A man suspected of burglarizing a business in the 600 block of Loyola Avenue slipped away after building security confronted him on Sept. 18, and now the New Orleans Police Department is asking the public for help tracking him down. After the confrontation, he got away.
Police said the suspect burglarized the business before security in the building confronted him, according to fox8live.com. He ran away before officers could make an arrest, leaving detectives to lean on the public for tips rather than a suspect already in custody.
What Investigators Are Asking For
NOPD Eighth District detectives are urging anyone with information to call them directly at (504) 658-6080. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111, per the same report.
The case adds to a string of recent business burglary investigations across New Orleans that have similarly relied on the public for leads. Earlier this year, NOPD sought to identify a man recorded burglarizing a Mid-City business, a case in which a tax business in the 4200 block of Canal Street was hit on Aug. 8 around 5 a.m. and roughly $1,500 was stolen from the business's safe, the station's report notes. An apartment in that same building was also burglarized while someone slept inside, and a woman's purse was taken.
Where Burglary Fits Into the City's Broader Crime Picture
The Loyola Avenue case surfaces as New Orleans continues to see a mixed crime picture citywide. According to the Metrocrime Weekly Crime Bulletin, there were 11 reported violent incidents in the city from Sept. 14-20, including two nonfatal shootings and two armed robberies in the Ninth Ward and Marigny's 5th District, and three armed robberies in the Lakeview and Gentilly area covered by the 3rd District. No major violent incidents were reported that week in Algiers' 4th District or the French Quarter and Downtown's 8th District, the bulletin found, though it noted that the seven carjackings and armed robberies logged that week were the most in a single week since mid-July. The bulletin also reported that homicides, nonfatal shootings, carjackings and armed robberies combined have fallen 70% compared with 2022.
Citywide crime data from other agencies point in a similarly split direction. The New Orleans Police Department has reported that murders are down 24% compared with the same period last year, even as armed robberies rose 6% and carjackings climbed 26%, according to WDSU. The department also reported 40 murders so far in 2026 with 42 cases solved, a 102% solve rate. Separately, New Orleans Business recorded 1,024 burglary incidents through Nov. 2, 2025, an 18.1% drop from the same period a year earlier, as part of 10,883 major crime incidents overall — a 17.6% decrease from the same point in 2024, per New Orleans City Business.
For now, the Loyola Avenue case remains open, with no suspect description or details about what, if anything, was taken from the business made public. Anyone with information is asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives or submit a tip to Crimestoppers.
