Monday, July 05, 2004
• Metairie teen is slain in Iberville complex
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
• Teen was changing his life, mom says
Brandon Kirby seemed to be making a comeback, after falling into drug abuse and leaving school. The 18-year-old Metairie resident had completed drug rehabilitation, earned his general equivalency diploma and found a girlfriend, and he was looking for a job.
• Three men are killed in separate shootings
Three men were found fatally shot early Monday within 90 minutes, in separate parts of New Orleans, police said.
Friday, July 9, 2004
Street in eastern N.O. is jolted by killings of 3 men in 2 days
Saturday, July 10, 2004
• Abused baby's father sought
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating a Metairie father accused of beating his 11-month-old son and burning the child's face with a cigarette lighter, authorities said.
• Cop suspended after DWI charge
A New Orleans police officer was suspended without pay Friday after she was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge, New Orleans police said.
• Hollygrove victim is identified
A New Orleans man fatally shot in the Hollygrove neighborhood Thursday night has been identified, the Orleans Parish coroner's office said.
• POLICE REPORTS
ST. CHARLES ARRESTS
• Sheriff pushes Âumflex;-cent sales ta
Jack Strain takes pride in saying that in his eight years as St. Tammany Parish sheriff he has doubled the number of deputies and spent millions of dollars on the latest crime-fighting technology without a tax increase.
• Summer is mean season in New Orleans
Summer is a hot time for arguments and accidents. Take, for instance, the Central City domino duo whose playing days ended July 4 when one allegedly shot the other dead during a heated match. Or ponder the Slidell area shooting Tuesday of a 10-year-old boy; his 11-year-old cousin told detectives he was fiddling with a pellet gun and accidentally fired it.
• Two men are fatally shot, third in serious condition
Two men were shot fatally in New Orleans on Friday, and another was injured in a shooting at a Broadmoor barbershop as his 2-year-old son was getting a haircut.
Sunday, July 11, 2004
• Injured officer's life slips away
Alva Simmons' family knew that the day inevitably would come.
• Rising murder rate has police retooling tactics
As they investigated the latest New Orleans murder and grappled with grieving family members Saturday, this time in Central City, New Orleans Police Department officials announced plans for sending more officers into high-crime areas.
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• Metairie teen is slain in Iberville complex
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
• Teen was changing his life, mom says
Brandon Kirby seemed to be making a comeback, after falling into drug abuse and leaving school. The 18-year-old Metairie resident had completed drug rehabilitation, earned his general equivalency diploma and found a girlfriend, and he was looking for a job.
• Three men are killed in separate shootings
Three men were found fatally shot early Monday within 90 minutes, in separate parts of New Orleans, police said.
Friday, July 9, 2004
Street in eastern N.O. is jolted by killings of 3 men in 2 days
Saturday, July 10, 2004
• Abused baby's father sought
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating a Metairie father accused of beating his 11-month-old son and burning the child's face with a cigarette lighter, authorities said.
• Cop suspended after DWI charge
A New Orleans police officer was suspended without pay Friday after she was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge, New Orleans police said.
• Hollygrove victim is identified
A New Orleans man fatally shot in the Hollygrove neighborhood Thursday night has been identified, the Orleans Parish coroner's office said.
• POLICE REPORTS
ST. CHARLES ARRESTS
• Sheriff pushes Âumflex;-cent sales ta
Jack Strain takes pride in saying that in his eight years as St. Tammany Parish sheriff he has doubled the number of deputies and spent millions of dollars on the latest crime-fighting technology without a tax increase.
• Summer is mean season in New Orleans
Summer is a hot time for arguments and accidents. Take, for instance, the Central City domino duo whose playing days ended July 4 when one allegedly shot the other dead during a heated match. Or ponder the Slidell area shooting Tuesday of a 10-year-old boy; his 11-year-old cousin told detectives he was fiddling with a pellet gun and accidentally fired it.
• Two men are fatally shot, third in serious condition
Two men were shot fatally in New Orleans on Friday, and another was injured in a shooting at a Broadmoor barbershop as his 2-year-old son was getting a haircut.
Sunday, July 11, 2004
• Injured officer's life slips away
Alva Simmons' family knew that the day inevitably would come.
• Rising murder rate has police retooling tactics
As they investigated the latest New Orleans murder and grappled with grieving family members Saturday, this time in Central City, New Orleans Police Department officials announced plans for sending more officers into high-crime areas.
- jimlouis 7-12-2004 5:00 am