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VIDEO: Cleaning crew escapes as shooter opens fire on Gentilly parking lot; crew returns to finish job
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Last week, a cleaning crew working a job in a parking lot in Gentilly narrowly escaped after a shooter pulled up and opened fire. Unbelievably, once the scene was clear, the crew returned to the scene to finish the job they started. The NOPD has released...
Attempted murder suspect surrenders after standoff in Central City
NEW ORLEANS — A wanted suspect surrendered to New Orleans Police after a SWAT Roll in Central City on Thursday. Police identified the suspect as 40-year-old Brandon Laurant. Laurant barricaded himself inside a home in the 1800 block of Washington Avenue after the NOPD and U.S. Marshals Task Force tried to serve an arrest warrant for an attempted murder in Jefferson Parish.
'Her dress was covered in blood' - EMS saves woman injured in chainsaw attack
NEW ORLEANS — It's a lifesaving technique New Orleans EMS implemented, and it's saving lives. This week, that technique saved another life. A 70-year-old woman could have very nearly lost her arm if it wasn't for the blood she received. Monday just after 2 p.m. New Orleans Paramedic and...
Prosecutors Charge Officer Who Had Affair with New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell
Federal prosecutors have charged a former New Orleans police officer, Jeffrey Vappie, with concealing a romantic relationship with Mayor LaToya Cantrell and filing false payroll records. Vappie allegedly claimed he was on duty as one of Cantrell’s bodyguards during times they spent together on trips abroad, at restaurants, and in a city-owned apartment in the French Quarter. He was indicted on charges of wire fraud and making false statements and is expected to appear in court next week. Vappie’s lawyers asserted his innocence in a statement on Monday. He retired from the New Orleans police department last month.
Cleaning crew shooting caught on video
NEW ORLEANS — A cleaning crew sweeping the parking lot of a Gentilly Shopping Center was shot at, and the incident was caught on security camera video. The New Orleans Police Department says the shooting happened Monday at about 10:58 p.m. at a business in the 3000 block of Gentilly Blvd.
New Orleans teens arrested in stolen cars in Kenner, one in an Alpha Romeo
Police are releasing details of a pair of arrests they say prevented New Orleans teens from continuing crimes in Kenner. The investigation started when license plate reader cameras alerted on a stolen car near I-10 and Williams Blvd.
Coast Guard rescues four men in St. Bernard Parish
ST BERNARD, La. — Incredible video shows the moments the New Orleans Coast Guard rescued four people who were stuck in the swamp off of St. Bernard Parish. The Coast Guard and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries worked together to send a helicopter to the area. Then, they...
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