Residents pressed city councilmember, NOPD, DAâs office on rising violent crime, carjacking
Neighbors fed up with car crime By Amanda Roberts | April 9, 2021 at 10:27 PM CDT - Updated April 9 at 10:27 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -On any other Friday evening, people would crowd the bayou with music, food, and company. But this evening rising, violent crime is top of mind.
âWhy is there nothing done with these children so that they can have the time and energy to come out here and steal and shoot,â said one resident.
âWeâre making too many excuses for these young thugs,â said another.
âMy aunt was the one carjacked on Tuesday, she remains in the ICU,â said Inga Petrovich.
There’s a war in this city | Mid-City and Bayou St.John meet about spike in carjackings
“I have noticed that young men walk down the streets. They’re looking in cars. They’re on the phone,” one man said. Author: Devin Bartolotta / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 10:25 PM CDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 11:17 PM CDT April 9, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Friday evening, residents of Mid-City and Bayou St. John gathered on the banks of the bayou with hopes of stopping a dangerous trend in its tracks.
They are fed up with a string of violent carjackings and attempted car thefts in the neighborhood.
Lining up to take the microphone, they voiced their concerns to elected officials and city representatives.