6th District NONPACC meeting 04/15/2008        

The meeting was led by Major Robert Bardy, and other 6th District officers were in attendance. Roughly six to eight community members attended.

1.         General news.

  1. Major Bardy announced that, due to the success of the Job Fair held in Central City in the fall of 2007, there would be another in May of 2008. A training program will be held May 10 to help applicants learn to fill out applications, prepare resumes and perform well in a job interview. The Job Fair will be held May 17. Both the fair and the training will be at the Dryades YMCA.
  2. Major Bardy reminded the community about the 6th District’s Email Blast.  Sign-up is available at each NONPACC meeting. He also reported that the program is showing positive effects, with good feedback from the community, more tips from more people etc.
  3. Major Bardy hopes to add new officers to the 6th District and go back to 12-hour shifts by summer.
  4. A community member reported roaming bands of “obnoxious kids” in Central City. Major Bardy promised to send patrol cars through the area.
  5. Major Bardy also mentioned that the Venue on Tchoupitoulas Street has become attractive to criminals. Patrons leaving the Venue late at night have become targets for waiting muggers.
  6. Major Bardy reported that Dustin Collins, who had been suspected of murder, had been arrested. 

2.         Irish Channel news.

a.       An Irish Channel resident reported that Annunciation Street between Philip and 1st streets had become a trouble spot. Young people hang out in Clay Square until it is locked by the police at nightfall, then drift over to Annunciation. The resident said that nothing too bad had happened thus far, but he was concerned in anticipation of summer. Major Bardy and Lieutenant Lohman promised to send patrol cars through the area and keep an eye on the situation.

b.      In response to a shooting in the Irish Channel at St. Thomas and Eighth on April 14, Lieutenant Lohman said that the victims were uncooperative and as of the NONPACC meeting, the police had no new information on the perpetrators.

3.         Next meeting.

The next NONPACC meeting will be on May 20, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Convention and Visitors Bureau at 2020 St. Charles Avenue. The regular meeting time will be on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. for the foreseeable future.