NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department has announced that a set of new use-of-force polices will soon take effect.
The New Orleans Advocate’s Matt Sledge reports that a lieutenant from the department's internal watchdog agency made the announcement Wednesday. The new policies will take effect Aug. 9.
Among other new rules, officers will have to write a report every time they draw their weapons in public view, even if they don't end up pulling the trigger.
Authorities say the policy changes have been approved by the U.S. Department of Justice but not yet released to the public.
Department spokesman Tyler Gamble says more extensive use-of-force training will come after the new policies go into effect and that the full list will be released to the public only when they go into effect.
