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 ...
And another outrage to me is that the Dems blatantly overlook Kofi and his UN cronies gross abuse of the OFF money. Yet they crucify any conservative for something so minor it is rediculous - Delay and Brown come to mind.
I will never, never again listen to a single word spoken by a dem a**hole.
Exactly, and just how were they supposed to get to Las Vegas, certainly you wouldn't want them to drive some compact car. Where's the compassion?!
Just going for the classics. Historically, Cadillacs were more fly. (Apologies to Snoop and Lee Iacocca).
Nothing like a hurricane to shine a spotlight on the most corrupt Dumocrats on earth.
That's "peas in a POD" ;)
New orleans = dysfunctional.
I dont mean to sound dumb, but how did the police cars get underwater? Werent these cars being used to patrol the streets, were the cops so lame they didnt see the water rising and they got stalled? or were they just abandoned?
What is the only difference between a looter and a NO cop? One wears a uniform.
Who was that dimwit who said about the looters, they've never had things like this, let them touch them, I think it was that twit Celine, yep, they're just "touching" these things boys and girls, not to worry, they don't mean no harm, they won't get very far, they are "po", let them "touch" them! LOL!
Maybe they took the Caddy advertising slogan "break free" too literally.
They can steal Caddies, but they can't drive BUSSES??????
And nothing can be done????
Another point in the article that was interesting:
Nevertheless, Stead stressed that neither he nor any other Sewell employee requested a formal investigation from any law enforcement agency.
"The attorney general's office contacted us, we did not contact them," he said. "Please make that clear because I have to live here, you know."
Sounds to me like the local "Mafia" is made up somewhat of the local law enforcement... And who doesn't believe that the "honorable" (hack, cough, puke) Mayor Nagin is part of the problem?
You got it. This story about the police motor pool being unavailable is bogus!
New Orleans has officially fallen, in my view, to hell.
Dante would've given NO its own ring.
I'm going to say a prayer for the good guys tonight.
another sort of city official whom I can't identify right now." .........hmm? Wonder who that was?
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