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  • FEDS: KENNER POST OFFICE MANAGER STOLE $630,000 WORTH OF STAMPS, EMBEZZLED FROM CHURCH

    10/12/2018 4:46:26 PM PDT · by Libloather · 13 replies
    WWLTV ^ | 10/12/18 | Danny Monteverde
    The manager of a Kenner post office stole $630,000 worth of stamps and sold them online after losing more than $667,000 while gambling in recent years, federal authorities said this week. Prosecutors also allege Ryan Cortez, 46, embezzled nearly $10,000 from a church in Des Allemands that listed him as its treasurer. The alleged theft was to fuel a gambling problem to which he confessed, the feds allege. And in the process of allegedly stealing stamps, authorities said, Cortez made history by committing one of the largest internal thefts the U.S. Postal Service has ever seen.
  • 13-year-old girl arrested in Kenner school shooting hoax

    03/16/2018 7:51:25 PM PDT · by BBell · 13 replies
    http://www.nola.com/crime ^ | 3/16/18 | Laura McKnight
    A 13-year-old girl was arrested Friday (March 16) on a charge of terrorizing after she lied to administrators at a Kenner middle school about a school shooting threat, according to the Kenner Police Department. The girl "intentionally communicated" to Roosevelt Middle School officials that she had received a Snapchat message threatening that a shooting would occur either at Roosevelt Middle or another site, said Kenner police spokesman Lt. Brian McGregor. An investigation by Kenner police, along with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and federal officials, showed that the teen never received any such threat, McGregor said. School officials called parents...
  • School bus driver, student arrested after fighting, Kenner police said

    01/27/2016 1:59:36 PM PST · by BBell · 6 replies
    NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^ | 1/23/16 | Wilborn P. Nobles III, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
    A school bus driver caught on video striking a teenage student in the head several times was arrested Friday and booked with simple battery, the Kenner Police Department announced Saturday night (Jan. 23). According to a news release, police received several calls at 7:15 a.m. Friday about a school bus fight in the 1200 block of Veterans Boulevard in Kenner. The driver, identified by authorities as Michelle Bratton, told police the male student refused to sit in his assigned bus seat, so she approached him and told him to leave the bus, which led to an argument between them. Bratton,...
  • Insulated chamber, other prison-like features found in NewOrleans home where kidnap victim was held

    11/09/2015 1:41:08 PM PST · by BBell · 25 replies
    NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^ | 11/9/15 | Jonathan Bullington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
    Insulated chamber, other prison-like features found in New Orleans home where Kenner kidnap victim was heldA terrified woman found running for her life at a busy Mid-City intersection Friday morning (Nov. 6) led authorities to uncover a frightening web of prison-like features hidden inside a North Lopez Street home where she was held. The home had hidden compartments, false doors and cameras behind two-way mirrors, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation. Loose tiles under a bed led investigators to a small, insulated chamber that appeared equipped for restraints, the source said. Authorities also found a number...
  • Kenner woman who shot estranged husband was hysterical, apologetic as police arrived

    07/08/2014 4:57:48 PM PDT · by BBell · 37 replies
    NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^ | July 08, 2014 | Michelle Hunter
    When Kenner Police entered the front door at 2409 Kentucky Ave. early Tuesday morning, they found Melissa Desilva hysterically crying as she bent over the body of her estranged husband, Lyndell Desilva, who lay in the hallway of the home they once shared, dying of gunshot wounds. Melissa Desilva, 34, was apologetic as she tried to render aid. "She said she didn't mean for this to happen," said Sgt. Brian McGregor, spokesman for the Kenner Police.Paramedics transported Lyndell Desilva, 38, to Interim LSU Hospital in New Orleans where doctors pronounced him dead a short time later. As investigators spent the...
  • Fat City kidnapping suspect stands trial this week at Jefferson Parish Courthouse(mugshot)

    07/07/2014 3:43:16 PM PDT · by BBell · 9 replies
    NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^ | 7/7/14 | Paul Purpura
    A Kenner man accused of abducting a 7-year-old girl from her Fat City apartment complex and sexually abusing her before releasing her in Metairie last year, hopes to convince a jury this week that he was temporarily insane at the time. Steven D. Carter, 30, an electrician who had no such crimes in his background before his arrest, is standing trial on charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape, in the June 5, 2013 incident.Jury selection began about 10:45 a.m., in 24th Judicial District Judge Scott Schlegel's court. The trial is expected to last at least through Wednesday.
  • Kenner man dies in custody after swallowing cocaine, police say

    01/04/2014 5:18:25 PM PST · by BBell · 10 replies
    NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | January 04, 2014 | Juliet Linderman
    A man who swallowed an unspecified amount of cocaine after he was arrested during a traffic stop died in custody, according to the Kenner Police Department. At approximately 1:50 a.m. Saturday, 25-year-old Kenner resident Joshua Adams was stopped by a police officer who noticed what appeared to be an altered temporary license plate on Adams' vehicle. After removing Adams from the car, police say the officer observed the man chewing on a white, powdery substance believed to be cocaine. The officer arrested Adams, who also had an outstanding attachment for his arrest, and took him to the Kenner Police Jail...
  • Suspected robber drowns in Kenner canal as he flees police

    11/13/2010 8:30:21 PM PST · by BBell · 17 replies · 1+ views
    The Times-Picayune ^ | November 13, 2010 | Kari Dequine
    <p>The Kenner Police Department reported that a robbery suspect being chased by officers jumped into the Duncan Canal near the intersection of 34th Street and Arkansas. Trapped between officers on either side waiting to apprehend him, the man stuggled to stay afloat.</p>
  • Shoplifter abandons toddler while fleeing arrest, Kenner police say

    10/28/2009 7:26:25 AM PDT · by BBell · 14 replies · 922+ views
    The Times-Picayune ^ | October 27, 2009 | Mary Sparacello
    A New Orleans man who was caught slipping DVDs into his son's diaper bag at a Kenner Wal-Mart abandoned the toddler in the parking lot when police tried to arrest him, authorities said. A Kenner Police Department report said an employee of the Wal-Mart at 300 W. Esplanade Ave. alerted an officer working as a private security guard that Joshua Gibson, 20, hid several digital video discs in a blue diaper bag he was carrying Saturday. The officer approached Gibson as he and his 2-year-old son exited the business. Gibson admitted that he removed several DVDs from their cases and...
  • Restaurant owner accused of setting fire at rival eatery

    10/21/2009 11:26:58 AM PDT · by BBell · 21 replies · 1,123+ views
    Times Picayune ^ | October 21, 2009 | Mary Sparacello
    A Kenner restaurant owner was caught on video setting fire to a competitor's restaurant one block away, police said Tuesday. Mae Fong, 74, of 2225 Florida Ave. in Kenner, will be booked with arson of Young's Garden Chinese Restaurant at 2039 Williams Blvd. Fong's Chinese & Cantonese Restaurant is at 2101 Williams Blvd., just across 21st Street from Young's.Fong was caught on video surveillance approaching Young's on Oct. 2 after 3 a.m., about the time a liquid accelerant was used to start the fire, Police Chief Steve Caraway said. The video was "extremely valuable" in solving the crime, Caraway said....
  • Woman Throws Newborn Baby Into Water At Boat Launch

    02/10/2009 8:03:15 PM PST · by TornadoAlley3 · 56 replies · 2,264+ views
    abc26 ^ | 02/10/09 | abc26
    Kenner Police need your help in locating a woman that is said to have thrown a newborn baby into the water at the Kenner Boat launch at the end of Williams Blvd. Witnesses say they saw an African American woman get out of her car and throw an unknown object into the water. The witnesses called police about the suspicious act. Lt. Wayne McInnis of the Kenner PD says a baby was found dead with its umbilical cord still attached. The woman is described as African American female about 5'3", thin build with long dark hair. She was seen leaving...
  • Police: Migrant worker has throat slashed

    01/06/2007 5:54:27 PM PST · by Ellesu · 1 replies · 251+ views
    wwltv.com ^ | 01/06/07 | wwltv
    KENNER -- A migrant worker was found murdered in an apartment that he and three others rented from a contractor, police said Saturday. Officers were summoned to an apartment in the 4200 block of Asher Court around after 8:50 a.m. A woman who lived in the apartment told officers she'd found her boyfriend, a 38-year-old Hispanic man, lying dead in the bathroom. The victim’s throat had been slashed and he’d received multiple stab wounds as well. According to James Gallagher, a Kenner Police spokesman, the woman said she was outside the apartment when she saw her boyfriend's roommates, two other...
  • Man imitating rap song accidentally shoots friend to death

    06/09/2006 9:32:00 AM PDT · by Ellesu · 50 replies · 995+ views
    wwltv.com ^ | 06/09/06 | wwl
    A Kenner man imitating the lyrics of a rap song accidentally shot and killed his friend Thursday night according to police. Ronnie Webber, 27, was arrested on negligent homicide charges Thursday night. According to Kenner Police, Weber said he was holding a semiautomatic handgun and listening to a rap song when he imitated the lyrics that called for a gun shot and the weapon went off and hit his friend, Johnathan Beasley, 23, in the chest. Beasley was taken to Elmwood Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after his arrival. Police said Webber told them he thought the gun wasn’t...
  • Hurricane Katrina Aftermath Day 6 A Message from Mayor Phil Capitano (Kenner, LA)

    09/08/2005 10:49:13 AM PDT · by Murtyo · 4 replies · 437+ views
    City of Kenner, Jefferson Parish, L ^ | September 7, 2005 - 8:00 p.m. Update | Mayor Phil Capitano, Kenner, LA
    Dear Citizens of Kenner: Hurricane Katrina dealt a devastating blow to the city of Kenner. Life as we know it, for now at least, has gone with Katrina. We are continuing our state of emergency, marshal law remains throughout the parish and we are asking everyone to cooperate, remain calm and most of all understand that communication is very difficult and often sporadic. So please be very patient. Kenner fared much, much better than our good neighbors in New Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. Our hearts go out to those who are still suffering and fighting for survival. Because...
  • Vancouver Urban Search and Rescue Leader Reports From Louisiana

    09/04/2005 11:40:04 PM PDT · by TheMole · 5 replies · 499+ views
    City of Vancouver municipal website ^ | Sunday, September 4, 2005 | Tim Armstrong and Vancouver city web staff
    City of Vancouver Search Help        CITY OF VANCOUVER     About Vancouver Urban Search and Rescue USAR contact info Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services How you can help Public Comments     Vancouver Urban Search and Rescue Vancouver's Urban Search and Rescue Team is currently in Louisiana to assist in the search and rescue efforts in the areas of the state ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The team was deployed on August 31 and is working with the Louisiana State Troopers and the U.S. National Guard. Senior team members will be calling in with reports on the situation and...