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NO PD says it is regaining control

AP:

The first street-by-street sweep of this swamped city revealed far fewer corpses than originally feared, and the police chief said Saturday his hard-pressed force was regaining control despite a shortage of roughly 300 officers.

"We're much more organized at this point," said Police Chief Eddie Compass. "We have our logistics in order and the patrols are going very well."

Compass said more than 200 people had been arrested in recent days and were being held in a makeshift jail.

Of a force of 1,750, Compass said he is short about 300 officers, but he had offered no details about where they were or why they were not available for duty.

"I can't worry about that now," he said. "We're doing the job we have to do."

With New Orlean's reduction in population the police may soon outnumber the remaining people. One would hope they would be able to control that situation. As for the 300 missing officers, it is probably good riddance. There is nothing like a little stress to point out who your weak players are. There have probably been some heroic actions by many of the remaining officers. Hopefully the organization will recognize their contribution under stress and put them ahead of those who are in office for reasons other than merit.