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    Nobody knows what the long-term population is, what the effects on the city will be. I hope by the end of the year we'll have a much better idea.

    It just seems like you're playing Russian roulette to dip into reserves, especially in light of what we're facing.

    We have not prepared that report, so we don't have any official statistics, yet, ... Right now, no one is monitoring real time crime on a daily basis. All we have is a snapshot from the daily reports. The problem is a snapshot is not always an accurate reflection of the total picture.

    By law it is up to the coroner to decide manner and cause of death. We process the bodies through these stations as we get them, but we are caught up and current as of now.

    It may expose a weakness or may expose an officer to a suspect who may decide to go out in a blaze of glory.


    Certainly not all of the people who evacuated to Baton Rouge are gang members, ... In fact, there are signs that many of them stayed down there. Let's not forget that much of that population is dispersed all over the country. We don't really know for certain yet where the criminal element went.

    My power came on last year, thanks to working with Steve. You always have to be a threat to drive the ball. I've always had that hitting-for-average label. To have the extra power is a bonus.

    If we do things to discourage the independent inventor, then we strike at the very heart of what this nation is about, ... Virtually every important invention you can think of was created by people working on their own in garages, basements and attics.

    There's no question the calls from the public have increased, ... These include calls from the public saying a red light is out or their house has been broken into and things like that.

    Calls for service are up. But that does not equate to an increase in major crime. Things don't seem to be any different than they were before the storm.

    Traffic accidents have increased 100 percent in the city since the hurricane.

    Based on our information, it was strictly a personal dispute between two or more people,

    Any time to get out there and get to play and go out and have some fun and play well, it's a great opportunity.

    They only give users a 'ballpark figure' of what their home is worth rather than a well-researched and unbiased opinion of value.

    The same thing goes for wreckers, ... As a result, it's taking our officers a lot longer to work an accident and a lot longer before they can answer another call.

    I look at it as a chance to get in there. Sometimes, when you have those guys here, you don't get as much of an opportunity, but this spring we'll be out there, showing what we can do.

    It's been great just to get out there. I've gotten a chance to play every day, go out there and get some consistent at-bats and just go up there and just try to hit the ball hard and play well.

    Now we average 90 accidents a day and often it's as high as 100,

    Two or more of the participants in the march -- young men -- had an argument,

    You're always hopeful it will do some good. I view it as more of a supply-and-demand issue that's really beyond what the president or the legislative branch can control.

    He keeps things loose, he's a ball of energy. He's a great guy to have on the club as a leader.

    With everyone working 12-hour schedules, we went from three shifts a day to two shifts a day, ... Now we're able to give our patrol officers time off.


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