RANKING OFFICER INTERFERES WITH NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT INTERNAL INVESTIGATION
An anonymous complaint to the MCC revealed that a ranking NOPD officer had compromised an internal investigation. In this case, an NOPD supervisor was working with a DEA investigation of an NOPD officer. A ranking officer forced the supervisor to reveal the target of the investigation. Very shortly after the ranking officer was told the name of the officer targeted in the investigation, the case was found to be compromised. It was suspected that the target became aware that he was being investigated. After the MCC became involved and uncovered what had occurred, the ranking officer was relieved of his command.
ST. CHARLES PARISH EMPLOYEE FLOODING NEIGHBOR’S LAND
A homeowner in St. Charles Parish called the MCC to report that her home regularly flooded when it rained. She had reported the problem to her councilman who refused to assist her. The MCC investigation found that her neighbor, a St. Charles Parish employee, was using a parish-owned pump to pump rainwater onto her property to prevent his property from flooding. After the MCC reported the problem to the appropriate authorities, the parish took the pump from the neighbor’s house and the St. Charles Parish employee was disciplined.