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🌱 Armed Robberies Across NOLA + NOPD Officer Arrested For DUI
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Hello, friends! It's me, Shannon Denney, your host of the New Orleans Daily — here to explain all the most important things happening in town these days.
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First, today's weather:
A shower and thunderstorm. High: 83 Low: 74.
Here are the top three stories today in New Orleans:
- New Orleans saw four separate armed robberies within 24 hours starting around noon in Marigny on Tuesday when a man was held a gunpoint by three people while he was patted down for his belongings. The second robbery transpired nearby a few hours later. The last two incidents were vehicle robberies. Around 5:30 p.m. a man's car was stolen on Burgundy Street and another man was carjacked at gunpoint around 1 a.m. on Wednesday on St. Nick Drive. (WGNO New Orleans)
- NOPD has confirmed that one of their officers has been arrested in connection to a DUI incident last week in the Warehouse District. The Fraternal Order of Police announced they will be representing the officer, Denzel Milion, as the investigation progresses. (WDSU New Orleans)
- In, finally, some good news regarding crime in New Orleans, NOPD announced that the month of July saw the lowest number of homicides this year. With a total of 17 homicide cases, compared to the 31 seen in June, it appears that violent crime is tentatively trending downwards in NOLA. (WGNO New Orleans)
Today in New Orleans:
- Piano Hour with Seth Finch at the New Orleans Jazz National Park (2 p.m.)
- 2022 Women's Business Alliance: Diamonds Direct (5 p.m.)
- Brass-A-Holics at The Jazz Playhouse (7:30 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Art & A/C is back at the New Orleans Museum of Arts! Every Saturday this month Louisiana residents can enjoy free admission to NOMA, the Ogden Museum, and CAC New Orleans, courtesy of The Helis Foundation. (NOMA via Instagram)
- The New Orleans Business Alliance will be joining Together Gert Town Neighborhood Association and partners for the next Gert Town Day community skate & resources event this Sunday, August 7th. (New Orleans Business Alliance via Facebook)
- The boil water advisory that was enacted for portions of the Westbank after a contractor broke a water main has been lifted. (WWLTV.com)
You're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!
— Shannon Denney
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