NOPD News

As thousands of residents and visitors celebrated the Fourth of July holiday and Essence Festival weekend, the New Orleans Police Department had additional officers and drone teams already deployed throughout the city to enhance public safety. That proactive deployment proved invaluable Saturday when a transformer caught fire in the French Quarter.

 The NOPD is seeking assistance in identifying and locating a subject believed to be a person of interest in the investigation of an arson incident that occurred on January 19, 2026, in the Fifth District.

The NOPD is seeking assistance from the public in identifying and locating the suspected perpetrator in its investigation of a homicide that occurred on December 15, 2024, in the 6100 block of Franklin Avenue and left two victims dead and two others injured.

The NOPD is requesting assistance in identifying and locating a person of interest in the investigation of a homicide that occurred on February 9, 2024, in the 700 block of South Galvez Street.

A full inventory has been completed at the American Police Equipment Company and the NOPD has determined that no police insignia items or badges were taken in this past weekend's burglary.