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Majority of Newest NOPD Academy Graduates are College Grads, Military Vets

by Tyler Gamble

October 27, 2016

Categories: On the Beat

Topics: Recruitment

Majority of Newest NOPD Academy Graduates are College Grads, Military Vets

More than half of the recruits graduating from the NOPD Training Academy this Friday (Oct. 28) earned a college degree or served in the military prior to joining the police department.

Mayor Landrieu touts decrease in crime, increase in NOPD budget

by Tyler Gamble

October 21, 2016

Categories: On the Beat, Videos

Topics: Good Police Work, Seventh District

Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Superintendent Michael Harrison met with Seventh District officers this afternoon (Oct. 21) to highlight a citywide reduction in armed robberies year-to-date. 

U.S. Attorney Praises New NOPD Peer Intervention Program in Op-Ed

by Tyler Gamble

October 12, 2016

Categories: On the Beat

Topics: EPIC

U.S. Attorney Praises New NOPD Peer Intervention Program in Op-Ed

U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite is touting the NOPD’s recently launched peer intervention program known as EPIC or Ethical Policing is Courageous. 

Third District Officer Jonathan Burnette Receives 2016 Badge of Honor Award

by Tyler Gamble

October 12, 2016

Categories: On the Beat

Third District Officer Jonathan Burnette Receives 2016 Badge of Honor Award

NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison presented Third District Officer Jonathan Burnette with the 2016 Badge of Honor Award at the New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation’s annual luncheon Tuesday (Oct. 11).

Here's how NOPD officers learn how to police on horseback

by Aaron Looney

October 11, 2016

Categories: On the Beat, Videos

The second week of training for officers preparing to become certified in the Mounted Unit started this week. 

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