Officer Kevin Wheeler (left) receives a plaque from Second District Commander Paul Noel in July of 2012 after being named officer of the month. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
“Just two weeks ago I was reading reports, and an officer by the name of Wheeler in the Sixth District was riding around in his car, paying very close attention, hears the description of a vehicle wanted for armed robbery and within seconds catches four people who had just committed an armed robbery at Louisiana and Magazine,” Serpas said.
Fourteen days later, the department issued a news release stating that the same officer Wheeler was being dismissed from duty for deploying his Taser on an unarmed subject and for allegedly being untruthful about his report on the incident afterward. Continue reading »
With food, art and music, Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans will host its second annual winter market fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 8.
A woman was killed and three other people were injured in a shooting following an argument early Saturday on South Roman Street in the Hoffman Triangle area, police said. 
A Tulane University student faces a charge of operating a clandestine meth laboratory that carries with it a mandatory sentence of between five and 15 years in prison, authorities said.
A corner store in west Carrollton was held up at gunpoint Thursday morning, and the gunman demanded cash from both the register and the store manager, according to the initial police report.
