Woman wounded in Hollygrove gun battle; man shot in Lower Garden District...
A woman was critically wounded in a gun battle in Hollygrove and a man was shot during an apparent robbery attempt caught on video outside a Lower Garden District bar in separate incidents Tuesday...
View ArticleMan arrested in Craigslist apartment scam, police say
A man who allegedly used Craigslist to solicit thousands of dollars in security deposits from prospective tenants for an Irish Channel apartment he didn’t own has been arrested on a number of theft...
View ArticleFeeling of “helplessness” pervades Irish Channel after gun violence in spite...
Arrests made in a sprawling weekend gun battle and police assurances that their investigations into the violence remain active brought little comfort Wednesday night to Irish Channel residents, who say...
View ArticleRobberies continue around Uptown, but investigators say they are nearing arrests
Two more armed robberies were reported in the Milan and Irish Channel neighborhoods Tuesday night, but investigators believe they are nearing arrests in several of the more than 30 muggings in Uptown...
View ArticleAnnunciation street neighbors concerned by growing crowds of gun-wielding men
A large crowd of men who congregate on Annunciation Street playing dice and flashing guns at one another represent a growing problem that should be stopped before it becomes a tragedy, neighbors told...
View ArticleOne killed, one injured in shooting at Annunciation Street hot spot
A teenager was killed and another man was wounded Friday evening in a shooting in an Uptown block of Annunciation Street that has been a growing source of concern for neighbors, police said. Two male...
View ArticlePolice seeking surveillance video around Annunciation shooting scene
Investigators are looking for surveillance video footage on the streets in the area around the shooting this weekend that killed a teenager and wounded another man on Annunciation Street, authorities...
View ArticleOne wounded as gunfire returns to Annunciation Street
A persistent pocket of violence along Annunciation Street flared again this weekend, when a man fleeing a shootout in the 3700 block was struck in the foot by gunfire, police said. The victim was...
View ArticleDelachaise, Marengo, Touro and Milan neighborhoods moving to NOPD Sixth District
A swath of central Uptown with some of the most active neighborhood groups in the city will be patrolled by a completely different set of police officers after the first of the year, when the New...
View ArticleTwo killed on violence-riddled block of Annunciation
Two men were shot to death Wednesday night on a small stretch of Annunciation Street plagued with a persistent gun violence that has defied any efforts by police or residents to control it. The two men...
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