a mass escape exposed a New Orleans jail's security failures
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As the fugitive search enters a second week, fears are increasingly giving way to frustration, anger and a desire for accountability.
The Washington Post investigation published this week reported that New Orleans police were using Project N.O.L.A.'s network of facial recognition cameras to monitor the streets for wanted suspects over the past two years in ways that appeared "out of step" with the local ordinance.
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Authorities have arrested a seventh person in connection with the escape of 10 inmates from a Louisiana jail, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Emmitt Weber, 28, faces a charge of accessory after the fact of simple escape,
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the crime scene where 10 inmates escaped from jail.
The Washington Post found that NOPD "secretly relied" on AI-equipped facial recognition cameras. But the use of such technology contrasts with guidelines in a 2022 city ordinance.
Officers responded to a call of a man on the bridge, who jumped over the guard rail into the Mississippi River.
NOPD seeks public aid to catch a suspect in a car burglary on Canal Street. They released a description and urge anyone with information to contact them.
The NOPD’s Special Operations Division Tactical II team obtained information allegedly tying Smith to helping the escapees along with Cortnie Harris, 32, of New Orleans, who was arrested for her alleged role Wednesday and had a $2.5 million bond placed on her.
Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on Thursday – one who allegedly gave food to an escapee and another who was suspected to have been “in contact via phone” with one of the former prisoners.
As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from a jailbreak, they're also confronting a history of mistrust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Nearly a week after 10 inmates
Casey Smith was arrested for allegedly aiding escapees from Orleans Justice Center jailbreak, linked to fugitives by police investigation.