by Aaron E. Looney
July 16, 2026
Categories: On Duty
Topics: Fifth District, Traffic Fatality/Hit and Run
The NOPD is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred in the early hours today (July 16, 2026) at the intersection of Lizardi Street and North Claiborne Avenue and claimed the life of a pedestrian.
by Jonathan Morris
July 15, 2026
Categories: Be on the Lookout
Topics: Fourth District, Traffic Fatality/Hit and Run, Traffic Fatality
The New Orleans Police Department Traffic Fatality Unit is continuing to investigate a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at approximately 7:25 p.m., in the 3300 block of General Meyer Avenue.
Topics: Fourth District, Good Police Work, Homicide, Partnerships
The NOPD today (July 15, 2026) announced the arrest of four suspects in its ongoing investigation of a homicide that occurred on March 23, 2026, at the intersection of Socrates Street and Brooklyn Avenue, in the Fourth District.
Topics: Second District
The New Orleans Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating a person of interest in connection with an attempted homicide by cutting that occurred in the Second District on June 13, 2026, near the intersection of Leonidas Street and Sycamore Street.
by Officer Jonathan Morris
Topics: First District, Good Police Work, Homicide
Members of the New Orleans Police Department, working in coordination with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office, have arrested 36-year-old Victor Fernandez in connection with the homicide of 42-year-old Jessyca Gelpi.
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