Six months in, Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has tamped down violent crime, moved the department’s move to shiny new downtown digs, tasted crawfish and launched two viral NOPD mascots, one official
“Under her leadership we started to see the violent crime rate reduced. I attribute that to some of the strategies she employed,” said Rafael Goyeneche.
Michelle Woodfork, a 32-year New Orleans Police Department veteran who was the first woman to take charge of the public agency in its top job, has announced her retirement.