NOPD News

On August 20, 2018, members of the NOPD’s Violent Offender Warrant Squad arrested Maurice Williams (DOB: 08-17-1987), who is a suspect in a shooting incident that occurred in St. Tammany Parish.

The New Orleans Police Department, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are enforcing the ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign to help keep impaired drivers off the road.

The NOPD VOWS Unit and U.S. Marshals today (August 15, 2018) arrested Nas Jackson (DOB: 09-11-1998) in connection with a 2015 homicide incident as well as in connection with an attempted homicide incident that occurred earlier this month.

The NOPD VOWS Unit and U.S. Marshals today (August 15, 2018) have arrested Toi Desilva (DOB: 11-30-1993) in connection with the homicide of Dawan Gibson that occurred on August 2, 2018 in the 900 block of Alabo Street.

NOPD Chief Michael Harrison and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell briefed media today on the current status of "Operation Summer Heat", an ongoing narcotics roundup in partnership with numerous area law enforcement partner agencies, as well as on the results of a summer-months enforcement effort with partner agency Louisiana State Police and on mid-year crime statistics.