NOPD Community Meeting for Fifth District to Discuss Consent Decree Progress Set for Wednesday, October 10

The NOPD is inviting the public to attend district-centric meetings aimed at providing citizens with updates on the department’s progress in meeting the requirements of the NOPD Consent Decree. At these meetings, NOPD Deputy Chief of Compliance Danny Murphy and other NOPD representatives will be on hand to provide an update on progress made to […]

NOPD Seeking Suspect in Aggravated Assault on Tullis Drive

The NOPD has obtained an arrest warrant for Julius Watts (DOB: 10-23-1995) in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred in the 5600 block of Tullis Drive on September 30, 2018. Watts is suspected of being engaged in a verbal altercation with the victim before allegedly arming himself with kitchen knives and advancing toward the […]

City of New Orleans to Conduct Mosquito Abatement on Wednesday Night

The City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTRCB) will conduct mosquito abatement treatment by truck from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. tonight, in the areas bordered by Robert E. Lee Boulevard, I-610, Wisner Boulevard and West End Boulevard, and in the areas bordered by I-10, North Carrollton Avenue, Wisner Boulevard and I-610, weather permitting. […]

NOPD Names Suspect in 2014 Sixth District Homicide

The NOPD has named and is searching for a suspect in a homicide that occurred in the Sixth District in 2014. The incident occurred on March 4, 2014 in the 1300 block of Port of Orleans Place (Mardi Gras World). When officers arrived, they discovered two male victims lying in a parking lot suffering from […]

MAYOR CANTRELL TO HOST TWO BUDGET LISTENING SESSIONS

Tomorrow, Mayor Cantrell will host her first of two “Tell Cantrell Budget Listening Sessions,” in which she will outline her priorities for the 2019-2020 budget season. These live, interactive budget sessions will allow the Mayor to hear directly from constituents. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, Oct. 4, 5:30 p.m. — Districts A, B, and […]

NOPD Makes Two Gun Arrests in Fourth District

NOPD officers have removed two illegal weapons off the streets after they were confiscated from the above pictured subjects during two separate incidents in the Fourth District. At or around 10:49 p.m. on September 23, 2018, Fourth District officers were patrolling in the 3500 block of Garden Oaks Drive when they observed several subjects sitting […]