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Sunday, September 04, 2005

New Orleans Police Stories

Law Officers, Overwhelmed, Are Quitting the Force

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3 - Reeling from the chaos of this overwhelmed city, at least 200 New Orleans police officers have walked away from their jobs and two have committed suicide, police officials said on Saturday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/national/nationalspecial/04police.html

Kiwi cop one of six remaining in Katrina aftermath

In the City of Vultures, a New Zealander is one of the few remaining police officers who has stayed behind to protect the helpless.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10343934

PUBLIC SAFETY: Official channels confuse; police go south anyway

Detroit area police agencies are on their way to help hurricane victims in the South, despite Michigan emergency management officials' requests that they stay put. The action illustrates the confusion stemming from a national emergency system that local law enforcement officials say isn't working.
http://www.freep.com/news/metro/kcops3e_20050903.htm

New Orleans Police Dodge Bullets to Save Stranded Residents

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Ned Tolliver, an assistant pastor and reserve New Orleans police officer, has seen more than he imagined since he and a partner began personally rescuing almost 1,000 people trapped by the waters of Hurricane Katrina.
http://tinyurl.com/8yo9g

posted by Glenn H at 9/04/2005 11:01:00 AM

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