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Six arrested in two more Central City looting cases; police credit citizens’ vigilance



Six more people were arrested in separate looting cases Wednesday in Central City, and police credit the vigilance of neighborhood residents in helping officers stop the crimes while they were still in progress.

One looting call was at a club on Martin Luther King Boulevard near South Robertson, where a man and a woman were seen breaking in by a citizen, said Lt. Frank Young of the NOPD Sixth District Investigative Unit. When police arrived, they found the couple inside, trying to steal liquor and loose change from the bar, and both were booked on looting charges, Young said.

In a separate case, a corner store was at Jackson and Magnolia was broken into by five people, and four of the suspects were arrested on looting charges when a resident called it in, Young said. Both cases happened during the day, before the curfew was instituted, and follow the looting of a business at Seventh and Danneel that police stopped in progress on Tuesday night, Young said.

“In all three looting cases, citizens called 911 as they saw people breaking in,” Young said. “They’re not going to tolerate it, and we caught them in the act as they were inside.”

A few scattered residence burglaries have been reported as well, Young said, but no more than occur during a normal week. Young said he was only aware of one curfew arrest as of 10:30 p.m.: a resident in one of the riverside neighborhoods saw a man near a house with the window partially open and the air-conditioning unit pushed aside, and while there was not enough evidence to book the man with attempted burglary, he was taken to jail on outstanding warrants and a curfew charge, Young said.

The Sixth District is operating under a looting plan that calls for fixed patrols around known targets for looting, such as Walmart, Magazine Street and other areas with concentrations of businesses, Young said. The key to the success of the anti-looting effort, however, is continued vigilance by citizens, Young said.

“If you hear a loud noise and look out the window, and see someone beating on doors and trying to force their way in, call 911,” Young said. “We have people strategically placed and they’ll be there. That’s what we’re out here for.”


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petros

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In these parts looting doesn't require a storm. People break into homes and businesses not to steal elctronics or other useless crap, they steal the copper pipe and wire to go for the good money. They even steal power lines.
 

shadowshiv

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Looters are despicable for the most part. I could see certain situations where it could be acceptable, but certainly not right now and certainly not liquor and loose change. I think if a city was totally demolished and there was no quick way of getting needed supplies then it might be okay. Say your house gets destroyed and submerged underneath several meters of water. You may need food or perhaps some medicine that your child needs to survive(asthma inhaler, for example) and looting might be the only way to get it in time. I'm not saying looting is a good thing, just that there may be a time where there are no alternatives.
 

petros

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I think if a city was totally demolished and there was no quick way of getting needed supplies then it might be okay. Say your house gets destroyed and submerged underneath several meters of water. You may need food or perhaps some medicine that your child needs to survive(asthma inhaler, for example) and looting might be the only way to get it in time. I'm not saying looting is a good thing, just that there may be a time where there are no alternatives.

What is in your bug-out bag? If you don't have one, why not?


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petros

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If it means saving your life or the life of friends or family, there is always 10 seconds grab it from the hall closet by the door.
 

shadowshiv

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If it means saving your life or the life of friends or family, there is always 10 seconds grab it from the hall closet by the door.

I get what you're saying, and I agree with you, but when panic sets in people don't tend to think rationally.
 

petros

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With a bug out bag it eases the panicc when you know you'll survive thanks to forethought and you can always pack some benzos.
 

shadowshiv

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With a bug out bag it eases the panicc when you know you'll survive thanks to forethought and you can always pack some benzos.

It is a very good idea. Of course, sometimes no amount of forethought can prevent certain things from happening. For example(devil's advocate here), say the closet is blocked off due to a fire or it is already submerged(you were in the back of the house, or in the backyard)? It could happen, right?
 

petros

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It could but the yard is where the back up 20L bucket of goodies is stashed along with two more 20L buckets of water.

I have no plans of waiting around for "help" while the neighbours go feral.
 

shadowshiv

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It could but the yard is where the back up 20L bucket of goodies is stashed along with two more 20L buckets of water.

I have no plans of waiting around for "help" while the neighbours go feral.

Sounds like you've got it all planned. If more people were as prepared as you, things would probably go a lot more smoothly.:)
 

shadowshiv

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We live in a world where people will kill for a rotten potato. You won't find me anywhere near a rotten potato fight.

Unfortunately, we live in a world where someone will kill you with a rotten potato.8O