New Orleans clippings - Filed under 'crime'

March 1, 2010

Rapper Juvenile Busted On Misdemeanor Drug Charge in Arabi, Louisiana | @AHN

Rapper Juvenile, aka Terius Gray, has been arrested on marijuana charges.
The New Orleans-native and his producer were busted after police were alerted by the smell of marijuana smoke at a house he was in on Thursday.

Orleans DA Cannizzaro marks first year on job | WVUE-TV

Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro told the crowd gathered at Gallier Hall he spent his first year in office working tirelessly to put his "house in order"…

New Orleans' Rapper Mystikal Released From Prison After 6 Years @dimewars

Mystikal has just been released from a Louisiana prison. This is after a six year stint in jail for extortion and sexual battery . He was arrested in 2004 after being accused of forcing his hair stylist to perform sexual acts on him after finding out that $80,000 in checks had been stolen.

Bust in eerie dead-tykes ID swindle | NYPOST.com

A New Orleans man is sitting in a city jail after being busted at JFK Airport with credit cards he allegedly phonied up using the stolen IDs of dead children.

Murders drop slightly in New Orleans | WDAM Laurel-Hattiesburg MS

For the second year in row, the murder rate in New Orleans dropped last year…

Jefferson Parish's first gun buyback in honor of slain 7-year-old | wwltv.com

It's not a place where one usually brings a gun, but on Saturday, people brought in several hundred guns through the doors of the Second Zion Baptist Church in Marrero.

1,000-Pound Bell Stolen From Historic NOLA Church | WDSU New Orleans

Police are searching for thieves who stole a 1,000-pound bell from a historic New Orleans church that was just a few months away from re-opening. The Philadelphia cast-iron bell used to hang in front of the Second Baptist Church in the 2500 block of Marengo, Pastor Robert Jackson said. It was reported stolen on Wednesday.

In New Orleans, Chaos in the Streets, and in Police Ranks Too - ProPublica

A fresh examination of the post-Hurricane Katrina period — a joint effort by ProPublica, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, and PBS “Frontline” — raises additional questions about the actions of police who shot civilians. It also reveals deep flaws in the department’s efforts to investigate its officers’ use of deadly force in the chaos after the storm.

Jefferson Parish 'Steven Seagal Lawman' | TV Party | Zap2it

What, did you think Jeff Parish Law Enforcement would be any less entertaining after Harry Lee?

if you happen to be a gang member, we recommend you stay out of Louisiana's Jefferson Parish. Why? Steven Seagal Lawman, airing Wednesdays on A&E Network, is why. He's a cop. For real.

Covington Art gallery owners get prison | WXVT-TV Delta News

A mother and son who pleaded guilty to charges they defrauded customers at an art gallery they owned have been sentenced to prison terms.

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