NOPD media office re-arranged after FOIA suit
Former cop is named public information officer
First day on job sees triple murder
The Times-Picayune
Saturday, April 26, 2008
By Brendan McCarthy
A former New Orleans police officer and television news manager was named Friday as the head of the NOPD’s public information office, which handles requests from the news media and private citizens for documents and interviews.
Bob Young replaces Sgt. Joe Narcisse, who will move to the department’s internal investigative unit. …
Police Superintendent Warren Riley said he is “infusing the office with someone with law enforcement and news experience.”
He said Young will continue to keep up “strong relations with members of the media.”
The shift comes as the public and the media continue to clamor for more police records and information. The Times-Picayune sued the NOPD last week for failing to honor several months-old public records requests, and several citizen advocates have complained that the department doesn’t release detailed enough information on crimes and law enforcement.
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