New Orleans Escorts: NOPD chief Ronal Serpas touts recent arrests as Saints playoff, BCS weekend loom
January 7, 2012
View full sizeNaomi Martin, The Times-PicayuneNOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas and State Police Col. Michael D. Edmonson present a poster of the 32 people arrested in the month-long Operation Rip N Run.
Edmonson said the operation, which ended nearly three weeks ago, was an “aggressive” collaboration between NOPD, State Police, St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff’s deputies and drug task-force officers.
Police said the arrests were made with the help of CrimeStoppers tips. Having “new faces” in the form of State Police and St. John Parish deputies also helped cops infiltrate relationships between dealers and sellers, NOPD spokeswoman Remi Braden said.
Of the 38 arrestees, 31 had outstanding warrants. Twenty-six were booked for drug crimes, five for prostitution and three for illegal weapons. The bulk of the drug arrests were for marijuana, although there was a handful for cocaine and crystal meth as well, police said.
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Ti-ara Roberts, 22, San Antonio, Texas, was arrested Jan. 4 in the 3400 block of South Interstate 10 Service Road in Metairie and booked with prostitution and possession of marijuana.
Sade Jackson, 18, 22 Davis Blvd., Jefferson, was arrested Jan. 5 at Metairie Road and Labarre Road in Metairie and booked with three counts of simple burglary and three counts of illegal possession of stolen property $500-$1,500.
Kevin Abboud, 40, 5028 Utica St., Metairie, was arrested Jan. 5 Interstate 10 and Causeway Boulevard in Metairie and booked with DWI.
Catholine Hammett, 20, 2118 Marengo St., New Orleans, was arrested Jan. 5 in the 3400 block of South Interstate 10 Service Road in Metairie and booked with prostitution and possession marijuana.
Vanessa Rivera, 18, Allentown, Pa., was arrested Jan. 5 in the 3300 block of South Interstate 10 Service Road in Metairie and booked with prostitution and crime against nature.
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New Orleans Escorts: East Jefferson arrest reports, Dec. 14-22
January 6, 2012
Robin McLaughlin, 29, 527 S. Alexander St., New Orleans, was arrested Dec. 15 in the 4400 block of Hearst Street in Metairie and booked with prostitution, crimes against nature, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Alendra Fallon, 29, Marysville, Wash., was arrested Dec. 15 in the 3100 block of South Interstate 10 Service Road in Metairie and booked with prostitution and crimes against nature.
Patricia Saindon, 22, Sacramento, Calif., was arrested Dec. 15 in the first block of Galleria Boulevard in Metairie and booked with prostitution.
Brianna Brown, 26, 2129 Cleary Ave., Metairie, was arrested Dec. 15 at home and booked with crimes against nature and prostitution.
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Tina Wolf, 21, Fayetteville, Ark., was arrested Dec. 16 in the 3400 block of South Interstate 10 Service Road in Metairie and booked with prostitution.
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New Orleans Escorts: Cafe helps Saints’ Strief satisfy hunger to help
December 31, 2011
She spoke of one young man who quickly went AWOL from his internship at the Roosevelt Hotel, where populist Gov. Huey Long was known to stay when he visited New Orleans many years ago.
“We called him up, like, `What’s going on?’ And he says, `I don’t belong there. I don’t fit in.’
“It was like his world was so different,” Specha said, noting that the person eventually returned to the program and now works full-time as a doorman at the hotel. “Some of them still feel like, `I’m not worthy enough. I’m not good enough. Nobody’s ever treated me like this. Nobody’s ever given me a safe place.’”
There’s now a waiting list to get into Cafe Reconcile’s program, although an expansion is under way at its headquarters in the city’s Central City neighborhood, which is starting to show the early signs of renaissance. For years, the area was overrun by drug dealing, prostitution, and violent crime.
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New Orleans Escorts: Cafe helps Saints’ Strief satisfy hunger to help
December 31, 2011
She spoke of one young man who quickly went AWOL from his internship at the Roosevelt Hotel, where populist Gov. Huey Long was known to stay when he visited New Orleans many years ago.
“We called him up, like, `What’s going on?’ And he says, `I don’t belong there. I don’t fit in.’
“It was like his world was so different,” Specha said, noting that the person eventually returned to the program and now works full-time as a doorman at the hotel. “Some of them still feel like, `I’m not worthy enough. I’m not good enough. Nobody’s ever treated me like this. Nobody’s ever given me a safe place.’”
There’s now a waiting list to get into Cafe Reconcile’s program, although an expansion is under way at its headquarters in the city’s Central City neighborhood, which is starting to show the early signs of renaissance. For years, the area was overrun by drug dealing, prostitution, and violent crime.
New Orleans Escorts: New Orleans Saint Zach Strief’s hunger to help is satisfied at Cafe Reconcile
December 26, 2011
She spoke of one young man who quickly went AWOL from his internship at the Roosevelt Hotel, where populist Gov. Huey Long was known to stay when he visited New Orleans many years ago.
“We called him up, like, ‘What’s going on?’ And he says, ‘I don’t belong there. I don’t fit in.’
“It was like his world was so different,” Specha said, noting that the young man eventually returned to the program and now works full-time as a doorman at the hotel. “Some of them still feel like, ‘I’m not worthy enough. I’m not good enough. Nobody’s ever treated me like this. Nobody’s ever given me a safe place.’”
There’s now a waiting list to get into Café Reconcile’s program, although an expansion is under way at its headquarters in the city’s Central City neighborhood, which is starting to show the early signs of renaissance. For years, the area was overrun by drug dealing, prostitution and violent crime.
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New Orleans Escorts: Cafe helps Saints’ Strief satisfy hunger to help
December 23, 2011
She spoke of one young man who quickly went AWOL from his internship at the Roosevelt Hotel, where populist Gov. Huey Long was known to stay when he visited New Orleans many years ago.
“We called him up, like, `What’s going on?’ And he says, `I don’t belong there. I don’t fit in.’
“It was like his world was so different,” Specha said, noting that the person eventually returned to the program and now works full-time as a doorman at the hotel. “Some of them still feel like, `I’m not worthy enough. I’m not good enough. Nobody’s ever treated me like this. Nobody’s ever given me a safe place.’”
There’s now a waiting list to get into Cafe Reconcile’s program, although an expansion is under way at its headquarters in the city’s Central City neighborhood, which is starting to show the early signs of renaissance. For years, the area was overrun by drug dealing, prostitution, and violent crime.
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New Orleans Escorts: Cafe helps Saints’ Strief satisfy hunger to help
December 22, 2011
She spoke of one young man who quickly went AWOL from his internship at the Roosevelt Hotel, where populist Gov. Huey Long was known to stay when he visited New Orleans many years ago.
“We called him up, like, `What’s going on?’ And he says, `I don’t belong there. I don’t fit in.’
“It was like his world was so different,” Specha said, noting that the person eventually returned to the program and now works full-time as a doorman at the hotel. “Some of them still feel like, `I’m not worthy enough. I’m not good enough. Nobody’s ever treated me like this. Nobody’s ever given me a safe place.’”
There’s now a waiting list to get into Cafe Reconcile’s program, although an expansion is under way at its headquarters in the city’s Central City neighborhood, which is starting to show the early signs of renaissance. For years, the area was overrun by drug dealing, prostitution, and violent crime.
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New Orleans Escorts: Café helps Saints’ Strief satisfy hunger to help
December 22, 2011
She spoke of one young man who quickly went AWOL from his internship at the Roosevelt Hotel, where populist Gov. Huey Long was known to stay when he visited New Orleans many years ago.
“We called him up, like, ‘What’s going on?’ And he says, ‘I don’t belong there. I don’t fit in.’
“It was like his world was so different,” Specha said, noting that the person eventually returned to the program and now works full-time as a doorman at the hotel. “Some of them still feel like, ‘I’m not worthy enough. I’m not good enough. Nobody’s ever treated me like this. Nobody’s ever given me a safe place.’”
There’s now a waiting list to get into Café Reconcile’s program, although an expansion is under way at its headquarters in the city’s Central City neighborhood, which is starting to show the early signs of renaissance. For years, the area was overrun by drug dealing, prostitution, and violent crime.
New Orleans Escorts: New regulations proposed for Jefferson Parish motels, IDs to be required
December 10, 2011
Under a plan designed to cut down on drug use and prostitution, motel and hotel guests in unincorporated Jefferson Parish would be required to provide identification before getting a room.
The proposal is the most significant change proposed by parish planners to curb illegal activity in motels, particularly those on Airline Drive.
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The requirement is expected to cut down on the number of guests who use motels for nefarious purposes, ranging from drugs and prostitution to finding a place to lay low to avoid authorities, Durabb said.
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This is not the first time officials have targeted motels in an effort to curb crime. In 2008, the Parish Council prohibited motels from renting rooms by the hour in an effort to cut down on prostitution. Also, the Jefferson Parish Sherriff’s Office has focused on offenses at the facilities.
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