The police department has been hit with a wave of bad news — two officers convicted in the beating death of a man, three in connection with the murder of a man whose body was later burned in a car, police arrested in a prostitute sting and for DWI. An assistant superintendent was found guilty of neglect of duty. Officers are getting in hot water for making racist remarks and breaking department rules.

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… I deeply respect, and share, Bob Vander Plaats’ commitment to promoting the sanctity of marriage, a culture of life, and the core principles of the Family Leader’s Marriage Vow Pledge,” Pawlenty said. “However, rather than sign onto the words chosen by others, I prefer to choose my own words, especially seeking to show compassion to those who are in broken families through no fault of their own.”
Cain, meanwhile, issued his own statement, reaffirming his commitment to “traditional American values” and saying he shares the Family Leader’s commitment to them. Nevertheless, he indicated he wouldn’t sign.
“While I commend their intent regarding the pledge, I believe my stated position encompasses their values without the need to sign the pledge,” Cain said in the statement.
The wide-ranging document asked candidates to pledge fidelity to their spouses and oppose same-sex marriage, along with human trafficking, pornography, prostitution and abortion.

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During cross-examination, Kaufman’s attorney, Stephen London, argued that Bryson and the FBI were unfairly playing armchair quarterback, second-guessing an NOPD investigation that occurred amid a major disaster. He portrayed the FBI as an agency with limitless funds and investigative tools, completely unlike the city’s cash-strapped police force.
He also sought to distance Kaufman from some of the NOPD reports, and noted that Kaufman’s initial interview with federal agents occurred more than three years after the incident.
The interview lasted four hours and was informal in nature, Bryson testified. In it, Kaufman detailed how a supposed eyewitness, Lakeisha Smith, waded through water and sought him out near the Friendly Inn motel, at the western base of the bridge, Bryson recalled.
Kaufman described her as “attractive, well-kept,” and noted that she “could have been a stripper,” Bryson said.

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She also questioned why Kaufman said he didn’t look for bullet holes in the rental truck that officers drove to the bridge before they opened fire. The officers claimed they were shot at before they returned fire.
Prosecutors say police reports on the shootings include fabricated statements from two non-existent witnesses, named “Lakeisha Smith” and “James Youngman.” The reports claim Smith saw Ronald Madison, a mentally disabled man, reach into his waistband and turn toward police before he was shot and killed. The reports say Youngman saw people shooting at police on the east side of the bridge.
Bryson said she found it odd that Kaufman provided a vivid description of Smith as an attractive, “well-kept” woman, while his memory of other key details was hazy.
“He said the lady could have been a stripper,” she recalled.

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She also questioned why Kaufman said he didn’t look for bullet holes in the rental truck that officers drove to the bridge before they opened fire. The officers claimed they were shot at before they returned fire.
Prosecutors say police reports on the shootings include fabricated statements from two non-existent witnesses, named “Lakeisha Smith” and “James Youngman.” The reports claim Smith saw Ronald Madison, a mentally disabled man, reach into his waistband and turn toward police before he was shot and killed. The reports say Youngman saw people shooting at police on the east side of the bridge.
Bryson said she found it odd that Kaufman provided a vivid description of Smith as an attractive, “well-kept” woman, while his memory of other key details was hazy.
“He said the lady could have been a stripper,” she recalled.

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She also questioned why Kaufman said he didn’t look for bullet holes in the rental truck that officers drove to the bridge before they opened fire. The officers claimed they were shot at before they returned fire.
Prosecutors say police reports on the shootings include fabricated statements from two non-existent witnesses, named “Lakeisha Smith” and “James Youngman.” The reports claim Smith saw Ronald Madison, a mentally disabled man, reach into his waistband and turn toward police before he was shot and killed. The reports say Youngman saw people shooting at police on the east side of the bridge.
Bryson said she found it odd that Kaufman provided a vivid description of Smith as an attractive, “well-kept” woman, while his memory of other key details was hazy.
“He said the lady could have been a stripper,” she recalled.

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Kaufman’s attorney, Stephen London, argued that Bryson and the FBI were unfairly playing armchair quarterback and second-guessing an NOPD investigation that occurred amid a major disaster. He portrayed the FBI as an agency with limitless funds and investigative tools, completely unlike the city’s police force.
He also sought to distance Kaufman from some of the NOPD reports, and noted that Kaufman’s interview with federal agents occurred more than three years after the incident.
The interview lasted four hours and was informal in nature, Bryson testified. In it, Kaufman detailed how a supposed eyewitness, Lakeisha Smith, waded through water and sought him out near the Friendly Inn motel, at the western base of the bridge, Bryson recalled.
Kaufman described her as “attractive, well-kept,” and noted that she “could have been a stripper,” Bryson said.

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Angelic may be 50% angel and 50% devil, but she is 100% bad girl. Hailing from the hard streets of the Bronx, this former Catholic schoolgirl is proud to be instilled with a toughness and resilience that has prepared her for anything life has to throw at her. A true romantic at heart, Angelic prefers a penniless soul mate to a loser with deep pockets. Although she may have a short fuse, she is also quick to forgive and forget.
Natasia Townsend – Sacramento, CA
Nastasia believes being a bad girl is 24-7 and lives this mantra to the fullest. Once a shy little girl, Nastasia quickly developed a big personality and a piercing way with words causing “shy” to no longer be a word in her vocabulary. Now living in Huntington Beach, CA, Nastasia is always on the prowl for guys – the taller the better – and dreams of one day owning her own strip club.

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… It’s closed and up for sale. My client has no intention of going back in the bar business anywhere in the city of New Orleans or anywhere else,” Harvey said. He said he was not familiar with the details of a lease deal the Dominos signed with Bibbins, dated last year.
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s OfficeLance Domino
City officials and neighbors had sought for years to shut down the business, while supporters claimed the club was unfairly blamed for gunplay that actually occurred outside its doors, under Interstate 10.
Several members of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church said they’ve seen little or no violence around the club since it shut down. City officials have promised heavy scrutiny and community input should any future buyer seek to run a bar at the spot.
“There has been years of violent acts happening around this club. … That’s why we’ve been fierce about this,” said Allen Stephens, a church deacon. “Murders, prostitution, drug activity — there’s some satisfaction being able to clean up some of that activity. At least at that location, it’s stopped.”

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Police said Schaubert ran from the Bourbon Street Blues Company after bouncers admonished him to put his shirt back on. But bartenders, barkers and strippers said on Monday that Schaubert, who had completely unbuttoned his shirt at several points, had earlier tried at another club to get a Jell-O shot without paying by showing the gun tucked into his waistband. They said he also flashed the firearm in other clubs.

“I’ve become totally desensitized,” Pinkeee said, ticking off fallen service-industry colleagues during the past few years: the woman whose boyfriend killed her and tried to cook her; the female bartender shot by teens as she walked on Gov. Nicholls Street; the Pat O’Brien’s bartender killed a few months ago as he drove through the Quarter on his way home; the stripper found naked and dead in an abandoned Mid-City building.

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