BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS, MATT SLEDGE AND JESSICA WILLIAMS | Advocate staff writers JAN 8, 2019 – 5:22 PM After putting the New Orleans Police Department on its best footing in years, Superintendent Michael Harrison is leaving his post soon to become the top cop in the crime- and scandal-plagued city of Baltimore, officials announced Tuesday.…
By Beau Evans, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune With Police Superintendent Michael Harrison set to leave for Baltimore in less than 10 days, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s spokesman said Tuesday (Jan. 8) she plans to name his replacement before Harrison departs. Harrison will step down from the New Orleans Police Department’s top post on Jan.…
By Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said last month that, although he had been approached about a job as Baltimore’s police chief, he didn’t want the position. On Tuesday (Jan. 8), however, Baltimore’s mayor announced that Harrison was her pick to lead law enforcement in her city. Harrison didn’t…
January 8, 2019 at 7:07 PM CST – Updated January 8 at 7:07 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Some local crime-fighting advocates said policing reforms in New Orleans made Police Superintendent Michael Harrison attractive to cities around the country. Still, they said Harrison could face pushback as he tries to overhaul the Baltimore Police Department.…