Category: Press Release

NOPD: man reportedly robbed of wallet on Dauphine Street

Courtesy of the NOPD.

An attempted wallet snatching on Dec. 6 turned into a simple robbery on Dauphine Street, the New Orleans Police Department said, with the suspects leaving the scene in a Chevrolet pickup truck with front end damage.

The NOPD said the incident occurred at approximately 6:55 a.m. in the 600 block of Dauphine St. when a female suspect approached the male victim and attempted to take the victim’s wallet.

The man pushed the suspect away, the NOPD said, at which time a male suspect approached and pinned the victim near the truck so the female suspect could take the victim’s wallet.

The female suspect took the victim’s wallet and then drove away, along with her partner, in the pickup truck down Dauphine Street, the NOPD said.

The female suspect is described as white, standing about five foot eight inches tall with long black hair, approximately 40 years old and wearing black and white tights.

The NOPD described the male suspect as “brown-skinned” with medium build and a bald head, clad in a dark green jacket and wearing a plaid shirt and jeans.

The NOPD released a surveillance photo of the alleged suspects and their truck on Dec. 12.

Courtesy of the NOPD.

The photo shows a tan-colored truck with driver’s side front end damage.

The NOPD asks anyone with information on this incident to contact Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080. Anonymous callers can contact Crimestoppers GNO at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 877-903-7867.

Police seek help identifying man wanted in connection to Dec. 9 simple robbery on St. Louis Street

Courtesy of the New Orleans Police Department.

Police are asking the public’s help in identifying and locating a suspect wanted in connection to a simple robbery that occurred in the 900 block of St. Louis St. on Dec. 9, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) said.

The incident occurred at approximately 1:05 a.m., the NOPD said.

Anyone with additional 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.

South Rampart shooting suspect sought by NOPD

A man captured on a surveillance camera video Dec. 15 is wanted for a shooting in the 600 block of S. Rampart St. that left a victim injured, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) said.

The suspect approached the victim who was walking his dog at approximately 2 a.m. and demanded his belongings, the NOPD said.

Even though the victim complied, the NOPD said, the suspect shot his firearm several times, striking the victim.

Surveillance camera footage of alleged 600 S. Rampart St. shooting suspect. Courtesy of NOPD.

According to Fox 8, the victim was struck once in the back of the leg as he tried to flee from the suspect.

Surveillance camera footage of the suspect leaving the scene was released by the NOPD on Dec. 18 and can be viewed above.

Any information on this incident or this suspect 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 877-903-STOP.

Man arrested with samurai sword on Royal Street, NOPD says

Travis Fisher. Picture courtesy of the Louisiana State Police.

A man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault Dec. 7 after police saw a man allegedly trying to attack another using a samurai sword, the Louisiana State Police said.

Troopers from the Louisiana State Police Troop N were on a proactive vehicle patrol in the 600 block of Royal St. when saw heard individuals screaming, the Louisiana State Police said.

When officers approached, they saw Travis Fisher, 42, with a sword raised in an “aggressive manner” towards a man attempting to move out of the way, the Louisiana State Police said.

Fisher immediately complied with troopers’ orders to drop the sword and was taken into custody, the Louisiana State Police added.

Man carrying a loaded firearm and a blunt was arrested on Bourbon Street, NOPD says

Courtesy of the NOPD.

A man who was illegally carrying a loaded handgun and a blunt was arrested in the 400 block of Bourbon St. on September 9, according to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD).

Demarkius Williams, 27, was apparently celebrating his birthday with a loaded Smith and Wesson .40-caliber handgun and marijuana in the French Quarter when he was arrested by NOPD Eighth District Task Force officers in the 400 block of Bourbon St. at approximately 10:51 p.m.

In addition to the handgun and the weed, the NOPD said it found a magazine filled with 14 rounds of live ammunition.

Williams was transported to the Eighth District station then booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center where he is accused of allegedly carrying a concealed firearm and illegal possession of marijuana.