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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Carjacking leads to police chase, resulting in the arrest of three suspects who had stolen vehicles and firearms in their possession.
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Judge Kimya Holmes found Lenyra Theophile competent to stand trial alongside her co-defendants.
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An alarming rise in mass shootings in New Orleans, fueled by social media messages, continues to contribute to a wave of violence in the city.
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Attorneys spar in court over the admissibility of expert testimony on juvenile brain development in murder trial.
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New Orleans neighborhoods on edge after recent violent crimes.
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New Orleans Mayor responds to funding request for Bayou Phoenix project, emphasizing the need for developer's financial commitments.
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In New Orleans, auto thefts have reached alarming levels.
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New taxpayer funding requests for the Bayou Phoenix project caught some city officials by surprise
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According to the MCC, the NOPD has investigated a total of 101 homicides so far this year, with 11 of those occurring within the past week.
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Three women have lost their lives in separate incidents over the past 24 hours, adding to the concerning rise in the number of female victims across the city.
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DEA operation nets thousands of arrests, seizure of massive drug and weapon cache, exposing the connection between Mexican Cartels and drug-related violence in New Orleans.
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Two employees were murdered outside two famous New Orleans restaurants in the past six weeks
Four juveniles accused of going on a crime spree in Gentilly on Sunday have been linked to additional crimes, according to the police.
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In new court documents obtained by Fox 8, disputes between Bella Fontenelle's mother and her accused killer span back to 2021.
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Sully Simmons was killed on her sister's birthday, who was killed 14 years ago.
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Interim Supt. Michelle Woodfork has asked for additional help as the NOPD teams up with LSP to launch the third Operation Golden Eagle.
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The toddler boy strapped into a car seat was unharmed in the back seat, police said
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An Eleanor McMain student, just 12 days away from graduating, lost his life to gun violence. He’s one of three juveniles killed in four separate shootings in New Orleans.
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In a normally quiet neighborhood, in the 1100 block of City Park Avenue, a 66-year-old woman was held up at gunpoint.
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Jefferson Parish deputies arrest five suspected car burglars with the help of the canine unit and a drone
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Inland Seafood relocates its headquarters in Elmwood
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Grandmother said worker flashed gun during dispute at drive-thru window
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A horse tranquilizer is ending up in street drugs, killing people nationwide. The deadly sedative is here in New Orleans, and city leaders want to warn everyone about its danger.
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The millage will be on the April 29th ballot
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New surveillance video shows suspects circling the block three times before killing a handyman working in Kenner.
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Police say the man sexually assaulted four victims at the Rue Parc Fontaine apartment complex over the past two weeks.
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The program includes proximity reporting, where law enforcement can use an app to punch in a date, time, and location of a crime and quickly find out if anyone on an ankle monitor was present.
Linda Frickey, 73, was dragged to her death during a carjacking attempt on March 21, 2022
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“The court gave the city the easy way out and they opted to do it the hard way.”
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NOPD Interim Supt. Michelle Woodfork says crime is down 20% following a violent 24-hour span that sent nine people to the hospital across the city.
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NOPD’s manpower has been a serious issue, with only 930 officers currently on the force according to the NOLA Coalition.
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell admits she refused to give a statement to the NOPD in the investigation of one of her executive protection team members.
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The company chosen to redevelop the former six flags amusement park in New Orleans East will soon show the public its plans.
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A lawsuit was filed and demolition was halted just after Mayor LaToya Cantrell was joined by other city leaders in a news conference in front of a Gert Town car wash.
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Mayor says she has not listened to recordings of NOPD's investigation of Jeffrey Vappie
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No arrests or injuries were reported, according to the NOPD
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The Orleans Parish Coroner says attention needs to be brought to the drug crisis facing the community.
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City Attorney, NOPD say material inadvertently given to a HANO board member
A violent weekend in New Orleans saw an uptick in carjackings, which had been trending down through the first two months of the year.
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Those who signed the petition to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell were mostly white people in neighborhoods where she did not have strong support
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Some say Judge Jennifer Medley should have recused herself from hearing the lawsuit and others say she did nothing wrong.
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The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office is getting help from one of the most familiar personal injury law firms in southeast Louisiana.
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The Metropolitan Crime Commission obtained and shared with FOX 8 the Magistrate Court transcripts of Orleans Assistant District Attorney Emily Maw refusing more than a dozen gun cases on Mardi Gras Day.
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A Magistrate sets a 2.8 million dollar bond for the man accused of killing two men and shooting a woman in the head on the I-10 in New Orleans East
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The man accused of killing Andrew Stiller and his passenger Johnell Hampton has been arrested. A search is ongoing for three additional suspects.
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Gun violence has sent over 100 people to the hospital in New Orleans through the first two months of the year, not counting victims who have died from their injuries.
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New rapid DNA testing technology will soon be available for use in New Orleans.
Two days before her one-year wedding anniversary, Melissa Stiller received a devastating phone call from the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office.
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15 people, arrested for illegally carrying a weapon during Carnival, walked free when the Orleans District Attorney’s office refused the charges.
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New technology could soon be available in New Orleans that can quickly link suspects to unsolved crimes where matching DNA evidence was collected.
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