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NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday 1/21) in the Warehouse District from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...

The Denver Broncos’ running back was arrested last night while riding in a car carrying marijuana and three concealed handguns. Every passenger from the vehicle was arrested. Maroney was officially charged with gun...

The New Orleans Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 12-year-old Maiah Sylvester reported missing today, from her residence at 4645 Berkley Drive. According to investigators, Maiah was...

Slidell police made the first arrests in the State for the possession of narcotics that have been marketed as bath salts in Louisiana. The substances, which were added to the Schedule I narcotics list by Gov Bobby Jindal...

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced last week that a substance which has recently become known for its use as an intoxicant but is marketed as a bath salt has been added to the Schedule I narcotics list. According to reports, a...

NOPD Superintendent, Ronal Serpas, recently released figures for NOPD arrests for the period including New Year’s Eve and Sugar Bowl preparations (Thursday December 30, 2010 to Saturday January 1, 2011). Total Arrests...

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will be holding its second annual gun buyback program with the intention of removing guns from the street and increasing resident safety. Last year’s...

In their ongoing effort to reduce drunk driving accidents, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office will be offering free cab rides home to any Jefferson Parish resident who has had too much to drink this New Year’s

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday 12/17) in the Downtown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...

Last Friday a student of Lafayette High School complained of a stomach ache after eating a brownie at lunch. The schools resource officer then conducted a field test on the brownies and found that they had been laced with...

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Saturday (December 11th)in the Gentilly, Lakeview, and Lake Vista areas from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to

U.S. Attorney Jim Letten was very pleased with the court’s Thursday verdict calling it a victory for the honest officers who serve this city and an indictment of the men who, “thought they were above the law and...

The fourth suspect believed by NOPD to be involved in the murder of a Pat O’Brien’s bartender (Earl Wheeler) over the Thanksgiving holiday turned himself in to authorities yesterday. Russell Lopez, 18, turned...

NOPD has issued a statement Wednesday indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday, December 3rd) in the Uptown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of...

Former NOPD Officer Michael Hunter was sentenced to eight years in prison this afternoon for his participation in the shooting and police coverup in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that is now being referred to as the...

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that crime statistics for the 4-day period surrounding and including the Bayou Classic were down from 2009. The Bayou Classic has traditionally represented

New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith was arrested early Saturday morning on charges of domestic abuse battery. According to reports, Smith was observed near a Lafayette nightclub around 2 a.m. having an argument with...

Happy Thanksgiving from Bloom Legal Network! While Thanksgiving is a wonderful time during which many travel home to be with friends and family as well as to prepare for the upcoming Saints vs Cowboys game, it also represents