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NOPD says the intruder hit a woman before fleeing the 1500 block of North Miro Street.
Justyce Griffith, 28, faces vehicular homicide after her Tahoe reportedly left SE Evangeline Thruway and hit a house, killing a passenger.
NOPD is investigating after a man suffered at least one gunshot wound Sunday morning near Kingsport and Curran boulevards. No suspect information has been released.
Devonte Skinner sold nearly 3,800 fake oxycodone pills in a Baton Rouge parking lot — but federal prosecutors say his sentence falls far short of guidelines.
A teenage boy was struck and killed in a vehicle crash at Gentilly Boulevard and Norman Mayer Avenue near Dillard University.
A 45-minute verdict closed a 40-year cold case after DNA and a palm print on a bathtub tied Donnell Bluain to six East Jefferson attacks.
A 3-year-old had healing wounds and bleeding on the brain, JPSO says, after her father and his girlfriend blamed a phantom scooter rider.
Jaliyah Armani Parker faces a felony warrant after detectives say she siphoned exactly $1,000 from a victim's account in July.
The victim met the suspect in person three times, handing over $90,000 in cash after threats and a fake arrest warrant.
A fatal shooting Thursday adds to deadly violence reported on Tara Lane in New Orleans East since 2017.
The Washington Parish Coroner confirmed the remains belong to 78-year-old Carley Provost Sr., missing since June 2025.
Police detained at least one person after a car linked to the Chef Menteur Highway shooting was found abandoned nearby.
A woman was hospitalized after gunfire hit the 1500 block of Kerlerec Street early Friday. A suspect was in custody near North Claiborne and Elysian Fields.
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