The vermin infestation has plagued the building since 1968 as the city council mulls a proposal to relocate police headquarters.
' aging police headquarters, munching the evidence as the building is taken over by mould and cockroaches, said the city's police chief.
Kirkpatrick described vermin infestations and decay at the offices that have housed New Orleans police since 1968, saying officers have even found rat droppings on their desks.New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick addresses the media. City officials are taking steps to move the department to a new space. That's been a priority of the police chief since she took office in October.She told council members the conditions are demoralising to staff and a turnoff to potential recruits coming for interviews.
The council's Criminal Justice Committee agreed on Monday to advance the leasing proposal to the full City Council for a vote,Kirkpatrick says the rental agreement would give the department time to come up with plans for a new permanent headquarters.
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