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NOPDâs 7th District Commander: âWeâre solving a lot of cases out here.â
New Orleans East residents frustrated with crime By Natasha Robin | February 1, 2021 at 6:21 PM CST - Updated February 1 at 6:28 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - People who live and work in New Orleans East say theyâre constantly afraid.
âI donât want to live in a city where I got to be a hostage, where I canât go out at night,â says a victim.
In the first month of this year, 7th District Officers responded to 14 different shooting scenes and 24 armed robberies.
âWe are solving a lot of cases out here, and we are identifying a lot of suspects getting arrest warrants for them and putting them in jail,â says Commander Nick Gernon.
New Orleans East community leaders come together in call for peace Share Updated: 5:05 PM CST Jan 18, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 5:05 PM CST Jan 18, 2021
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Show Transcript ON THE DAY THE COUNTRY AND WORLD HONORS A MAN WHO STOOD FOR PEACE, PEOPLE IN NEW ORLEANS EAST ARE CALLING FOR THE SAME THING IN THEIR ARE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS EVENT IS HAPPENING TODAY. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY ARE FED UP WITH THE INCREASE IN CRIME IN THE EAST, ESPECIALLY FROM JUVENILES. CAR BREAK-INS, CARJACKINGS, AND EVEN MURDERS HAVE PEOPLE ON EDGE TODAY, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE POLICE ADVISORY COMMUNITY BOARD AND THE NOPD 7TH DISTIC