In the wee hours of the morning on Monday, June 17, a local comic book imitator turned to the dark side and abused his super strength. An unknown suspect was caught on camera entering a business in the 800-block of South Peters Street, near Rio Mar, wearing a plastic mask that appears to be part of a Hulk costume. 

In this week's docket of dirty deeds, guns and knives served as common themes. Suspicion and accidents also played minor roles.

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. 

Friends are usually happy to housesit, but an attack on Saturday night may make people think twice before they take the keys. This weekend, a group entered an Uptown home of a friend who was vacationing, but a watchful neighbor wasn’t buying their story. 

A Saturday afternoon shooting in the 9th Ward marked the city's second murder in 24 hours. According to police, a 43-year-old man was killed in the 1400 block of Mazant St.

NOPD released video of a Sunday beating in the French Quarter, marking the third attack that has been caught on tape in the past three weeks. Footage of the latest incident to be released was captured Sunday about 4:15 a.m. in the 500 block of Burgundy. A man was walking when he was approached by two other men.

The search continues for a suspect in the murder of 18-year-old Joseph Massenburg, the Americorps volunteer who was killed on April 1, 2013. NOPD has identified Glen Emerson as the driver of the vehicle used in the shooting, and he is wanted for Second Degree Murder. Today at police headquarters, Sergeant Nick Gernon reiterated the severity of the crime, and the possible penalties for Emerson’s accomplices.

Robberies came in a pair in the Marigny Friday night. A pair of muggings in the Rectangle were reported three minutes apart, according to NOPD incident logs. In one case, a shot was fired, police said.

Two-thirds of the terrible trio are behind bars. With help from Crimestoppers tip and a video that showed the grisly crime, police arrested a pair of brothers in connection with the brutal Sunday morning CBD beating and robbery. A third suspect is still at-large, police said.

A 31-year-old man was killed this morning, May 23, on US 90 B at the Broad Street Overpass, around 4:45am. Responding to a traffic call, Sixth District officers discovered a black Infiniti Coupe covered in bullet holes, with the victim in the driver's seat.