hello 911? i'd like to report the police

Perhaps the New Orleans Police Department needs to call the police, according to the Times-Picayune.
NOPD scrutiny unmatched in nation, Justice Department official says

By Laura Maggi, The Times-Picayune

March 25, 2010, 7:03PM

The New Orleans Police Department is under more federal scrutiny by prosecutors from the U.S. Department of Justice's civil rights division than any other police agency in the country, the head of that unit said this week.

Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez

Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, who spent two days in New Orleans visiting with local criminal justice leaders and community members, called the NOPD "one of the most troubled departments in the country."

"That is undeniable and very disconcerting," Perez said in an interview with The Times-Picayune, while adding that he believes there is a broad consensus among New Orleanians that the department needs to be cleaned up.

Perez's division of the Justice Department has been active in the New Orleans area, not only spearheading numerous probes of police actions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but also conducting a civil investigation into the conditions at the Orleans Parish jail. Perez has also been in discussions with Louisiana legislators about the redistricting process that will follow this year's census, as the civil-rights division will need to sign off on any plan to change political boundaries.