🌱Levee District Police Cruiser Stolen + Stunt Driver Nearly Hits Cop

New Orleans LA

14 May, 2022

8:37 PM

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Get on up, New Orleans! Here's everything you need to know to get this Sunday started off right. First, today's weather: Variably cloudy and humid. High: 88 Low: 73. Here are the top three stories today in New Orleans: A police cruiser was stolen from the New Orleans Levee district station on Saturday morning. The thief drove a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Police cruiser with Louisiana plates out from the Orleans Parish Levee Board depot around 8 a.m. and drove through a parking gate on their way out. Anyone who is pulled over by an Orleans Levee vehicle is urged to dial 911. (WBRZ) An alleged "late night shootout" sent nearby residents running for cover when more than 70 shots were fired on Wednesday night. Only two injuries were reported, according to NOPD, but the neighbors and apartment complexes in the area have begun setting up more flood lights to try and prevent crime like this from happening in their area. (FOX 8 Local First) As the trend of car stunts continues, a driver doing donuts on Claiborne Avenue nearly hit a NOPD unit last weekend. City Councilmen Green claims he wants to propose a new city ordinance that would make it illegal to preform stunts and do car donuts. (FOX 8 Local First) Today in New Orleans: Tulane University Baseball at Wichita State University (1 p.m) Erzulie Drag Show and Film Screening (8 p.m.) From my notebook: You can now read all about the evolution of the New Orleans Beat in Robert H. Cataliotti's "Drumsville!" which was created as a companion to the New Orleans Jazz Museum exhibit of the same name. Its on display now at NOMA!(Instagram) Celebrate 75 years of providing recreation and leisure opportunities to the residents of New Orleans with the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission. Get your #NORD 75th anniversary t-shirt, baseball hat, lapel pin and flag today! (Facebook) COVID cases are going up after the recent festivities but luckily hospitalizations seem to be remaining low. About a quarter of current cases in New Orleans are infections from the new sub variant of the Omicron strain. (WWLTV.com) You're all caught up for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update! — Shannon Denney Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming New Orleans Daily? Contact me at [email protected]