The New Orleans police chief says conditions at the department's aging headquarters are so deplorable that rats have munched on marijuana contraband in the evidence locker. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told city council members that the rats are all high.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick addresses the media discussing Carnival safety measures and preparations during a news conference at Gallier Hall in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Kirkpatrick says conditions at the department’s aging headquarters are so deplorable that officers work amid heavy mold, cockroaches and even rats munching on contraband in the evidence locker.
Kirkpatrick described vermin infestations and decay at the offices that have housed New Orleans police since 1968, saying officers have even found rat droppings on their desks. City officials are taking steps to move the department to a new space. That’s been a priority of the police chief since she took office in October.
“The uncleanliness is off the charts,” Kirkpatrick said, adding that it’s no fault of the department’s janitorial staff. “They deserve an award for trying to clean what is uncleanable.”The city council is weighing a proposal to spend $7.6 million on a 10-year lease to temporarily relocate the police headquarters to a pair of floors in a high-rise building downtown.
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