Dana Williams, 30, of Franklinton, was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree feticide with specific intent to kill, and attempted first-degree murder.
The NOPD is investigating a homicide at the intersection of N. Prieur and St Anthony Streets. Initial reports indicate a male victim sustained a gunshot wound(s), and was pronounced deceased at the scene. No further information is available at this time.
Thousands of so-called ‘Shut-In Future Utility’ wells litter the Louisiana landscape with little enforcement to permanently plug them. One of those wells claimed the life of a Louisiana teenager, whose family says there was no warning of the site being dangerous.
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.
Deputies discovered a body last Saturday east of the Clifton community laying on Mary Topps Road. The victim was identified as Justin Brumfield, 40, of Vernon School Road.
Slidell Police say that a suspected shooter followed the victim into the Tanglewood Subdivision, stopped in the middle of the street, and began shooting at the victim. Although no one was injured, the victim’s vehicle and a nearby house were struck with bullets.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says it started around 2 p.m. yesterday when a driver says someone stole his work truck, after he left the Toyota Tacoma running, while he used the restroom.
The NOPD is seeking assistance in locating two subjects for questioning in the ongoing investigation of a homicide on July 6 in the 12100 block of North I-10 Service Road.
On arrival, officers found the victim, Robbert Armstrong, 30, of Ponchatoula, dead from gunshot wounds, said City Administrator Lacy Landrum. Police arrived shortly after the incident occurred at 3:54 a.m., she said.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office says that Harry Hughes, 69, died at a residence on North 11th Street by a gunshot wound that occurred earlier in the night.
Bradley Abron, 43, has been charged with second-degree murder after turning himself into detectives this week after authorities began investigating the death of Darrell Amar, 50. The incident occurred Thursday at a residence on St. Paul Loop.
Kenneth Watson Jr., 30, was arrested this week after a 9-month-old infant died from what is believed to be blunt force trauma last Sunday, said Chief Jimmy Travis.
An unidentified female body was discovered on Wednesday on the outskirts east of Ponchatoula. Authorities are trying to identify the victim by a distinct tattoo on her left forearm that depicts two jester masks with a script that says “Smile Now, Cry Later”, Travis said.
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“What is it that’s going on, we’re getting to the point where kids are that interested in stealing usually pennies worth of stuff that they feel they also need to protect themselves with that kind of hardware and where the hell are they getting that kind of hardware quite frankly,” said Sainato.
A Jefferson Parish woman thought someone got into her Amazon account, running up hundreds of dollars in charges. It turns out it was all a scam, and the consumer lost hard-earned money. She shared her experience with the FOX 8 Defenders to warn others.
At about 7:22 p.m., NOPD Fifth District officers responded to a call of an aggravated battery by shooting at in the 1300 block of France Street, police say.
Tyrone Davis Jr., 27, was arrested around 10:45 a.m. and was charged with one count of obscenity, a felony, Layrisson said. Davis also had previous warrants for 15 counts of failure to appear in city court, police say.
