About the New Orleans Police Department New Orleans became a part of the United States by the Louisiana Purchase on December
20, 1803. The city limits at that time were in the restricted boundaries of Canal Street on the South, Esplanade Street on
the North, the Ramparts on the West and the levee on the East. Beyond that, there was nothing but swamps and plantations.
In 1804 came the patrol militia under James Pitot, the then Mayor of New Orleans. The Guard Deville (City Watch) followed
in 1806 but was abolished in 1808. Militia patrols were again established. By 1817, with the growth of the city, the number
of constables increased to 46 and for the first time, the city was divided into police districts - French Quarter, Faubourg’s
Treme, St. Mary and Marigny. A Guard House was placed in each district. Today, the New Orleans Police Department is organized into five bureaus who report
to the Superintendent of Police: Bureau of Investigations; Operations Bureau; Criminal Intelligence Bureau; Public Integrity
Bureau; and, Administrative and Support Bureau. A deputy chief in charge of policing and planning also
reports to the New Orleans Police Department Superintendent of Police.
The Operations Bureau is
the largest, with over 17 divisions and 1700 commissioned police officers.
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John Dillmann was a highly-decorated, veteran Homicide Detective for the New
Orleans Police Department has written several true crime books. As an example,
in “Deadly Weekend,” John tells the story of his investigation into the disappearance of Mark Sheppard, a 50-year-old
M.D. from St. Petersburg, Florida. According to one reviewer, “With the discovery of the doctor's nude body, the case
took a new and grisly turn which led down the treacherous streets of the Big Easy and into the darkest secrets of a respected
physician described as 'a murder waiting to happen.”
Publishers Weekly said of Blood
Warning: The true Story of the New Orleans Slasher, “Dillmann's third classic police procedural (after
Unholy Matrimony ) describes another real case, although some of the characters have been given fictitious names. A signal
over the car radio informs veteran New Orleans detective John Dillmann that a murder has occurred; it is a crime of sensational
violence that will be the most difficult case of his career. A few days after the murder of William Hines Jr., a gentle, much-loved
proofreader for the New Orleans Times Picayune , there's another homicide, but this time the victim is black, an up-and-coming
hotel executive who is young, not middle-aged. The only thing connecting the crimes is the modus operandi of the knife-wielding
perpetrator. With Det. Fred Dantagnan and Patrolman John Reilly, Dillmann searches among the dregs of New Orleans society
and finally comes up with a short list of unsavory suspects. How Dillmann sets about making the arrest, and how the murderer
is finally brought to justice, make a riveting tale. A natural storyteller, Dillmann conveys considerable suspense--no mean
trick when the story's a true one, already resolved. Literary Guild, Doubleday Book CLub and Mystery Guild alternates.”
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