NOPD: Lengthy sentence expected for repeat Chestnut Street burglar

After years of arrests on charges of burglary and other crimes, a man who police say broke into a Chestnut Street home twice now faces a long prison sentence, authorities said Wednesday. On Aug. 19, a home in the 3800 block of Chestnut Street was broken into and a laptop, credit cards, cell phone and keys to the family’s Honda Pilot were all taken, said Lt. Mike Montalbano, interim commander of the NOPD Second District. Several area gas stations caught video of the vehicle after credit cards were used there, and police later found 36-year-old Richard Breaux in the vehicle in Jefferson Parish, Montalbano said. The same house had been broken into on July 27 and a weed-eater stolen, and detectives were able to determine that Breaux had pawned it, linking him to that burglary as well, Montalbano said.

Weekend robberies cluster in Uptown neighborhoods

Robberies were reported at eight different addresses around Uptown New Orleans neighborhoods over the weekend — four in the Riverbend area, two in the Hurstville neighborhoods near Audubon Park, and one each in the Freret and Touro neighborhoods.

T-P: FBI raids home of state scientist monitoring asbestos

Few details about the nature of the investigation, only that the Chestnut Street home "belongs to Michael Drury, an environmental scientist who has been monitoring the work of demolition and construction contractors involved in asbestos-removal projects in New Orleans." FBI raids Uptown home of environmental scientist | New Orleans Metro Crime and Courts News – – NOLA.com.