As car break-ins continue to soar in Orleans, solutions remain elusive “I'm going to tell you, if you arrest a guy 10 times for breaking into cars, he didn't break into 10 cars. He just got caught 10 times,” said Councilman Jay Banks. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 5:43 PM CST January 25, 2021 Updated: 5:43 PM CST January 25, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — Broken glass on the ground next to cars is a sight that has become far too common to many New Orleanians. Already in 2021 there have been at least 550 car break-ins across the city. There were 5,299 last year. As the number of car break-ins swells in the city, the search for solutions is on and it took center stage Monday during a meeting of the City Council’s Criminal Justice and Community Development committees.