Probe of New Orleans Police Conduct Begins
By ADAM NOSSITER, Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS - The police department said Thursday it is investigating a dozen officers in connection with looting during the lawlessness that engulfed the city after Hurricane Katrina.
News reports in the aftermath of the storm put officers at the scene of some of the heaviest looting, at the Wal-Mart in the Lower Garden District. Some witnesses, including a Times-Picayune reporter, said police were taking items from shelves.
"Once we actually got the video, we started our investigation," acting Police Superintendent Warren Riley said at a news conference. "The investigation does in fact show police officers with some items."
Of the 12 officers under investigation, four have already been suspended for failing to stop looting, Riley said.
"It was not clear that they in fact looted," Riley said of the four suspended officers. "What is clear is that some action needed to be taken and it was not."
Riley drew a distinction between taking useful items such as food and jeans, which he contended didn't amount to looting in a crisis, and taking luxuries such as jewelry.
He said incidents in which officers took Cadillacs from a dealer's lot were not looting because the officers patrolled in the cars.
Earlier this week, the city's police superintendent, Eddie Compass, resigned after weeks of criticism about the department's conduct during Katrina and its aftermath. On the same day, the department said about 250 police officers could face discipline for leaving their posts without permission during the crisis.
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He said incidents in which officers took Cadillacs from a dealer's lot were not looting because the officers patrolled in the cars.
I guess its true that they may have put them to good use, but I bet they took the damn nicest and most expensive ones they could find ><
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Exactly, no Kia's were taken during the crisis.
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THey have lots of trunk space too. Perfect for looting... er "Patrolling"
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