And that comes right out of the Outlaw Superintendent of Police in New Orlean's own mouth.
There was a CNN story tonight (yes, CNN!), rather long, that focused on 8 N.O. cops that holed up on the 10th floor of a hotel there and went on looting rampages at night. They were turned in by the hotel desk clerk (I think that was what they said his job was-- he worked at the hotel). Several days later they drove a busload of looted materials away (stolen public bus, not sure if it was supposed to be a school bus or not). There were also other witnesses to their looting that says they showed up at a non-flooded apartment complex and broke down the doors, looting things like stereos. The camera showed the locks that were broken too, on several apartments. The hotel clerk also pointed out a big generator they left behind-- he said it was looted from a hospital as he watched from the rooftop. Anyway there was a police spokesperson that explained that they were probably just confiscating merchandise that had been looting but that didn't explain the broken locks on so many apartments, etc. Anyway the "Outlaw Superintendent of Police" as you say was one of the police reps that defended them on camera, and he looked like a fool.
Thanks for the link and the report, zipper.