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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Police say 19-year-old Alvin Severin Jr. slit his pregnant girlfriend’s throat and beat her with a hammer.
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NOPD says it’s addressing violent crime, as well as quality of life issues throughout French Quarter
During the French Quarter Management District meeting, the NOPD gave an update on crime statistics and what the department is doing to reduce crime in the area. Commander Jeffrey Walls says the Eighth District is working to get illegal guns off the street. He says the NOPD’s made seven illegal gun arrests in the past two weeks.
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On Friday morning, JPSO had a full complement of search and rescue crews near the Twin Canals on Barataria Boulevard.
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More than a dozen men and women graduated today from the NOPD Police Academy. They took the oath of office to become a New Orleans Police Officer at a time when there’s a serious manpower shortage in the department, as well as a rising violent crime rate.
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Three men are in jail and police are searching for the fourth they believe to be responsible for giving a woman a fatal amount of narcotics in Houma.
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NOPD Chief Shaun Ferguson said once jury trials resume, he believes it could have an impact on those committing violent crimes across New Orleans.
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Investigators had a busy holiday weekend. More than a dozen people were shot across New Orleans adding to an already high violent crime rate.
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A group of 39 people fulfilled their dreams of becoming an American citizen Friday morning in New Orleans.
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Findings from a new survey conducted by the New Orleans Crime Coalition show the majority of the city’s residents do not feel New Orleans is safe.
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An Assistant District Attorney was terminated after failing to notify the victim of significant changes to the charges against her alleged attacker.
The D.A. admits no one reached out to the victim in a plea negotiation that sent her juvenile attacker to boot camp.
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The station worker says on average, there’s an incident every two weeks.
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“We plan to be part of making sure that justice is served so that there is not another family grieving like us,” says Stephanie Oliver.
Police have arrested 47-year-old Bryan Andry. Officials believe he killed Pollock Tuesday morning.
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The memorial for 60-year-old Portia Pollock is growing here in the 7th ward. This community was deeply impacted. People who knew her to say Pollock was a gifted, humbled soul. Those who simply heard about what happened say crime in New Orleans is out of control and something must be done.
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A woman was stabbed to death in the 7th Ward Tuesday morning, according to police.
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“This is grief like no other,” says LaRicha Alfred.
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A woman accused of stealing a car with two kids inside of it has been arrested, according to New Orleans Police.
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Car thefts are up, 32 percent, according to the city’s ‘calls for service’ data.
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The victim says criminals are brazen and he’s fearful that something terrible will eventually happen.
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Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Gerald A. Turlich Jr. announced the arrest of a suspect accused of selling a teenager substances that led to her overdose and death.
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Authorities say it was likely a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl.
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A catalytic converter is an anti-pollution device on vehicles that contains precious metals, and it’s become a magnet for thieves looking to make a lot of money.
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New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson admits juvenile crime takes a toll on the community.
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he Canal St. brawl was just the latest incident in several that’s unfolded over the past month.
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Witnesses describe a dramatic scene as a mother realized her infant daughter had been taken in a carjacking incident.
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“It’s sad when you hear about shootings especially night after night in New Orleans,” says Ken Caron.
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Carjackings, car thefts and burglaries are unfolding in the middle of the day, sometimes at the pump. Other times, leaving a store or at your front door.
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A woman is lucky to be alive after a carjacker held a gun to her head and took off in her vehicle.
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Police are seeing more brazen criminals than before. Still, NOPD vows to do what’s necessary to combat crime.
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In the middle of the day, a gunman carjacks a man as he pulled up to a home on Gilbert Street.
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Police investigated 5 interstate shootings so far this year, four of them in the last month. Someone shot a man and a woman last night as they drove on the I-10 Eastbound near the High Rise.
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“She was 11 years old, and she started running away from home. She got her first experience with sex at 11,” says the mother.
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The city says the Fall is shaping up to be a busy time for big events. Those events, though, will require law enforcement to protect the large crowds.
Homicides, shootings, robberies, and carjackings are up compared to this time last year, according to NOPD.
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Jason Williams says offenders of drug possession are often suffering from addiction and he believes those people need help, not jail time
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“There’s no appreciation for consequence or for life."
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Family members are asking for more help after the Coast Guard suspended the search for missing Seacor Power crewmembers.
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The victim described the terrifying ordeal that unfolded right in front of their uptown home in the 2000 block of General Pershing last Thursday.
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The latest in a rash of city car thefts occurs within seconds in Uptown.
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Gunmen attempt to steal a car in Mid-City.
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A rising number of women are speaking out about being targeted at the gas pump in car-jackings around the city.
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A vehicle burglary unfolded near the intersection of Broad Street and Bienville Street. It quickly escalated and could have been very serious.
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Michael Davis was one of four men who robbed the Club Tango at gunpoint back in 2002.
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Two women say they were recently targeted by car thieves at two different New Orleans area gas stations in separate incidents.
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Jalen Harvey is accused of killing Vindel as he attempted to sell his dirt bike
29-year-old Joseph Vindel was gunned down, trying to sell his motorbike on the Facebook Marketplace app.
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Larry King, Jr., faces six felony charges.
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The nature of a video depicting animal cruelty causes concern for crime experts.