I wonder if the two officers shown putting items in a shopping cart in the video referenced in the original post of this thread are among those being investigated?
New Orleans Police Probe Officers for Alleged Looting
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New Orleans Police Probe Officers for Alleged Looting (Update2)
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The New Orleans Police Department is investigating as many as 12 officers for allegedly looting homes around the city during the Hurricane Katrina rescue and recovery effort.
Video the department obtained shows some officers standing by while citizens looted local stores, and another video shows some officers taking items that may have been for personal gain and not necessity, acting Superintendent Warren Riley told reporters today in downtown New Orleans.
``One video shows some officers in a location where they were not in fact looting but civilians in the stores were looting and they took no action,'' Riley said.
Four officers who took no action against looters have been suspended and a fifth has been reassigned, he said. Riley is working to identify the other seven officers being investigated. He wouldn't say how long the investigation might take. Riley replaced Eddie Compass, who earlier this week announced he would retire after 26 years on the force.
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