Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-new-orleans" target="_blank">http://www.newsday.com/news/na tionworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-new-orleans</a>,0,5012298.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines >> police department has launched an investigation into whether officers participated in the giant looting spree that overtook the city after Hurricane Katrina, a spokesman said Thursday. News reports in the aftermath of the storm put officers at the scene of some of the heaviest looting, the Wal-Mart in the Lower Garden District. Some witnesses -- including a Times-Picayune reporter -- said police were taking items from shelves. "Out of 1,750 officers, we're looking into the possibility that maybe 12 officers were involved in misconduct," police spokesman Marlon Defillo said. <<
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I couldn't access the article but I think there is a difference between looting and surviving. Televisions and stereos = looting. Food/water/clothing = survival.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Another link... <a href="http://www.ktbs.com/news-detail.html?cityid=1&hid=27065" target="_blank">http://www.ktbs.com/news-detai l.html?cityid=1&hid=27065</a> >>Police spokesman Marlon Defillo said police are looking into the possibility that up to 12 officers were involved in misconduct. The Police Department has 1,750 officers. He rejected the use of the term "looting" but said authorities were investigating "the possibility of appropriation of non-essential items during the height of Katrina, from businesses." <<
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/national/nationalspecial/29crime.html?ei=5090&en=1ba20914f5888e10&ex=1285646400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1127998837-dUb23oxvthQ0MrMgl9neEg&pagewanted=print" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09 /29/national/nationalspecial/29crime.html?ei=5090&en=1ba20914f5888e10&ex=1285646400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1127998837-dUb23oxvthQ0MrMgl9neEg&pagewanted=print</a> >>The Sixth District - like most of New Orleans, a checkerboard of wealth and poverty - was the scene of heavy looting, with much of the stealing confined to the lower-income neighborhoods. A particular target was a Wal-Mart store on Tchoupitoulas Street, bordering the city's elegant Garden District and built on the site of a housing project that had been torn down. The looters told a reporter from The Times that they followed police officers into the store after they broke it open, and police commanders said their officers had been given permission to take what they needed from the store to survive. A reporter from The Times-Picayune said he saw police officers grabbing DVD's. <<
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<A reporter from The Times-Picayune said he saw police officers grabbing DVD's.>> So?? How do you expect a person to survive without tunes??? ;-)
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I heard that there were two female NOPD officers grabbing clothes in WalMart and were caught on camera as a news crew was filming the looters.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut <<^ Tunes.. I can understand... Movies on the other hand... >> Maybe they were dvd-audio discs....oh wait its walmart, they dont know about high end.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 AT least they had entertainment while they took their free trip to Vegas.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Take the last train to Clarksville and I'll meet you at the station.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Hey William not sure if you read my post in another thread but the FBI is investigating that over 400 of the so called New Orleans Police who deserted never existed but we on the payroll. Someone was banking some BIG money. The fingers are all pointing at New Orleans former Chief of Police.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Hmmmmm, and how much does the city want to rebuild? 50 billion dollars? Tom do you have a link to the article? I would like to read about how corrupt the city is.
Originally Posted By ElKay This is no big deal. I recall that there was an incident at the WTC that workman clearing debre found a crushed NYFD engine crammed with jeans from the shopping arcade. Fire officials tried to explain that possibly the force of the collapse flung those jeans into the engine. Later, the media began to lionize every first responder and the story was never further reported. Is it shocking that the NOPD was corrupt? It had the worse record of any major American city. Do you think every "bad apple" has been let go before Katrina? Think again. For some perspective, take my city, LA.--puleeze! 15 years or so ago, there were stories of LAPD officers phoning phoney burgulary at electronics stores in the Hollywood division area, then units would arrive and systematically loot the stores, filling up their squad cars. Ten years ago two LAPD cops moonlighted as bank robbers and stole drugs from police impound lockers. They later tried to lessen their jail time by recounting how they and other cops would systematically lie on their arrests of people, sending folks unjustly to jail. As late as five years ago, there were stories that the deputy chief, under Bernard Parks was laundering drug money from his son into real estate. So some of you guys are "shocked" that SOME cops are corrupt? Shocking!!!!!!! Did you hear the one about a President who misled a whole country into going to war??? I guess that one didn't make it on Fox News.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy << Did you hear the one about a President who misled a whole country into going to war??? I guess that one didn't make it on Fox News. >>> Still using the same lame slogans huh? Some day we will find out why Bush "misled" the country into war.. right after we find out who made those crop circles or where Bigfoot lives these days.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Some day we will find out why Bush "misled" the country into war.. right after we find out who made those crop circles or where Bigfoot lives these days.>> Geez Beau... give me a break!! You more than ANYONE should know that Bigfoot lives in Oregon! You been keeping your eyes shut for the past 20 years or what??? ;-)
Originally Posted By ElKay "Some day we will find out why Bush "misled" the country into war.." Stupidity. Even his Poppy refused the opportunity for a coup 'd gras because he was advised by DoD Secrt'y and CJCS Powell that removing Saddam would only break-up the country, giving Iran dominance in the Gulf for decades.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <<Geez Beau... give me a break!! You more than ANYONE should know that Bigfoot lives in Oregon! You been keeping your eyes shut for the past 20 years or what???>> Sometimes he likes to take in basketball games in Seattle.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/30/nopd.looting/" target="_blank">http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US /09/30/nopd.looting/</a> >>One incident that Foti's probe is focusing on took place at Amerihost Inn and Suites just days after the storm hit, said police spokesman Capt. Marlon DeFillo. It was captured on tape by a reporter from WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge and a photographer from WAFF-TV in Huntsville, Alabama. Officials viewed the TV news video showing an officer reaching for a gun as he blocked media from a door to the 10th floor, where he and seven other police officers were thought to be staying, DeFillo said .(See the video behind the investigation -- 3:50) The hotel's owner, Osman Khan, told CNN that on the night of August 29, when the city flooded, 70 police officers had moved into his Canal Street hotel. He said that 62 went out to fight looters and thugs on the streets, while eight launched a four-day drinking and looting binge. "They'd leave [at] nine or 10 at night and come back 4:30 in the morning," carrying "everything from Adidas shoes to Rolex watches," Khan said. The eight officers were drinking almost all of the time, said hotel engineer Perry Emery, and when he came to the men's 10th floor room to bring towels, he saw "jewelry, generators, fans." "One time they came back with a bunch of weapons," Emery said. He said he had no doubts about what he witnessed: "These were New Orleans police officers -- looting." Several other witnesses said police are continuing to loot unoccupied homes. Erlaine McLaurin said she saw two police cars pull up to an apartment building down the street from where she lives. Then she and her father watched as two officers walked inside and came out with their arms full. "They [filled] up the white car, the police car," McLaurin said. "He got a four-pack of soda, a microwave, CD player. Put that in," she said. "I know everybody that lives here. Ain't no cops live here." <<
