Calvin Thomas was killed on June 8 in the St. Claude neighborhood, and police have identified a suspect in the murder. In Mid-City, a woman was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted on Thursday, June 6, while she was walking her dog. 

by Leslie Gamboni (Updated 4:10 p.m.)

Bullets flew during a chase after a Mid-City armed robbery Tuesday morning. The robbery occurred at the Whitney Bank on Jefferson Davis Pkwy and Canal Street before 9 a.m.

A pair of early week armed robberies on opposite edges of the French Quarter have NOPD searching for suspects. In one incident, a man was forced to empty his pockets on Esplanade. In another that was caught on video, a man was robbed while sitting in his car in the CBD.

Staring down the barrel of a shotgun was no moment of panic for a man in the Marigny early Saturday morning. Just after 5 a.m., an armed robber approached as he walked in the 1900 block of Burgundy Street. The robber, who was carrying a shotgun, held the gun up to the man's face and demanded his wallet. The man, in turn, demanded the gun, and quickly grabbed the weapon from the crook. Click through to view video of the man's deft moves.

Between Wednesday and Saturday, NOPD investigated five separate armed robberies in the French Quarter. Police allege all of the crimes were the work of one man. As of Sunday, this Vieux Carre villian was behind bars, according to NOPD.

An armed man stole a purse and a wallet from two people this morning at 1:05am. The robber is still on the loose, and the 8th District Police Station has drawn up a composite sketch from victims' reports.

New Orleans police are searching for two men wanted for a Monday night armed robbery in Algiers. The men entered a store in the 3000 block of General Degaulle Street around 9 p.m. wearing masks, according to a police press release. They began yelling, “Where is the money? Give me the money!” as one of the men demanded that the clerk open the cash register.

by Mary Kilpatrick

Even criminals need to make drug store runs. Over the weekend, one such pharmacy fugitive learned that if you bring a gun, you get to skip the long lines. The New Orleans Police Department is searching for the man involved in the Saturday morning armed robbery at a Garden District Rite Aid. A second suspect who likes to-go drinks for free at a Hollygrove CVS also made the cop's list.

A Treme hotel employeed who was fired last month apparently decided to try to collect his severance with a gun on Monday. About 11:30 a.m. James Randle, 43, walked into the Empress Hotel (1300 block of Ursulines St.) wearing a transparent poncho and baseball cap. He lingered for a few minutes, then turned and faced the front desk. A revovler was visible under the poncho.

Tuesday saw a French Quarter robber wearing a chef's hat, but that wasn't the only criminal headgear on display. Shortly before 4 p.m. in Mid-City, a man wearing a wig casually walked up to the counter of a store in the 3300 block of Bienville St., and pulled a pistol. Click through to view surveillance video of the incident.