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Fear and anger in New Orleans turn to calls for action over jail escape: 'Get it together'
As the fugitive search enters a second week, fears are increasingly giving way to frustration, anger and a desire for ...
Technology, teamwork and cash play key roles in massive manhunt for New Orleans prison escapees
A team of over 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents is working around the clock to capture the ...
Sawed pipes and taunting messages: How a mass escape exposed a New Orleans jail's security failures
The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...
Facial recognition technology use in search for New Orleans jail escapees under scrutiny
The Washington Post investigation published this week reported that New Orleans police were using Project N.O.L.A.'s network ...
New Orleans district attorney blasts sheriff over botched prison escape investigation
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the ...
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New Orleans police halt use of private facial recognition cameras for criminal probes
The Washington Post found that NOPD "secretly relied" on AI-equipped facial recognition cameras. But the use of such ...
What We Know About the Escape From a New Orleans Jail
The Louisiana authorities are still searching for five of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center ...
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New Orleans Police Seek Public's Assistance to Identify Suspect in Canal Street Auto Burglary
NOPD seeks public aid to catch a suspect in a car burglary on Canal Street. They released a description and urge anyone with ...
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Man shot during apparent armed robbery in New Orleans East, police say
A man was reportedly shot during an armed robbery in New Orleans East on Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans ...
Police Say New Orleans Prison Break Was 'Inside Job' — and Now 2 Women on the Outside Are Also Charged
Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on ...
Former New Orleans police chief criticizes sheriff's 'checkered past' after jailbreak
After 10 inmates escape from Orleans Parish Prison, Sheriff Susan Hutson is under fire for leadership failures, prompting a ...