Runaway juvenile reported in Central City

The NOPD is seeking assistance in locating a teenage boy reported as a runaway in Central City.

On Sunday, Jan. 6, Jeremiah Harris, 16, left his guardian’s residence in the 2500 block of Erato Street without permission. He has not returned and has not been heard from by his guardian since this time.

Photo gallery: The Phellows bring in the Carnival season

Photos by Zach Brien, Uptown Messenger

On Sunday, Carnival season began in New Orleans. The Phunny Phorty Phellows, a krewe dating back to the late 19th century, rang in the season with their annual parade on a St. Charles Avenue streetcar. The krewe began its Twelfth Night streetcar parade in 1982.

A Phunny thing happens on the first night of Mardi Gras season

It’s Twelphth Night, so it’s time for the Phunny Phorty Phellows to herald the arrival of Carnival with a rowdy streetcar ride.

From 6:30 to 7 p.m. — when the krewe boards the St. Charles streetcar — revelers can join the Carnival Countdown at the Carrollton Streetcar Barn, 8200 Willow St. The Storyville Stompers brass band will play.

Reminder: Christmas trees will be recycled this week for coastal restoration

Christmas trees this week will be picked up this week during the second trash collection, from Wednesday, Jan. 9, to Saturday, Jan. 12.

The program of recycling Christmas trees, funded by the city’s Office of Resilience and Sustainability, is an effort to promote the restoration of Louisiana’s wetlands and to assist in the protection of the Louisiana coastline.

Perfect Gentlemen to second-line Sunday

The 2019 Perfect Gentlemen second-line will take place Sunday, Jan. 6, through the Central Business District, the Warehouse District and the Central City, Garden District, Milan and Broadmoor neighborhoods.

Traffic will be restricted along the route below. Expect road closures and traffic delays during the event. RTA services might be interrupted during this event as well.

Suspect booked in car break-ins and burglaries

The New Orleans Police Department has arrested John Crawford, 35, in connection with two auto burglary incidents that occurred on Dec. 27. At about 4 p.m., Sixth District officers responded to a call of a man peering into vehicle windows in the area of the 1400 block of Seventh Street, near Coliseum Street. Officers found Crawford reportedly looking through a vehicle. He had opened the door and had taken a cellphone from inside the vehicle, police said.