Edwin P. Compass, III is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department. He resigned as Chief of Police on September 27, 2005.[1] (wikipedia)
People would be shooting at us, and we couldn't shoot back because of the families. All we could do is rush toward the flash.
We are definitely in control of this city, ... We've been almost crime free for the last four days.
We are definitely in control of this city.
We are not going to be tough, we are going to be sensitive, ... We are going to use the minimum amount of force.
we had no juice to charge the batteries. We had to physically stay on the street to keep in touch.
Get me in there, brother, even if it's as an extra.
And some other individuals joined in. And they tried to grab me, ... But my guys pushed them back. And he got me into a vehicle and got me out of there. Yeah.
We have thousands of people who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time, ... Once they are all out, then we'll concentrate our forces on mandatory evacuation.
Our officers have been urinating and defecating in the basement of Harrah's Casino, ... They have been going in stores to feed themselves.
We continue to get better day by day,