Just another day in New Orleans (3 Viewers)

[ChrisinNOLA]

Looks like First Class as well

 

[DavidM]

Retired NOPD sergeant says department’s worsening manpower shortage is a crisis

Retiree says officers worrying more for own safety as available backup dwindles each week

www.fox8live.com

Thanks for sharing that perspective. It's surprising to me that such a disparity in actual numbers might exist, that there isn't some way to get a more accurate picture of what is happening, and not have to rely on anonymous sources.

 

[Infoman]

Just going to get worse... Too many out there looking to point fingers and place blame for issues... And No one to offer and implement solutions for them. This will all come to a head when the mass exodus of tax dollars starts to leave town, and tourists no longer feel safe enough to visit or spend their money here. It's past time to stop talking about the problems, and start talking about the solutions. How there isn't a uprising of citizens looking to recall this Mayor is perplexing to me. It's obvious her priorities do not include the safety and prosperity of the citizens she is charged to serve.

 

[Dago]

I honestly don't feel that bad about the probation if the kid really did complete a meaningful program. I don't want to take what those women went through for granted, but statistically just sending those kids to juvie has a high probability of creating a lifelong criminal. Considering nobody was physically hurt and the firearm was fake, lets try to turn those kids around. I would be interested in knowing the conditions of the parole....IMO it wouldn't be enough just to stay out of trouble. There would need to be more monitoring and hoops to jump through

But yeah....Cantrell's judgement and decision making in this is awful.

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

Thanks for sharing that perspective. It's surprising to me that such a disparity in actual numbers might exist, that there isn't some way to get a more accurate picture of what is happening, and not have to rely on anonymous sources.

City Council acknowledged it back in May

'We are in desperate trouble': New Orleans City Council looking for solutions to NOPD staffing shortage

The head of PANO believes there are less than 1,000 officers on the street each day.

www.wdsu.com

New Orleans police facing 'catastrophic' officer shortage

New Orleans is more than 500 police officers short of its longstanding goal of 1,600.

www.wwltv.com

 

[DavidM]

City Council acknowledged it back in May

I'm not seeing where they acknowledged the 500 number but regardless, there's no doubt staffing has become a problem in many places, and reached a crisis level in New Orleans and other cities. The reasons that cities are having a hard time filling police openings appear to be numerous.

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

I'm not seeing where they acknowledged the 500 number but regardless, there's no doubt staffing has become a problem in many places, and reached a crisis level in New Orleans and other cities. The reasons that cities are having a hard time filling police openings appear to be numerous.

Here are the numbers as of June which are dropping and they are trying to stop.

NOPD officer shortage expected to worsen

The New Orleans Police Department is expected to see record low employment numbers for the first time in history.

www.wdsu.com

The New Orleans Police Department is expected to see record low employment numbers for the first time in history.

The city has 989 officers now, according to the city council. However, that number is expected to drop to 898 by the end of 2022.


The city budgets for 1,500 officers and said that 1,500 officers is the necessary amount to help patrol the city.

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

Lee Zurick has found lots of problems with the ones they got. Someone got to clean this up

ZURIK: NOPD Chief confirms 11 officers under criminal investigation by FBI

NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson confirms to FOX 8 that 11 NOPD officers are under federal investigation by the FBI. It comes as FOX 8 learns there could be more discrepancies involving at least one officer and paid detail work.

www.fox8live.com

 

[superchuck500]

Mayor Cantrell held a press conference Wednesday evening, and boy, was it something!

As former New York Congressman and DM Casanova Anthony Weiner so poetically proved more than a decade ago, hastily called, defensive press conferences are never a good look. Yet politicians

www.nola.com

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Lee Zurick has found lots of problems with the ones they got. Someone got to clean this up

ZURIK: NOPD Chief confirms 11 officers under criminal investigation by FBI

NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson confirms to FOX 8 that 11 NOPD officers are under federal investigation by the FBI. It comes as FOX 8 learns there could be more discrepancies involving at least one officer and paid detail work.

www.fox8live.com

And yet, the NOPD no longer needs to be under a consent decree...

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

Mayor Cantrell held a press conference Wednesday evening, and boy, was it something!

As former New York Congressman and DM Casanova Anthony Weiner so poetically proved more than a decade ago, hastily called, defensive press conferences are never a good look. Yet politicians

www.nola.com

I was hoping for some sort of apology. Guess I was wrong.

 

[Semper]

Mayor Cantrell held a press conference Wednesday evening, and boy, was it something!

As former New York Congressman and DM Casanova Anthony Weiner so poetically proved more than a decade ago, hastily called, defensive press conferences are never a good look. Yet politicians

www.nola.com

Did she just play the race card to justify her travels? It’s really hard to interpret her ramblings.

 

[tjharris]

I honestly don't feel that bad about the probation if the kid really did complete a meaningful program. I don't want to take what those women went through for granted, but statistically just sending those kids to juvie has a high probability of creating a lifelong criminal. Considering nobody was physically hurt and the firearm was fake, lets try to turn those kids around. I would be interested in knowing the conditions of the parole....IMO it wouldn't be enough just to stay out of trouble. There would need to be more monitoring and hoops to jump through

But yeah....Cantrell's judgement and decision making in this is awful.

Until the kid tries to carjack someone with a gun and gets shot in the head.

 

[Semper]

BYOG...

Always do.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Did she just play the race card to justify her travels? It’s really hard to interpret her ramblings.

No. Not at all.