Repeat offenders, new technology among topics of crime reduction discussion
Top NOLA leaders discuss crime prevention By Kimberly Curth | January 25, 2021 at 9:29 AM CST - Updated January 25 at 5:03 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Carjackings are up more than 50% in New Orleans compared to this time last year, according to city calls for service data. City leaders addressed the spike in violent crime during a Criminal Justice Committee meeting Monday, Jan. 25.
“We have seen numerous arrests of carjackings, just this weekend we arrested a 14-year-old female. We have a 12-year-old and 13-year-old male that are wanted for carjackings,” said New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson.