Retiring New Orleans chief saw ranks thin, crime rise

New Orleans police staffing has dwindled to well under 1,000 officers, down from 1,300 a few years ago, authorities say.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police chief Shaun Ferguson announced his retirement Tuesday after four years punctuated by a disastrous building collapse near the French Quarter, two hurricanes, a pandemic, dwindling police manpower and a violent  today! 

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