16-year-old boy shot multiple times in Plum Orchard, police report
Updated: 2:44 p.m. CDT March 25, 2023
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TWO MONTHS AGO, NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL ESTABLISHED THE CRIME REDUCTION TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS THE RISK. THE VIOLENT CRIME IN THE CITY. THE BIG QUESTION FOR MANY OF YOU OUT THERE IS DO WE SEE ANY PROGRESS? TO TALK TO US MORE THE MAN ABOVE THE TASK FORCE AND IS THE HEAD OF THE ORLEANS PARISH COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT. MISTER. TYRELL MORRIS. MISTER. MORRIS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I THINK THEY SHADED SO LET’S GO AND GET TO RIGHT BUSINESS. IT HAS BEEN 60 DAYS SINCE CANTRELL ANNOUNCED THIS TASK FORCE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE SO FAR ABOUT THE PROGRESS IN TRYING TO FIGHT CRIME? WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO SPEAK? YOU KNOW, THE DATA. AND I THINK THE MAYOR TAKEN EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE FLOOR. AND BASED ON THE REPORTS RELEASED BY THE MAYOR AT HER PRESS CONFERENCE JUST ONE HOUR AGO, THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE REPORTS A 19% REDUCTION IN PERSONAL CRIME RATES. THESE ARE ALL VIOLENT CRIMES. I MEAN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. AND THAT’S WHY WE BELIEVE WE MAKE AN IMPACT. THE AIM OF THE TASK FORCE IS NOT TO BE THE POLICE. WE ARE THERE TO PAVE THE PATH AND REMOVE BARRIERS FOR THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE TO DO THE BOLD WORK THEY DO ON THE FIELD EVERY DAY. THEY TALK ABOUT SOLVING SOME PROBLEMS AND THEY LITERALLY SOLVE THEM IN ANY WAY BY GETTING RID OF ANY LIGHTED PROPERTY THAT THEY THINK WILL BE A PRIME TARGET OR AREAS WHERE PEOPLE CRIME. CORRECT. TALK TO US ABOUT IT. ABSOLUTELY. SO I THINK THAT THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AS A WHOLE, ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT CAN AGREE THAT FALLS IS A PROBLEM IN OUR CITY. WE HAVE SOME OWNERS WHO HAVE LET GO OF THEIR PROPERTIES. AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF DATA THAT PROPERTY DAMAGE CONTRIBUTES TO VIOLENT CRIME IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THEREFORE, THE TASK FORCE USED THE DATA TO REALLY DETERMINE THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE AN IMPACT. AT 8020, ALABASTER AT 2:00 TODAY. THE MAYOR, MYSELF AND THE REST OF THE CITY LEADER WILL DESTROY A CAR WASH THAT WAS USED IN A MURDER ENCOUNTER IN JANUARY AND WE WILL LOOK AT THE DATA. THIS WAS A CLEAR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A HARBOR OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. SO LET IT REMOVE FROM THE EQUATION. HOPEFUL THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE A REDUCTION. WE HAVE OUR EYES ON SOME OTHER PROPERTIES AROUND THE CITY. THERE IS ONE IN NEW ORLEANS EAST THAT WAS CALLING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE. OVER 110 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 1ST. THAT’S WHAT WE’LL FOCUS ON NOW. NOW I HAVE TO STOP YOU THERE. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY CALL THIS ONE CENTER. OTHER PLACES TO SAY HEY THIS BLIGHTED PROPERTY IS A PROBLEM. TAKE IT OFF, GET RID IT, DEMOLISH IT. AND IF THERE HAD PROBLEMS OR TRYED TO GET THIS DONE IN THE PAST AND NOW YOU ALL SEEM TO HAVE MADE A BIG STEP TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. SO WILL WE SEE A LOT OF DAMAGED PROPERTIES DOWN THE STREET THAT WILL BE TAKEN DOWN AT ONE TIME? I think it is important to realize that demolishing a property owned by a private citizen is a tall order. IT’S TOUGH. THE LAW PROTECTS OWNERS IN THIS STATE. FOR THE CITY TO ENABLE SUCH AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SUITCASE IS COMPLETE AND STRONG. SO THE TASK FORCE, ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS COME TOGETHER, BRING OUR DATA TOGETHER, OUR RESEARCH WITH SEEING WHAT WE SEE ON THE FIELD TO REALLY MAKE THE CASE AND WHY WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO FAR. THERE IS THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT THE MAYOR EARLIER THE YEAR I THINK THE MAYOR WAS VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE FACILITIES ISSUES IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. WE HAVE REPORTED AGAIN THAT TOW TRUCKS ARE THE PROBLEM. TO THE RIGHT? THAT’S WHY WE ORDERED MORE. BUT WHEN THE TASK FORCE DID NOT CREATE A SINGLE SCRAP OR ABANDONED VEHICLE THIS YEAR, IT WAS REMOVED FROM OUR ROADS, TO DATE 210 OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE BASED ON THE TASK FORCE. THE WORK WAS REMOVED FROM THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS. So you said you order more tow trucks. HOW MANY MORE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? 15, 20, 25, FIVE, TEN? HOW MANY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I KNOW THE CITY HAS ORDERED ALMOST A DOZEN OF EQUIPMENT BUT YOU CAN’T EVEN ORDER A CAR TODAY WITHOUT WAIT NINE MONTHS. NOBODY IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS WILL BUILD A TOW TRUCK. THERE ARE SUPPLY PROBLEMS. SO THE TASK FORCE GOT TOGETHER. WE DRAW OUR RESOURCES. WE USE PRIVATE TOWING COMPANIES THAT WE HAVE OTHER RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND SAID HEY THIS IS ALL TOGETHER NOW. BLITZ THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE HAVE THIS RESULT IN 60 DAYS. COUNCIL WOMAN HELENE MARINO, SINCE YOU ALL WROTE A LETTER A FEW DAYS AGO THAT SHE WANTED TO SEE CLOSELY WHAT’S UP, HAPPENED A BRAND OF 60 DAYS OF WHAT’S UP WITH THE CRIME TASK FORCE. ARE YOU ALL WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COUNCIL TO GET A PARTNERSHIP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU ALL DO AND OTHER GOOD THINGS YOU CAN HOPE TO DO? ABSOLUTELY. THUS, I HAVE RESPONDED TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS’ REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND SAID THAT I WILL PROVIDE A PUBLIC REPORT TO THE CRIMINAL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. I think the most appropriate time is to present the full work of the Task Force at a public hearing on April 5th. ALSO HOW THE COUNCIL CAN SUPPORT US IN OUR EFFORTS. WE HAVE FOUND SOME GAPS IN THE LAW AND NEED HELP TO FILL THOSE GAPS TO MAKE THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENT CRIME. MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. AND I look forward to a healthy dialogue with the council in the future. TARA MORRIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I HAD MANY MORE THINGS TO TALK TO YOU WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRIME REDUCTION TASK FORCE. BUT YOU HAVE ANSWERED A LOT OF THE BIG THINGS CORRECTLY THERE. PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE ALL DOING, ALL IN THE HOPE OF KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE HERE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. I’LL COME BACK ANYTIME YOU CALL. AS ALWAYS THERE.
16-year-old boy shot multiple times in Plum Orchard, police report
Updated: 2:44 p.m. CDT March 25, 2023
New Orleans police are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds at Plum Orchard. According to police, the boy was shot multiple times at Block 4700 of Rhodes Drive. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is in stable condition. No further information is currently available.
New Orleans police are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds at Plum Orchard.
According to police, the boy was shot multiple times at Block 4700 of Rhodes Drive.
He was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is in stable condition.
Further information is currently not available.
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