NEW ORLEANS — A mother waiting to pick up her daughter from Isidore Newman School was reportedly nearly carjacked on Friday.
According to the Hurstville Security District, the attempted carjacking happened around 11 a.m. near the corner of Soniat and Baronne streets. HSD Patrol Supervisor Carl Perilloux said a dark-colored SUV with three men inside tried to block her into a parking space.
Perilloux said that one man got out of the car and tried to open the mother's passenger door handle, but it was locked. The mom then drove off onto the school's property and the men fled the area.
The security district said police officers were able to find fingerprints on the victim's car and obtain surveillance video of the area.
The New Orleans Police Department reported at least seven carjackings across the city over the weekend, according to the department's major offense log.
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