N.O.P.D. still not able to control crime on its own
(katc.com) NEW ORLEANS — Police Chief Warren Riley said Monday that he will ask the governor to extend the National Guard’s mission here well into the new year. It is supposed to expire Dec. 31.
Riley said he planned to make a written request within the next day or two, seeking to keep the guard here through June _ and essentially on patrol for a year.
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The city has been dealing with a spike in violent crime. There were six killings over the long, holiday weekend. (more…)
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**Notice how this year-long crime wave has been ignored by those who just over a year ago were trippin’ over themselves to speak for the poor in New Orleans? Now that the drama of the storm is over, so goes the “15 seconds of activism” crowd. How many benefit concerts have you seen for N.O. that shed light on this issue? I wonder if Spike Lee working on a follow-up documentary?
Link the murder weapons to Haliburton–now there is a story that has teeth, right?
