(Photo: NOPD’s Eighth District station | Reading Tom | CC) New Orleans Police Captain Anthony Caprera, who commands the Eighth District located at 334 Royal St. in the French Quarter, will host a question and answer session live on Facebook Aug. 17.
The live broadcast starts at 11:30 a.m. and Caprera will discuss topics such as the French Quarter pedestrianization proposals, Phase 2 coronavirus opening guidelines and bar closings, among other topics.
Posts questions in the comments section and Caprera will get to as many as he can.
A suspected thief was captured on camera ripping pieces of copper gutters from buildings in the French Quarter early Friday morning, according to New Orleans Police.
The suspect allegedly struck two different locations in a matter of minutes, stealing copper gutters from the sides of buildings on St. Louis and St. Phillip streets, incidents that were captured on surveillance camera footage released by the NOPD on Tuesday.
The first incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday when the suspect was seen removing a copper gutter from a business in the 900 block of St. Louis Street.
Fifteen minutes later, the same person was seen again removing another copper gutter from the side of a building in the 600 block of St. Phillip Street.
Light scrap copper—which includes sheet copper, gutters and other unalloyed solids with at least 88% copper—fetches around $2 per pound in Louisiana, according to various indices.
Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080. Anonymous callers can contact Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 877-903-7867.
Surveillance camera footage that allegedly shows two suspects who vandalized the Cat’s Meow with graffiti on Saturday. NOPD contributed photo.
Two suspects are wanted by New Orleans Police for allegedly vandalizing several Bourbon Street businesses with graffiti on Saturday.
The two are wanted for criminal damage to property, according to NOPD Eighth District officials, whose area of responsibility includes the French Quarter protected historic district.
The suspects were seen on surveillance camera footage tagging several Bourbon Street businesses at about 1 a.m. on Saturday, according to New Orleans Police.
Several tags included the letters “BJF” and “Fos,” New Orleans Police said, adding that a female suspect wrote “Julia” on one of the buildings.
New Orleans Police on Monday released alleged surveillance camera footage of the suspects, who are pictured above.
The Cat’s Meow on Saturday. David Punch via Facebook.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced elected officials to shutter “nonessential” businesses, including the vast majority of bars and shops in the French Quarter, which would normally crawling with tourists — and cops — on a Saturday morning.
The vandalism appeared around the same time graffiti art from artist Josh Wingerter popped up along plywood window coverings in other parts of the French Quarter and Frenchmen Street, but aren’t included in the vandalism investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the identities and the location of the two Bourbon Street vandalism suspects are asked to contact NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080. Anonymous callers can contact Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or call toll-free at 877-903-7867.
Alleged camera footage of a suspect wanted for taking NOPD gear March 1 in multiple burglaries in the 500 block of Barracks Street. Picture courtesy of the NOPD.
New Orleans Police are seeking the identity of a man wanted for allegedly stealing several NOPD items from a car during a March 1 string of auto burglaries on Barracks Street.
The burglaries were reported shortly after 4 a.m. on March 1 in the 500 block of Barracks Street, according to New Orleans Police.
In one of the alleged auto burglaries, the suspect shattered the window of a vehicle and stole several NOPD items, including a reflective rain coat, a reflective traffic vest and a blue jacket with the NOPD badge and logo.
The suspect fled the scene on a bicycle towards North Rampart Street, according to New Orleans Police.
Anyone with information on the suspect’s identity and whereabouts is asked to contact the Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080, and Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 877-903-7867.
New Orleans Police are seeking help in locating a .40-caliber pistol allegedly stolen in a Feb. 25 car burglary near the French Market.
The burglary occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 25 at the intersection of Barracks Street and French Market Place when the passenger side window of a car was shattered and a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber handgun was stolen from the vehicle’s center console, according to New Orleans Police.
The gun’s serial number is FXB5976.
The NOPD provided a photo (pictured above) similar to the one that was taken.
Anyone with information on 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 877-903-7867.
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