crime

Suspect sought in rape near St. Charles and Washington

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Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man accused of a recent rape at one of Uptown’s most prominent intersections, Washington Avenue near St. Charles. The suspect is described as a thin, medium-height black man with a thin beard and goatee, diamond stud earrings, a cut in his left eyebrow and tattoos on his forearms, last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black pants and older-style black Reebok shoes. The rape was reported at 9 p.m Sept. 18 in the 1600 block of Washington Avenue.

crime

Police action blocks Claiborne Avenue at Washington

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An armed man’s standoff with police ended with his peaceful surrender Friday morning, authorities said. The man got into an argument with his neighbors early Friday morning, fired at least one shot and barricaded himself into an apartment on Washington Avenue near Claiborne with another woman, said Capt. Robert Bardy of the NOPD’s Sixth District. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., both surrendered and were arrested, Bardy said. SWAT team members had the white two-story for most of the morning, blocking the intersection of Claiborne and Washington in all directions. Check back here at UptownMessenger.com for more information as it becomes available.

crime

Gun arrest may be tied to Irish Channel shootout

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A man arrested on gun charges during a traffic stop Monday in the Irish Channel may have been part of a shootout a few blocks away last week, police said Thursday. Wayne Mayo, 17, was stopped during the investigation of a near collision Monday at the intersection of Chippewa Street and Washington Avenue, said Sgt. David Liang of the NOPD Sixth District task force. In his vehicle, police found two handguns, a .45-caliber automatic and a 9-mm, so Mayo was booked into jail on a gun charge, Liang said at the Sixth District’s weekly strategy meeting. The 9-mm was missing its magazine, which suggests it may have been used in a gun battle at about 8 p.m. Oct.

arts, books and music

Goodfellas Fourth Annual Second Line

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The Goodfellas Fourth Annual Second Line proceeded through Central City and the Milan neighborhood on Sunday. Below are photos from near their second stop, the Turning Point bar at the corner of Washington and Baronne Streets. The Goodfellas Fourth Annual Second Line goes down Baronne Street. [/caption]