NOPD News

Members of the NOPD’s Violent Offenders Warrant Squad today arrested Levour Lombard Jiles (DOB: 09-14-1980) in connection with the homicide of Arthur Hubbard that occurred on June 23, 2017 at the intersection of St. Bernard Avenue and North Roman Street.

Ronnie Smith (DOB: 7/20/94) and Ageeta Locure (DOB: 3/26/77) were arrested today after the NOPD’s Violent Offenders Squad (VOWS) and U.S. Marshals learned that both suspects wanted for murder were residing in Ferguson, Missouri.

During the past week NOPD officers, the Violent Offender Warrant Squad (VOWS) unit and the Tactical Intelligence Gathering and Enforcement Response (TIGER) team  arrested 31 adults and 5 juveniles for major offenses including homicide, human trafficking of children, attempted homicide, aggravated rape, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of narcotics.

The NOPD VOWS Unit arrested Markee Edwards (DOB: 12/19/1996) for two counts of attempted second degree murder, illegal discharging of a firearm, and criminal damage to property.

The NOPD has arrested three suspects – two adults and one juvenile – in connection with an attempted armed robbery that occurred in the early hours on June 28, 2017 in the 800 block of Burgundy Street.