February 22, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the moments before Linda Frickey was dragged to her death during a fatal carjacking, the 73-year-old had been sitting in her parked vehicle in New Orleans when she was surrounded by four teenagers. The …
April 9, 2021
Carjackings are on the rise in New Orleans, authorities say. Carjackings are up more than 60% compared to last year, WGNO-TV reported. So far in 2021, more than 70 people have been victims of the crime in New Orleans compared …
December 8, 2015
Carjackings are rising quickly in New Orleans, and analysts don’t know why. Carjackings remained fairly steady from 2010 through 2013, but the number rose from 53 in 2013 to 145 so far this year, The New Orleans Advocate reported Sunday. …