Authorities in New Orleans are receiving reports of looting as the city deals with the aftermath of Ida. For some reason, the beauty supply store is always the first to get hit hard.
According to Fox News:
The New Orleans Police Department has deployed anti-looting teams across the city in an effort to protect property, it said.
Police Chief Shaun Ferguson said Monday that several arrests related to the plundering have been made without elaborating further.
“This will not be tolerated,” he told reporters. “We have made those arrests. This is a state felony and we will be booking you accordingly.
Watch below:
NEW – Purported video of looting in New Orleans, Louisiana amid Hurrcaine Ida's devastationpic.twitter.com/6LufkHGewn
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 30, 2021
On Twitter, a slew of comments about the looting rolled, some of them were pretty racists, see below:
They need hair products from the beauty supply store and wide screen Samsungs from big box stores.
— Terri ⚖ ⚜ ?✌????? (@LilPolkSalad) August 30, 2021
and:
They need hair products from the beauty supply store and wide screen Samsungs from big box stores.
— Terri ⚖ ⚜ ?✌????? (@LilPolkSalad) August 30, 2021
and:
Hurricanes mess a weave all up baby.
— Laundromat Reporter (@anderton88) August 30, 2021
and:
So many weaves lost in this storm.
— Tua trade Tua or Not? (@FsuTHC4) August 30, 2021
“This is not the time to take opportunities of our vulnerable population right now. We all are vulnerable at this point in time,” he added.
He said the city will work with the National Guard to implement measures to prevent looting and other destructive behavior as the city begins the recovery process.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell said that while there was looting, it was not widespread before sending a stern message to anyone engaging in criminal behavior.
“My directive has been very clear: ‘Lock ’em up.’ We will not tolerate it, and we have not tolerated it,” she said. “So we have apprehended those individuals associated with the looting that we have been able to identify.”
Several images were posted online of stores reportedly ransacked and trashed.
Looting at the Dowman Rd @DollarGeneral store in New Orleans East. NOPD just arrived and took at least one person into custody. The store is trashed. #LootingAlert #looting #HurricaneIda2021 #HurricaneIda #nopd @NOPDNews @WWLTV #NewOrleans #BeOn4 pic.twitter.com/LsxGufmCm0
— Beau Zimmer WTSP (@BeauWTSP) August 30, 2021
sigh.
