Rampant Rodents: Rats in New Orleans Police HQ Feasting on Seized Drugs
TL;DR
Rats infesting the New Orleans Police Department headquarters are reportedly getting high on marijuana from the evidence room, while the building is also plagued by cockroaches, mold, and maintenance issues. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick expressed concerns about the deplorable conditions, prompting plans to temporarily relocate the headquarters to a downtown office building for the next decade. The move comes as the city grapples with deteriorating criminal justice agency buildings, with the police evidence room also facing issues with possums and mold.
- Cops: Rats infest New Orleans police HQ, get high off seized marijuana USA TODAY
- 'The rats eating our marijuana, they're all high' | Chief says evidence isn't safe WWLTV.com
- ‘Rats eating our marijuana’: NOPD Chief Kirkpatrick says rats are destroying evidence WGNO New Orleans
- New Orleans police evidence room overrun by rodents, officials say: "The rats are eating our marijuana" CBS News
- Rats eating drugs in New Orleans not a new problem WDSU New Orleans
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