Author: Dave Minsky

NOPD searches for Sept. 5 Canal Street robbery suspect

Courtesy of the NOPD.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is seeking to locate and identify a man accused of striking and robbing a victim in the 1000 block of Canal St. on September 5.

According to the NOPD, the victim told police that he was walking down Canal Street at about 3:15 a.m. when the suspect approached from behind and struck the victim in the back of the head.

While the victim was reportedly on the ground, according to the NOPD, the suspect allegedly removed the victim’s cell phone from his wallet and fled the scene.

A surveillance camera photo released by the NOPD pictured above allegedly shows the suspect.

Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080, or call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.

Man suspected of illegally carrying loaded gun, weed arrested on Canal Street

NOPD

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) arrested a man on Canal Street on September 16 after he was caught carrying a loaded handgun.

According to the NOPD, detectives with the Eighth District Task Force who were on foot patrol in the 500 bock of Canal St. near Exchange Alley approached 31-year-old Kevin Ford as he smoked a hand-rolled cigar. The smoke smelled like marijuana, according to the NOPD,.

Police searched Ford’s backpack, according to the NOPD, discovering additional marijuana and a loaded handgun.

Police didn’t identify the type of gun or amount of marijuana discovered on Ford.

Ford was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center for illegal carrying of a firearm and illegal possession of marijuana.

Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080.

Identity of suspect sought after alleged theft of Jeep on Iberville Street

Courtesy of the NOPD.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is seeking assistance from the public identifying and locating a suspect allegedly involved in the theft of Jeep on Iberville St. on September 12.

According to the NOPD, the alleged theft occurred at approximately 3:45 p.m. when the suspect reportedly approached the unoccupied valet booth in the 800 block of Iberville St. and removed a set of keys belonging to a silver Jeep Rubicon parked in front of the location. The suspect drove off with the vehicle heading south on Iberville, according to the NOPD.

At approximately 3:45 a.m., the pictured subject reportedly approached the unoccupied valet booth in the 800 block of Iberville Street. The subject then allegedly opened the door to the podium and pulled out a set of keys, and found the keys were for a Jeep Rubicon parked in front of the location. The subject then entered the vehicle and fled south on Iberville, then unknown.

The vehicle is registered out of Texas with the license plate LRX0631.

The NOPD released a surveillance camera still of the alleged suspect, pictured above.

Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6090, or call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.

NOPD: Man arrested for having drugs, loaded handgun with extended magazine on Bourbon Street

Dominick Raymond. Courtesy of the NOPD.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) on September 9 arrested man on Bourbon Street after he was caught with a loaded handgun and marijuana in the 500 block of Bourbon St.

According to the NOPD, Dominick Raymond, 29, was approached by NOPD Eighth District Task Force detectives at about 12:04 am. and arrested after he was allegedly found with marijuana and a loaded handgun with an extended magazine. Raymond also allegedly possessed cocaine and ecstasy.

Raymond was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on suspicion of illegal carrying of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal possession of marijuana, illegal possession of the aforementioned drugs.

Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080.

2 wanted after gun fired inside French Quarter gas station, New Orleans Police say

(Photo: Kevionne Celestine, left; Derrick Veasley, right | NOPD)
A man and woman are wanted in connection to a criminal damage incident after allegedly firing a gun inside a gas station on North Rampart Street in July, according to New Orleans Police.

Following an investigation, police have obtained arrest warrants for Kevionne Celestine, 23, and Derrick Veasley, 34, both from New Orleans, stemming from the July 1 incident in the 400 block of North Rampart Street, police said.

Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact First District detectives at 504-658-6010. Anonymous callers can contact Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 877-903-7867.