The Phantom Cops of New Orleans

[GoatChomper]

http://holycoast.blogspot.com/2005/09/phantom-cops-of-new-orleans.html

More.....

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7000310543

A couple of interesting notes.....

A few weeks ago there was an article about diluvian life for the Ninth Ward's officers who'd taken over the Wal-Mart as their base of operations. Buried in the article was a paragraph about how their captain would at night fill up the gas tank of a stretch limo they'd commandeered and sit their eighty-year-old desk sergeant in it to spend the night in air-conditioned comfort and watch movies. Aside from the waste of scarce fuel, what the hell is a police department doing with an octogenarian on the rolls?

A few days later there was one of the daily local articles about the evacuees spending time in San Antonio's four shelters. One of those interviewed was a man named Breaux (yeah, I know.....very, very common name for Louisiana) who identified himself as an active-duty New Orleans police officer. Now, assuming he wasn't just some bullshitter or on medical leave, what the hell is a police officer fit for duty doing being evacuated.....or was he another of these ghosts?

Now I think we know the reason for Compass' retirement-statement request that his privacy be respected. Don't count on it, Compass.....a grand jury is going to have a lot of very, very uncomfortable questions to pose you while your known bank accounts are frozen.

[BlindSite]

I do realise the police have a certain responsibility in these situations, but in all fairness to them, they went through an exceptionally shitty situation. I realise that's not much of an excuse but shouldn't they be given some leniency or atleast reprieve from backlash based on the circumstances they faced. Perhaps watching movies in a limosuine was the easiest way to wind down and find some solace and relaxation in a stressing situation.

[Towelie]

I do realise the police have a certain responsibility in these situations, but in all fairness to them, they went through an exceptionally shitty situation. I realise that's not much of an excuse but shouldn't they be given some leniency or atleast reprieve from backlash based on the circumstances they faced. Perhaps watching movies in a limosuine was the easiest way to wind down and find some solace and relaxation in a stressing situation.

Did you not READ the article?

43% of the NOPD's payroll went to people who dont even EXIST. Meaning that higher-ups were most likely sending money to themselves many times over by having so called "phantom" cops on the city's payroll.

The New Orleans Police Department has been known for corruption, and videos of cops looting, their chief retiring, and now the FBI saying that 43% of the city's payroll doesnt even EXIST aint helping their reputation... if there even is a New Orleans to police when this is all over with.

[Degree:N]

More.....

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7000310543

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The other link works though. Thats some disturbing stuff, I guess its a case of shake the rug and watch all the bugs fall out onto the floor and scurry for cover.

[HarryB]

A few days later there was one of the daily local articles about the evacuees spending time in San Antonio's four shelters. One of those interviewed was a man named Breaux (yeah, I know.....very, very common name for Louisiana) who identified himself as an active-duty New Orleans police officer. Now, assuming he wasn't just some bullshitter or on medical leave, what the hell is a police officer fit for duty doing being evacuated.....or was he another of these ghosts?

Well, we can assume, since he's a living person, he wasn't a payroll ghost. That then leaves the options of he was lieing (which a journalist should have backround checked before print, so if he/she was doing his job it would have), he was on medical leave before and got stuck, or got injured in the process of evacuating and was being taken out.

[GoatChomper]

Well, we can assume, since he's a living person, he wasn't a payroll ghost.
Think again.....he could have agreed to have himself on the payroll as a ghost for a percentage of the salary, with the remainder going into somebody else's pocket.