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N.O. cops reported to take Cadillacs from dealership
Times-Picayune ^
| sept 29, 2005
| James Varney
Posted on 09/29/2005 2:45:17 AM PDT by abb
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti's office confirmed Wednesday that it is investigating the alleged looting of a New Orleans car dealership by city police officers.
More than 200 vehicles were taken from the Sewell Cadillac Chevrolet dealership in the Central Business District, and in the most chaotic hours after Hurricane Katrina, some New Orleans Police Department officers reportedly pulled up outside the mobile command center at Harrah's casino in bright, shiny Cadillac SUVs.
The cars allegedly still had "2004" stickers in their windshields and "Sewell" medallions on the back. The fancy rides appeared at a time when a desperate force, having already lost scores of its marked units to floodwaters, was siphoning gas from abandoned vehicles scattered throughout the city, and officers claimed to be operating under emergency orders that allowed them to commandeer necessary supplies. Now, however, that tactic has drawn the attention of investigators.
"Yes, we are investigating although there have been no arrests so far," said Kris Wartelle, a spokeswoman for Foti. "The investigation involves the activities at Sewell of both the New Orleans Police Department and another sort of city official whom I can't identify right now."
NOPD spokesman Capt. Marlon Defillo said the force "welcomes any review" of its actions. At no time did any officer remove a car from the Sewell lot or showroom, he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: badcops; corruption; donutwatch; gangsters; incompetence; katrina; katrinafailures; looters; nopd; thugs
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And the hits just keep on comin'.....
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posted on
09/29/2005 2:45:17 AM PDT
by
abb
To: abb
If True its soo disgusting that for one of the few times in my life I am at a loss for words. I feel worst for the officers who did not loot, worked their ass off while some of their comrades ran away or were looting and now will be smeared by association.
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posted on
09/29/2005 2:50:52 AM PDT
by
zoddent
To: abb
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posted on
09/29/2005 2:54:23 AM PDT
by
Colonial Warrior
("I've entered the snapdragon part of my life....Part of me has snapped...the rest is draggin'.")
To: zoddent
I'm waiting for Democrats to call for the impeachment of the governor.
... still waiting.
(Reference: Abu Ghraib abuses)
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posted on
09/29/2005 2:55:12 AM PDT
by
coconutt2000
(NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
To: Colonial Warrior
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posted on
09/29/2005 2:55:19 AM PDT
by
abb
(Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
To: abb
The fancy ridesCouldn't find the Mercedes dealership??
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posted on
09/29/2005 2:55:49 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
(Doctor, my eyes... tell me what is wrong...was I unwise to leave them open for so long)
To: abb
That's not a city they've been running down there.......
.....it's nothing but one big, go**amned halfway house.
To: abb
They were just following Celine Dion's advice: "Let them touch those things just for once!"
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posted on
09/29/2005 2:56:45 AM PDT
by
WestVirginiaRebel
(The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
To: RightOnline
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posted on
09/29/2005 2:56:54 AM PDT
by
abb
(Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
To: abb
There had to be a reason why they kept the Feds out, now we know.
To: Colonial Warrior
NOLA is the only city I know that will raise the crime rate by putting more police on the street.
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posted on
09/29/2005 3:04:46 AM PDT
by
TXBSAFH
(Free Traitors are communist China's modern day "Useful Idiots")
To: WestVirginiaRebel
"They weren't even XLRs or Escalades! Just common CTS's! Haven't these brave men suffered enough? HAVEN'T THEY??!?(sob)..."
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posted on
09/29/2005 3:09:47 AM PDT
by
Jhensy
To: TXBSAFH
NOLA is the only city I know that will raise the crime rate by putting more police on the street.Sad, but true.
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posted on
09/29/2005 3:10:19 AM PDT
by
Jackknife
( "I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father'." —Will Rogers)
To: abb
But they needed them to trade for food and water.....
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posted on
09/29/2005 3:16:05 AM PDT
by
NRA1995
(When liberals speak I hear the Vonage music playing.....woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo....)
To: abb
Reporter: How come you took those Cadillacs and drove them to Vegas?
Police: We drove the Cadillacs to Vegas because we know its very dry there and we didn't want the Cadillacs to end up like the buses.
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posted on
09/29/2005 3:17:41 AM PDT
by
SeaBiscuit
(God Bless all who defend America and Friends, the rest can go to hell.)
To: abb
This is not a new story. It was reported within days of Katrina. At the time, the reporting justified the police action with the excuse that the NO police had lost most of their vehicles to floodwaters and needed the wheels.
Of course, the question needs to be asked: "Where are the Escalades now?"
To: abb
LOL! I would say unbelievable... But, I can't!
To: abb
cops in N.O. have been dirty for decades.
Where is the scorn from cops nationwide? Maybe they all are like peas in a pot?
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posted on
09/29/2005 3:22:44 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(an enemy of islam)
To: Jhensy
"Get into those showrooms! Send in a tow truck! Cadillacs are drowning!"
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posted on
09/29/2005 3:24:45 AM PDT
by
WestVirginiaRebel
(The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
To: Rum Tum Tugger; abb
Agreed. I'll give them a pass if NOPD cars were out of service. Heck, I'm sure the dealership would be pleased to be of service.
I'd be interested at there take on this. But then we are still begging the question, "Where are the Escalades now?"
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posted on
09/29/2005 3:25:55 AM PDT
by
endthematrix
(JOHN ROBERTS vs JOE BIDEN ................... ROBERTS wins TKO in second round!)
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