Friday, 25 new officers joined the ranks of the NOPD, at a time when multiple investigations hang over the department.
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Since June 10, NOPD has assigned one new detective to each of the city’s eight police districts, plus a ninth in the Special Operations Division, to meet weekly to review every firearm arrest in New Orleans…
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A federal grand jury has indicted four New Orleans police officers and two former officers accused of civil rights violations and covering up the investigation of the fatal shootings of unarmed civilians on a bridge in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina…
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A grand jury charged two former and three current New Orleans police officers in the death of Henry Glover whose charred remains were found in Algiers inside a burned out car days after Hurricane Katrina, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced Nashville police chief Ronal Serpas will return to his native New Orleans to become the city’s new police chief.
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Serpas confirmed Monday that he was traveling to New Orleans to interview for its top law enforcement job. Serpas, who has led Metro’s police department since 2004, grew up in New Orleans and served on its police force from 1980 to 2001, when he retired as assistant superintendent and chief of operations to lead the Washington State Patrol.
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Jurors heard testimony Tuesday by Associated Press Television News producer Rich Matthews, whose crew was filming an arrest in the city’s French Quarter several weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005…
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A New Orleans man is sitting in a city jail after being busted at JFK Airport with credit cards he allegedly phonied up using the stolen IDs of dead children.
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With thousands of revelers expected to pack the French Quarter and surrounding areas for New Year’s Eve celebrations and the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, New Orleans Police announced parking and travel restrictions and safety plans for the events.
