NOPD News

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.

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.

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).

The New Orleans Police Department’s Eighth District is investigating an increase in pickpocketing incidents that began on February 13, 2026, in the French Quarter. As a result of this investigation, detectives have recovered 71 cell phones, numerous identification cards, and credit cards believed to have been stolen during these incidents. Five suspects have been arrested in connection with these crimes.

The NOPD has arrested Makahi A. Kelly (black male, DOB: 05-31-2007) and Anthony Johnson (black male, DOB: 08-18-2003) in its ongoing investigation into a homicide that occurred on January 16, 2026, in the 2100 block of Orleans Avenue.