Katrina Coverage

From New Orleans Fire Officers for Desertion:

Amid the chaos that ensued as Hurricane Katrina struck the city, dozens of police officers and civilian employees left their posts unexpectedly and were not heard from again. On Friday, the New Orleans Police Department fired 51 of them _ 45 officers and six civilian workers _ for abandonment.

"They either left before the hurricane or 10 to 12 days after the storm and we have never heard from them," acting police superintendent Warren Riley said.

Police were unable to account for 240 officers on the 1,450-member force following Katrina. The force has been investigating them to see if they left their posts during the storm…

Now, see "FBI investigating NOPD corruption, phantom cops; $5k bonus". Hundreds of NOPD officers might have existed only on paper.

UPDATE: To avoid confusion, see also "NOPD phantom cops: real or fiction?"

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