April 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 4

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e watching carefully for any contract violations that develop especially when non-emergency events come up such as St. Patrick’s Day, parades, large concerts, July 4th etc. In short, the FOP believes that the police department is seriously over-committed and under-resourced.” RAT INFESTATION AT NEW ORLEANS POLICE HEAD- QUARTERS LEAVES RODENTS STONED AS MARIJUANA EVI- DENCE SHRINKS “The rats are eating our marijuana. They’re all high,” Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. NEW ORLEANS, LA. – An infestation of rats at the headquarters of the New Orleans Police Department has apparently left the rodents stoned and the volume of marijuana booked as evidence is shrinking, according to the police superintendent. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is battling a new adversary: an army of rats that has begun feasting on drugs stored in the evidence room, the Daily Beast reported. On Monday, Kirkpatrick told the City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee that the police department needs to relocate its facilities to a downtown high rise in order to escape the unbearable conditions. “The rats are eating our marijuana. They’re all high,” Kirkpatrick was quoted as saying by local media. In addition to getting stoned, the superintendent noted the rodents have left feces on desks, and cockroaches have also moved in. “The uncleanliness is off the Stoned Rats are eating the marijuana booked as evidence at NOPD charts,” Kirkpatrick noted. Her comments regarding the conditions in the building that first opened in 1968 comes after the department spent years lobbying for a new location for its headquarters. On Monday, the City Council approved a motion to authorize a pending 10-year lease agreement that would see the department relocate to the upper two floors of 1615 Poydras Tower in the center of the city. SPEAKING OF ANIMALS - IN- DIANAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS REMOVED A “BIG ASS RAC- COON” FROM HOME IN HILARI- OUS HOME INVASION Newly released body-camera footage from earlier this year has revealed a comical rescue mission undertaken by Indianapolis police officers as they attempted to capture a “big ass raccoon” that had invaded a man’s home on the southeast side of the city. CLICK TO TAP TO WATCH The incident, which occurred in the early morning hours of January 9, saw Officer Aaron Laird responding to a homeowner’s distress call reporting an “unusual guest” that had barged into his residence and caused chaos. Upon entering the home, Officer Laird was greeted by the homeowner’s account of the havoc wreaked by the raccoon, explaining that it had knocked 70 The Blues - April ‘24

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