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New Orleans police halt use of private facial recognition cameras for criminal probes
The Washington Post found that NOPD "secretly relied" on AI-equipped facial recognition cameras. But the use of such ...
Technology, teamwork and cash play key roles in massive manhunt for New Orleans prison escapees
A team of over 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents is working around the clock to capture the ...
Police Say New Orleans Prison Break Was 'Inside Job' — and Now 2 Women on the Outside Are Also Charged
Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on ...
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Man shot during apparent armed robbery in New Orleans East, police say
A man was reportedly shot during an armed robbery in New Orleans East on Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans ...
Fifth inmate recaptured after New Orleans jail break; maintenance worker arrested
Meanwhile, an inmate threatened to stab the employee with a "shank," a homemade knife, according to the employee's statement ...
New Orleans Police Secretly Used Prohibited Facial Recognition Surveillance for Years
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) secretly received real-time, AI-generated alerts from 200 facial recognition cameras ...
New Orleans district attorney blasts sheriff over botched prison escape investigation
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the ...
Two women arrested for allegedly helping fugitives who broke out of New Orleans prison
Cortnie Harris, 32, and Corvanntay Baptiste, 38, join prison worker Sterling Williams, 33, in being charged over the shocking ...