I read earlier today that two of the N.O. cops were stopped in some other territory/somewhere north because they were seen driving a cop car, while dressed in street clothes.
They said they "escaped" the city of N.O., threw away their badges, put on street clothes and just drove their vehicle away. They changed everything except the vehicle, from the way it was reported.
Can't say I blame them for surviving as human beings BUT, they did have that oath of office thing going with their jobs, which they abandoned while keeping the car that came along with it...
The directNIC employees (who stayed in NO during last week and blogged and cammed the entire week's events) said there were rumors of cops running off looters, then backing SUVs (which they had "commandeered") up to the locale and loading up the loot for themselves.
I would not believe it, except we did see other examples of the police helping themselves to merchandise. I'm sure the police know who among their own is to be shunned, or left off the vacation list.