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Suspect Named in Bourbon Strip Club Shooting

Earlier in November, a man broke into a Bourbon Street strip club as it was closing, shot the manager and took the joint's money. Now, New Orleans police named the Little Darlings derelict. Marion...

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Men Make Off with Moped on Busy French Quarter Street (VIDEO)

Two men checking out a scooter in the French Quarter apparently decided they wanted it for themselves. On Dec. 5 the men liberated the two-wheeler from the 700 block of St. Ann St., according to NOPD....

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French Quarter Parking Garage Robbery Caught on Video

Five men were robbed by a single gunman Saturday in a French Quarter parking garage, and part of the incident was caught on surveillance video. About 4 a.m., the ground of five walked into the parking...

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French Quarter Stabbing Suspect Snared

The man police suspect of stabbing another man five times during a French Quarter fight was arrested Thursday. Ryan McCullough, 30, was booked into OPP early Thursday afternoon, according to Orleans...

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French Quarter Car Thief Caught on Video After Ditching Ride

Thanks to new video, police are looking to get into the driver's seat of a French Quarter investigation. NOPD is seeking to ID and catch a car thief who ditched his ripped off ride. About 7:30 a.m. on...

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Man in Chef's Hat Trips, Commits Robbery on Bourbon Street

A man wearing a chef's hat cooked up a robbery scheme in the French Quarter Tuesday, and NOPD is on the chase. About 8:30 p.m., a man was walking in the 1100 block of Bourbon St., when the 6 ft. 5 in....

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FQMD Releases 'Illegal in French Quarter' Reminders

Pervasive mule dung in the Vieux Carre is clearly bad for strolling, but few realize that it is actually illegal for buggy drivers to let their steeds pass in public. It is slips like these, and a host...

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French Quarter Crime Bits: Purse Snatching, Stabbing and Graffiti

Along with festin', crowds also brought crime to the French Quarter over the weekend. A trio escaped St. Peter St. with a woman's purse on Saturday morning, but they couldn't escape surveillance video...

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Take Five: Arrest Ends French Quarter Robbery Rampage

Between Wednesday and Saturday, NOPD investigated five separate armed robberies in the French Quarter. Police allege all of the crimes were the work of one man. As of Sunday, this Vieux Carre villian...

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Bourbon Bandits Burgle House While Sipping Hand Grenades (VIDEO)

Two men caught on video proved recently that there's never a need to put down the hand grenade on Bourbon Street, even while breaking entering. Surveillance video obtained by NOPD show the men drinking...

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Purse-Snatching Pair Sought After Hitting Woman in the French Quarter (VIDEO)

A would-be French Quarter robber hit a woman in the face when she wouldn't give up her purse recently, according to NOPD. Detectives recently obtained surveillance video of the June 12 crime, and are...

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Teen Missing from French Quarter

An 18-year-old woman is missing from the corner of Bourbon and St. Louis Streets, according to NOPD. Hailey Kristine Cokins was last seen Saturday, August 10, at approximately 2:30pm.read more

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Serial Purse Snatcher Sought (VIDEO)

A serial purse-snatcher is at-large in the French Quarter, according to police. The man swiped his first bag last night in the 1000-block of St. Philip St., shortly after midnight. The incident was...

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Crime Bits

In this week's inventory of villainy, robberies took place from the French Quarter to New Orleans East. Sunday, a man was stabbed on Bourbon St. That evening, a shooting in Faubourg St. John left a man...

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Pepper Spray Perp Sought in French Quarter Armed Robbery

This morning at 12:15 a.m., an armed robbery occurred at the intersection of Dauphine and St. Louis Streets. The suspect approached the victim and pepper sprayed him, then brandished a small caliber,...

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Crime Bits

This week's bulleted list includes a shooting in Central City, robberies in St. Roch and the French Quarter, and a bottle debacle on N. Rampart. Click through for a rundown of dirty deeds. read more

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Suspects Sketched After Thanksgiving Thievery

NOPD is searching for two suspects who are wanted for a French Quarter robbery on Thanksgiving. About 9 p.m., a man was standing outside a parked car near the corner of Bourbon and Barracks Street, and...

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Crime Bits: French Quarter Fight, Stabbing, Nov. 24-Dec. 1

In this week's list of lawlessness, a man was hurt in a French Quarter fight, a trio of robberies occurred, and a pair of women lost their purses in a Mid-City carjacking. Click through for more from...

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Suspects Sought in French Quarter Robberies (VIDEO)

Police are seeking three suspects in a French Quarter robbery that occurred last night. Around 12:55 a.m., the subject pictured and two others attacked the victim in the 700 block of Dauphine. Police...

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Missing Woman Last Seen in French Quarter

UPDATED 12/12 9:50 a.m.New Orleans police are asking the public's help in locating a missing woman who was last seen in the French Quarter. Amber-Kay Cornell, 20, was last seen Dec. 6 in the 400 block...

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Man Missing from French Quarter

A man has been missing for a week, according to NOPD. Mark Martinez, 41, last spoke with his father around 7 p.m. on December 20. Martinez’ father told police he believes his son was in the French...

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Updated: Missing Teen Found

Updated 3 p.m.: A 17-year-old girl has been found after being reported missing early this morning, according to NOPD. Morgan Aucoin was discovered "alive and well" in Jefferson Parish, according to...

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Bar Worker at the Abbey Stabbed

A French Quarter bar worker was stabbed early Wednesday morning by a customer who refused to pay his bill, according to NOPD. The stabbing occurred at The Abbey (1123 Decatur St.) after a customer...

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Crime Bits: Quarter Robberies, Bomb Threat, Jan. 13-22

Updated 10:45 p.m.In this week's index of infractions, multiple French Quarter robbery suspects were caught on camera, a school received a bomb threat and an estranged husband turned up at his old...

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Man Shoots His Own Foot on Bourbon St.

Many have said that they have shot themselves in the foot after a night on Bourbon Street, and 21-year-old Deanta Belvin did just that. Early this morning, Belvin accidentally shot himself in the 700...

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Suspect Wanted in French Quarter Armed Robbery

A man is wanted for an armed robbery that took place in the 900 block of Esplanade Avenue, in the French Quarter, according to NOPD. The robbery took place on the night of March 8 around 11:15...

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Second Suspect Arrested in Bourbon Cowboy Robbery

A French Quarter robbery that took place April 1 was no joke for the Bourbon Cowboy (241 Bourbon St.), which lost $500,000 when the bar's safe was robbed. On Wednesday, a second suspect was arrested in...

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Crime Bits: Claiborne Carjacking, Rampart Robbery

In the rundown of wrongdoing from this weekend, a pair of burglaries targeted victims in their 70s, robberies were reported on Broad, Claiborne and Tulane and a woman was arrested after a French...

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Man, Woman Sought in Robbery at Bourbon and Esplanade (VIDEO)

New Orleans police are looking for a man and woman who robbed four men early Friday morning near the corner of Bourbon and Esplanade Ave. Detectives released new video that they believe could lead to a...

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NOPD Seeks Truck Burglars in French Quarter, Marigny

Police are seeking suspects in two vehicular burglaries and a car theft over the last month. The first suspect is believed to have lifted bags and backpacks from parked vehicles on two occasions. The...

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