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Motorcyclist fired 2 shots at car, police say
Two men were driving down Mockingbird Lane in St. Rose’s Preston Hollow neighborhood when they say a motorcycle swerved past them and the driver fired two shots into their vehicle. […]
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Sheriff launches internal investigation after prisoner escapes from parish jail
When Charles Conrad III escaped from the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center early last Tuesday morning he received help from another inmate and family members, but it may have been lack of oversight by prison staff that made it easier for him to break out of the facility to begin with. […]
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Man who raped ex-wife, caused manhunt sentenced
A 30-year-old Des Allemands man was sentenced to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to forcibly raping his ex-wife in 2010. […]
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Sheriff’s Reports 7-3-2013
•Mark Hilles, 22, of 1240 Mazant St. in New Orleans, was arrested on June 23 and charged with attempted 2nd degree murder and theft of goods less than $500. […]
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Escapee from Nelson Coleman Correctional Facility apprehended after 11 hours
A prisoner who escaped from the Nelson Coleman Correctional Facility early Tuesday morning was free for about 11 hours before being apprehended later that afternoon. […]
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NOPD officer fired after writing worthless check in St. Rose
A New Orleans police officer was fired after authorities recently discovered that he wrote a bad check to a St. Rose air conditioning supply company in 2004. […]
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Waggaman man now charged with 9 parish home burglaries
A 29-year-old Waggaman man has now been charged with nine home burglaries that occurred in Luling and Ama in May and early June. […]
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Sheriff Reports 6-27-2013
•Benjamin R. Gedert, 33, of 324 Labarre Drive in Metairie, was arrested on June 17 and charged with DWI. […]
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Arrests (June 20)
•Jennifer R. Englade, 40, of 505 Mt. Vernon Drive in LaPlace, was arrested on June 11 and charged with three counts of principal to vehicular homicide, third-degree feticide, vehicular negligent injury, DWI, reckless operation, open container and no liability insurance. […]