Author: Dave Minsky

NOPD: Suspect in August 20 Bourbon Street theft sought

Courtesy of NOPD.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is seeking a suspect involved in an alleged August 20 theft on Bourbon Street.

According to the NOPD, an unknown black male was seen entering a location in the 300 block of Bourbon St. at about 11:56 a.m., walking behind a desk, and took a victim’s black bag containing personal items.

The suspect fled the location in an unknown direction, according to the NOPD.

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

NOPD searches for Bourbon Street purse theft suspect

Courtesy of NOPD.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is searching for male suspect who is wanted for an alleged August 16 purse theft on Bourbon Street.

According to the the NOPD, the incident occurred on Friday evening in the 200 block of Bourbon St. when an unknown black male was seen allegedly stealing a female victim’s purse. The purse contained property valued more than $1,000, according to the NOPD.

The NOPD requests anyone with information on the identity and whereabouts of the suspect is asked to contact Detective Iain Watt or any Eighth District Property Crimes detective at 504-658-6080. Anonymous callers may contact Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 877-903-7867.

NOPD First and Eighth District MAX meetings rescheduled for September 10

Courtesy of NOPD.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) First and Eighth districts MAX meetings normally scheduled for September 3 have been rescheduled.

The next First District MAX meeting is rescheduled for September 10 at 1 p.m. at the First District station located at 501 N. Rampart St.

The next MAX meeting for the Eighth District was rescheduled for September 10 at 2 p.m. at 334 Royal St.

MAX meetings provide the public a summary of police activity for the week, including trends in crime, crime reduction strategies, and include a discussion of district responsibilities.

Meetings are held once each week at the First and Eighth District stations and are open to the public. For more information, call the First and Eighth districts at 504-658-6010 and 504-658-6080, respectively.

Jeff Goldblum was the grand marshal of Southern Decadence 2019

Actor Jeff Goldblum. Picture by Bryan Crawley via Facebook.

Southern Decadence—New Orleans’s original end of summer Pride celebration occurring on Labor Day this year—was led by none other than actor Jeff Goldblum as the event’s grand marshal on September 1.

Donning a leopard-skinned shirt and zebra pants, Goldblum strolled through the French Quarter greeting fans, along with co-grand marshal, Countess C. Alice (Daryl Dunaway Jr.).

Goldblum is known for his roles in movies such as “Jurassic Park,” “Independence Day,” and “The Fly.” He got his start in 1974 alongside Charles Bronson in the movie “Death Wish.”

New Orleans already has a Pride event that’s celebrated in June of each yea and coincides with similar celebrations across the United States. But Southern Decadence is considered the Big Easy’s largest LGBTQ event. Inspired in part by Tennessee Williams, the jubilee started in 1972 between a group of friends living in Treme who encouraged participants to come dressed as their favorite “Southern decadent.”

Southern Decadence thus became an annual event that attracts tens of thousands of revelers (gay and straight) to the heart of the French Quarter who dress in lavish costumes. The event is often considered the midsummer Mardi Gras and compliments the general drunken tomfoolery that occurs in the Vieux Carré on a daily basis.

NOPD: Man accused of fraudulently using credit card at Metairie Walmart

Courtesy of the NOPD.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is searching for the identity and whereabouts of a suspect who is accused of fraudulently using a government issued credit card reported missing in the 800 block of Esplanade Ave. in June.

According to the NOPD, a man reported that his debit card and government issued credit card were missing on June 8. On the same day, according to the NOPD, the missing credit card was fraudulently used at a Walmart store in Metairie located more than 10 miles away.

The NOPD released a surveillance photo of the suspect (pictured above) who allegedly used the missing credit card on August 22.

The NOPD requests that anyone with information on the suspect to contact Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111, or toll-free at 877-903-7867.