4th arrest made in New Orleans jailbreak
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A fourth person in Louisiana has been arrested and charged with helping the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail last week, state police announced late Thursday. Connie Weeden, 59, is accused of sending cash via a cell phone app to Jermaine Donald,
Casey Smith was arrested for allegedly aiding escapees from Orleans Justice Center jailbreak, linked to fugitives by police investigation.
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The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had previously been cited by federal authorities.
NOPD seeks public aid to catch a suspect in a car burglary on Canal Street. They released a description and urge anyone with information to contact them.
Most recently, a fellow inmate was charged with collaborating with the escapees from within the New Orleans jail.
The Washington Post investigation published this week reported that New Orleans police were using Project N.O.L.A.'s network of facial recognition cameras to monitor the streets for wanted suspects over the past two years in ways that appeared "out of step" with the local ordinance.
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A team of over 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents is working around the clock to capture the remaining missing inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week,
The NOPD’s Special Operations Division Tactical II team obtained information allegedly tying Smith to helping the escapees along with Cortnie Harris, 32, of New Orleans, who was arrested for her alleged role Wednesday and had a $2.5 million bond placed on her.
Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on Thursday – one who allegedly gave food to an escapee and another who was suspected to have been “in contact via phone” with one of the former prisoners.