NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for April 21-27, 2024

The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of April 21-27, 2024. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.

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Notable arrests made

During the listed week, the NOPD also made the following notable arrests:

• On April 24, 2024, the NOPD arrested Nayiondra A. Woolridge (black female, DOB: 12-25-1991) in the investigation of a homicide that occurred on April 22, 2024, in the 300 block of Ptolemy Street. Woolridge was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on one count of second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
• On April 26, 2024, the NOPD arrested Sydnie Marceaux (white female, DOB: 02-09-2000) in the investigation of a fatal hit-and run crash that occurred on February 13, 2024, at the intersection of North Claiborne Avenue and Esplanade Avenue. Marceaux arrested in Vermilion Parish and extradited back to Orleans Parish to face one count of hit-and-run driving involving death or serious bodily injury.

Gun arrests (arrests made under LA RS 14:95 and sub-items)

Year to date, the NOPD has made 223 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 31-percent decrease compared to 325 arrests made during the same period in 2023.