A carjacking and two robberies were reported on Mid-City streets recently, according to the New Orleans Police Department. A couple was carjacked Sunday (April 18) in the Fairgrounds area. The 62-year-old man and 61-year-old woman were in the 2500 block of Laharpe Street at about 4 p.m. when two men got in their car. One Read More…
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Police book juvenile, 13, in string of crimes that include the attempted murder of 73-year-old during carjacking
The NOPD arrested a 13-year-old boy on Sunday (April 11) in a string of car thefts, carjackings and other crimes, most of them in Mid-City. New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson announced Thursday that the force’s Violent Crime Abatement Investigation Team arrested the juvenile as a suspect in a crime committed April 6 in the Read More…
Man threatened with semi-automatic weapons and carjacked on Canal Street
A man was carjacked at gunpoint Sunday (March 28) morning on Canal and North Rocheblave streets, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The victim was sitting in his pickup truck at about 5:20 a.m. when two men approached carrying semi-automatic weapons. The pointed the guns at him and ordered him out of the vehicle. He Read More…
Woman carjacked at gunpoint near City Park
A carjacking was reported near City Park on Sunday afternoon. The victim, a 52-year-old woman, was approached by two men on foot, demanding her keys, at about 3:45 p.m. in the 4300 block of St. Ann Street. One held her a gunpoint while the other grabbed her purse. The men fled in her car. Further Read More…
Woman carjacked in Parkview neighborhood
A woman was carjacked at gunpoint Friday in the Parkview neighborhood, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The 29-year-old woman was getting out of in her car in the 900 block of Wilson Drive, near Delgado Drive, at about 4 p.m. when two young men approached. One jumped in the passenger seat, and the other Read More…
Woman carjacked near Bayou St. John
A woman was carjacked near Bayou St. John early Tuesday (Jan. 12) morning, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The 23-year-old woman stopped her car at the intersection of Grand Route St. John and Moss Street shortly before 1 a.m. A red four-door sport utility vehicle approached, and three armed men got out. They pointed Read More…
NOPD seeking suspect in armed carjacking near Esplanade Avenue
The New Orleans Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a suspect in the investigation of an armed carjacking on Dec. 4 in the 1500 block of North Lopez Street. At about 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 4, a 27-year-old woman was getting into her car when a man wearing a black ski mask and black Read More…
Woman carjacked near Rouses on Carrollton
A carjacking was reported Sunday in the busy commercial corridor at 400 N. Carrollton Ave. The New Orleans Police Department said a 33-year-old woman was getting out of her sport utility vehicle at about 10 p.m. when she was approached by a man armed with a gun. He demanded her keys and she complied. The Read More…
Police blotter: Shooting, armed robbery, carjacking
An armed robbery, a shooting and a carjacking were among the crimes in Mid-City reported last week by the New Orleans Police Department. Armed robbery: The armed robbery occurred Saturday night in the 3900 block of Baudin Street. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was getting out of his car when a man approached carrying a Read More…
NOPD sets up barricades after Tulane Avenue carjacking
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating an incident in the medical complex area, where a suspect in an armed carjacking has fled on foot. The incident took place in the 1800 block of Tulane Avenue, near St. Joseph Catholic Church. A two-block perimeter has been established by police in this investigation, bounded by Tulane Read More…
