The clock has struck midnight, which means that the New Orleans Police Department and the New Orleans mayor would ceremoniously end the revelry of Carnival Season.

The pickpocketing picked up in the French Quarter starting on Feb. 13, police said. Christian Noela, 31, Rosa Freire, 59, Fernanda Almagro, 24, Joselyn Soque, 29, and Andres Ambo Chacaguasay, 18, have all been arrested in connection with the thefts.

The New Orleans Police Department denies wrongdoing after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained one of its recruits. Federal agents arrested police recruit Larry Temah, a

Authorities are urging anyone with information that can assist the police to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

I see obviously there are some people who are upset with NOPD and their policy,” the mayor said. “But it's not really NOPD they should be upset with — it's the law."

NOPD arrested five individuals, recovering stolen items including 71 phones, in a crackdown on French Quarter pickpocketing.

"New Orleans is not a sanctuary city, and NOPD does not control jail operations or detainer decisions. … Any claim that NOPD knowingly violated the law is false," said a

New Orleans EMS confirmed the remains were human. The victim's age and gender are unknown. NEW ORLEANS — Entergy workers discovered a body in the Leonidas neighborhood Thursday afternoon, and now the New Orleans Police Department is investigating.