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NOPD seeking home burglary suspect

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The NOPD is seeking to locate a suspect seen on video surveillance in the investigation of a residential burglary on Oct. 23. Surveillance video, available for viewing at this link, shows an intruder attempting to break into a residence in the 1800 block of Jackson Avenue. Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Sixth District detectives at 504-658-6060, or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at  877-903-STOP (7867).

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Suspects sought in Hollygrove home burglary

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The NOPD is seeking assistance in locating and identifying two suspects in a Hollygrove home burglary on Sept. 12. A surveillance camera captured the above photos at the time of the incident. The residence in the 2600 block of Hollygrove Street was burglarized at about 1 p.m. on Sept. 12.

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Weekend of crimes in Uptown: Shooting, stabbing, carjacking, robberies, burglaries

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During a violent weekend across Uptown neighborhoods, a shooting, robbery, burglary and carjacking were reported in the NOPD’s Sixth District. Attack and robbery in Irish Channel

An Irish Channel resident was struck from behind by three robbers while working in her yard Saturday afternoon, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The victim, a 42-year-old woman, was gardening outside her home in the 900 block of Eighth Street about 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, when she was struck from behind. The blow caused her to fall and hit her head on a planter.

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Police arrest repeat offender in Lower Garden District home burglary

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A man broke into a 27-year-old woman’s Lower Garden District home Thursday night, forced her into the bathroom, threatened her, ordered her not to move and demanded money, the New Orleans Police Department reported. She told him she didn’t have any cash, so he ransacked the home before leaving with her cellphone. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of St. Andrew Street at about 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, the NOPD report states.

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Two arrested in aggravated burglary of Fontainebleau home

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Two men were arrested after a Fontainebleau resident was held in his home by two intruders demanding money, the New Orleans Police Department reported. Two men barged into the victim’s home in the 4400 block of Gen. Pershing Street armed with a baseball bat at about 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 30, the police report states. They demanded money, but the victim, a 54-year-old man, said he didn’t have any cash. The intruders then forced the victim onto the bed and threatened to return with guns. They said they would remain in the home until the victim was paid the next day.

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Police seeking information on string of Carrollton home burglaries

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The NOPD is searching for a person of interest in connection with a rash of home burglaries in the Carrollton area. On May 3, 2019 around 10:50 p.m. the man pictured above was observed on the side of a residence looking in the windows and turning the knob of a side kitchen door in the 7700 block of Zimpel Street. In the past few months there have been multiple burglaries in the area. Anyone with information on this incident or the identity and whereabouts of the person of interest is asked to contact the Second District at 504-658-6020 or call Crimestoppers anonymously at 504-822-1111 and toll-free at 877-903-7867.

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Police Blotter: Home burglaries reported in Freret, St. Thomas neighborhoods

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Two domestic aggravated burglaries were reported Uptown on Tuesday, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The first occurred in the Freret neighborhood. At about 5:15 p.m., police said, a man forced himself into a home in the 2200 block of Soniat Street, demanding money that he believed the victim, a 34-year-old woman, owed him. The two got into a physical fight, ending when the victim agreed to pay the intruder. The two went to ATM, where the victim withdrew cash and gave it to the intruder.

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Suspect sought in theft of bike from inside Uptown home

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The New Orleans Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a subject believed to be responsible for a burglary in the 1000 block of Eleanore Street, between Chestnut and Coliseum streets, on Feb. 27. At about 9:15 a.m., a man illegally entered a residence in the Uptown block. Once inside of the residence, the intruder removed the victim’s yellow Trek mountain bike with yellow grips from the interior and fled on the bike. Anyone with information regarding this individual incident is asked to contact NOPD Second District detectives at 504-658-6020, or call anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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Suspect sought in tool-belt theft on Jeanette

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A tool belt was taken from home under renovation in the Leonidis neighborhood, the New Orleans Police Department reported. A suspect in the Feb. 18 burglary was seen in surveillance photos. The NOPD is seeking assistance from the public in identifying and locating the suspect wanted in connection with the simple burglary incident that occurred in the 8500 block of Jeannette Street. The victim told police that at around 2:05 p.m. on Feb.

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Suspect sought in Broadmoor home burglary

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Police are requesting assistance from the public in locating and identifying a man believed to be responsible for a residence burglary and an attempted residence burglary, both occurring in Broadmoor. The pictured subject is believed by NOPD Second District detectives to have committed a residence burglary on Jan. 25 in the 3300 block of Jena Street. Later, in the early hours of Jan. 26, the same man reportedly attempted to open a window and door to another home in the 3200 block of Upperline Street.