During Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police stole $4.6 million worth of cars. It’s not the worst crime committed by New Orleans police during the Katrina disaster (that would be the Danzinger Bridge shootings and cover-up), but this one is unique because the chief of police defended the thefts:
When reports first surfaced last month that officers may have taken the cars, New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley said it was not considered looting because the officers used the cars to patrol the city.
“There were some officers who did use Cadillacs,” he said. “Those cars were not stolen.”
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