A 78-year-old woman was unlocking her front door in the Milan area Wednesday afternoon (April 3), when a man grabbed her purse, New Orleans police said.
The robber, described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall, wearing a white shirt and dark green pants, then got on his dark-colored bike and pedaled northbound on Milan Street.
The simple robbery was reported around 12:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of Milan Street.
Police also reported the following in an initial report:
Two strangers rob 35-year-old man, break his arm at CBD bus stop
Two strangers broke a 35-year-old man’s arm as they forcefully ripped a bag off of his arm, Thursday morning (April 4) in the Central Business District, New Orleans police said in an initial report.
The 35-year-old was sitting at a bus stop around 1:40 a.m. near the intersection of Canal Street and Elk Place when the two men approached him from behind, NOPD said.
The men hit the 35-year-old on the right side of his head and then forcefully grabbed the bag that was “attached” to his arm, police said. The robbers fled the scene with the man’s bag and the 35-year-old walked to a hospital to be treated for his broken arm.
27-year-old man carjacked in Read Boulevard West
An armed man approached a 27-year-old man at his parked car his in the 4900 block of Redwood Street around 5:22 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
The carjacker, armed with a black semi-automatic handgun, demanded the man’s white 2007 Ford F-150. The 27-year-old complied and the armed man fled the scene, police said.
Man breaks into Pines Village area apartment, threatens resident with a hammer
As a 43-year-old man was unlocking the door to his apartment in the 6000 block of Chef Menteur Highway, an older man approached him and the two got into “a scuffle,” police said.
After the older man entered the apartment, he pulled out a hammer and threatened the 43-year-old, police said. The 43-year-old ran to a neighbor’s apartment and called 911. The older man, described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall with a slim build, then ran away.
The aggravated burglary was reported around 8:35 p.m. Wednesday.
Police also reported a shooting along Crowder Boulevard in New Orleans East Wednesday night.
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