Carrollton avenues. At about 4 a.m., NOPD First District officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area. They found one male Read More…
