Natasha Robin
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Emmy and Regional Murrow award winning reporter, Natasha Robin was born and raised in St. Bernard Parish. She started her career right here at FOX 8 News at just 17years old as a Production Assistant.
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More women are becoming victims of violent crime in New Orleans, but also more involved in criminal activity.
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Just before 10 p.m. Wednesday night, a security camera captured a gunman walking up to a man in the 8100 block of Fig Street, pushing him around and demanding his property at gunpoint.
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Last weekend, when crowds gathered in the Claiborne corridor, the driver of a red Camaro shows no fear as he does donuts at Claiborne and Columbus Street, nearly hitting an NOPD unit.
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Wayne Warner has been the principal of Chalmette High for 49 years, inspiring students for decades, and known for his humble, kind demeanor.
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Chief Shaun Ferguson says more officers will be available to respond to calls and patrol.
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When a juvenile is found guilty of a crime in Louisiana, a parent or guardian may soon be required to pay restitution to the victim.
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“The saying was ‘If they’re not a true criminal when they get here, they will be when they leave,’” a former OJJ employee says.
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Skid marks stain the street at Filmore and St. Bernard Avenue where neighbors say about 30 cars showed up last Saturday to do donuts and block the intersection.
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Reginald Koeller is out of jail after posting bond, but the investigation is far from over.
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Reports of violence and abuse inside the state’s juvenile correctional facilities, along with escape after escape, has lawmakers calling for change.
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According to city data, two people are shot per day in New Orleans on average.
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Three days after he escaped, an anonymous source provided FOX 8 with Jonathan Sheard Jr.'s identity.
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The manager of the Fuel Express Mart on Morrison says there have been more than a dozen carjackings since the beginning of the year.
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Linda Frickey’s family says their meeting with D.A. Jason Williams was productive, and they made sure their message was heard.
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Charles Spencer Hudson, was well known and well-liked on Bourbon Street.
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The middle schooler was an innocent victim, according to devastated family members.
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A series of bills target city agencies that are not being transparent with the public and not delivering the services in a timely manner, according to the bills' author.
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Renaud, who worked with his brother, Craig, filmed documentaries all over the world, and right here in New Orleans at the Covenant House, where they made the documentary, ‘Shelter’.
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150 cases are scheduled for trial in March, compared to only 48 jury trials that happened in all of 2019.
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A brazen carjacking unfolds at a New Orleans East gas station, and the manager says it’s happened there more than a dozen times this year.
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“It’s unacceptable for these carjackings to keep going on,”
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An Amazon delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint by a man who was previously arrested for a similar crime and released without formal charges.
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Jackson says she comforted her two roommates, both Tulane University students, who had just been held up at gunpoint outside their Oak Street home.
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A teenager is behind bars after police say he carjacked an elderly couple in Harahan and ran over the vehicle’s owner during a struggle.
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Darrelle Scott describes his reaction when he found out the juvenile who shot him could soon move to a non-secure facility.
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City leaders have been addressing the skyrocketing crime, but Pastor Dyson and Ameer Baraka believe every entity of the criminal justice system must be in sync.
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Carjackings victims say they are being victimized twice by having to pay to get their stolen vehicles out of tow yards.
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A soccer mom was shot in the hand when gunmen fired more than 60 shots at a New Orleans playground.
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The NOPD isn’t arresting people for the majority of carjackings across New Orleans, according to recent city council data.
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In the past 24 hours, seven people were shot, one of them died, and a woman was carjacked in front of her Gentilly home.
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The D.A. says police aren't making enough arrests, and NOPD says the court is not holding criminals accountable.
Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams sounds off about what he calls Chief Shaun Ferguson’s rhetoric, blaming others in the Criminal Justice System for the city’s violent crime problem.
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It was a very violent 24 hours across New Orleans.
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A woman's headless torso was found stuffed in a freezer on a bus parked in the back yard of Benjamin Beale's residence in the 2300 block of Pauline Street, according to court documents filed by the NOPD.
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“It’s terrifying. This is a very quiet street. I’ve always been aware of my surroundings because you’re in a big city and something bad could always happen, but now, this even amplifies that to a whole new level,” says Maupin.
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Chief Ferguson voiced his frustrations many times in the past about what he referred to as the “revolving door” at Criminal District Court.
Chief Shaun Ferguson said last year the NOPD was presented with several challenges, especially when it comes to police manpower and violent crime.
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Experts fear the increase in violent crime is a sign of things to come.
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Thomas Rolfes was killed on Mother's Day weekend in 2016.
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Her husband was shot in the back of the head with a shotgun before their vehicle crashed into a pole.
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Frustration set in earlier this week, when dozens of flights were delayed or canceled.
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The battle over whether to build a $325 million dollar casino in St. Tammany Parish is hard to miss.
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So far this year, police investigated 198 homicides. Shootings are up 16% and violent crime is up 11%.
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Violent crime across New Orleans continues to rise.
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Two families are reeling after someone gunned down two teenage boys in Algiers.
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People say they just want to be protected for the months ahead, plus, they have the new COVID variant, omicron, on their minds.
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Experts say societal and cultural differences breed a unique mix of violence in the Bywater, and stopping it isn't an easy task.
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Three adjudicated teens escaped early Sunday (Nov. 21) from the Bridge City Center for Youth, according to three law enforcement sources.
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A recent Lee Zurik investigation uncovered discrepancies in the program, revealing some officers booked details and worked on duty at the same time, essentially getting paid twice.