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Cordova police traced a car used in a mid‑May convenience‑store holdup to Kenner, Louisiana and recovered phones and a ski mask as evidence.
A Chauvin man was rebooked on June 16 with new counts accusing him of producing and distributing AI-generated images of child sexual abuse, authorities say.
NOPD issued a BOLO after identifying Kendrich D. Mackie in a June 7 aggravated battery by cutting on Werner Drive. Detectives ask anyone with information to call the Seventh District or Crimestoppers.
A parking dispute at MSY turned into a federal case: the caller pleaded guilty to making a bomb threat and received one year of probation.
A New Orleans store clerk was critically injured after a stabbing in the Irish Channel. Police have detained a suspect and are investigating.
Two suspects were taken into custody after a pursuit ended on a forest road. Authorities say a motel search turned up drugs and more than 20 cell phones.
Deputies found a 17‑year‑old dead in LaPlace after reports of gunfire; the sheriff's office identified him as Omarion Ingram and is asking the public for tips.
A 19‑year‑old inmate briefly slipped out of custody at the Amite courthouse Monday before deputies and a K‑9 tracked him down and rebooked him on an escape charge.
A federal jury has been seated in New Orleans as Christian Claus goes on trial, accused of staging a fake art theft with restaurateur Fouad Zeton to defraud insurers. Opening statements begin this week.
Surveillance video shows an OPSO employee reopening a food hatch and spraying OC into a cell; the worker was fired and arrested, OPSO says.
A Chalmette man is set for a Monday pre-trial hearing in the case over a 2023 shooting outside Mandina’s that killed a server and wounded a tourist.
A New Orleans man was arrested after fleeing in a car reported stolen out of Jefferson Parish; deputies recovered an AR-style rifle and booked him on multiple felony counts.
NOPD released a photo of a man accused of posing as a contractor and defrauding an elderly homeowner in the 1000 block of Horace Street. Detectives are asking neighbors to check cameras and call with tips.
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