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by Karen A Boudrie
March 2, 2026
Categories: On Duty
Topics: Fourth District, Good Police Work, GRIP, Weapons Confiscated
Members of NOPD's Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership (GRIP) arrested four subjects and confiscated several illegal weapons while on a proactive patrol in the Fourth District.
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New Orleans Police are asking the public's assistance with identifying and locating a suspect wanted for business burglary.
New Orleans Police are asking the public's assistance with identifying and locating a suspect wanted for purse snatching.
New Orleans Police have arrested a suspect wanted for murder.
New Orleans Police in cooperation with the Louisiana State Police and the FBI have arrested two suspects for illegal possession of drugs and firearms after a pursuit.
After a three-week investigation, NOPD Traffic Fatality Investigators have arrested Erica Smith Katsanis, (White female DOB: 07/31/1972). She was arrested on Wednesday February 25, 2026 and booked on one count of vehicular homicide (LAR.S. 14:32.1) in connection with the death of Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Olhmeyer.
The NOPD has arrested 18-year-old Megill Harris, (DOB: 10/20/2007), in connection with a homicide in the Seventh District on Wednesday February 25, 2026.
From December 10, 2025, through January 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the NOPD are stepping up efforts to stop impaired driving and protect road users’ safety in alignment with the winter holiday high-visibility enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of October 26-November 1, 2025. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.
The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of October 19-25, 2025. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.
The NOPD today (February 25, 2026) briefed media on some of the statistics compiled from its law enforcement operations during the City of New Orleans’ officially recognized 10-day 2026 Mardi Gras period (February 6-17).
NOPD’s Traffic Division will conduct an upcoming sobriety checkpoint in Orleans Parish. The checkpoint will operate between the hours of 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, and 5:00 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2026.
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