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Houston Cracks Down on Criminals Among Katrina Evacuees

The city of Houston gained worldwide evacuees have no criminal records and
recognition for taking in tens of have committed no crimes here in Texas.
thousands of evacuees from Louisiana But authorities have been concerned in
fleeing Hurricane Katrina three months particular by reports that hundreds of
ago, but among the displaced were some gang members from the New Orleans area
unwelcome guests, violent criminals. intermingled with the evacuees and came
Local, state and federal authorities are to Texas. Before Katrina, New Orleans had
making progress in getting the criminal one of the highest crime rates among
element off the streets. major U.S. cities.
The Houston Police Department, backed by In a related development Monday, Texas
state and federal law enforcement Attorney General Greg Abbott announced
agencies, is moving against violent that 13 fugitives from justice in
criminals and gang members, many of whom Louisiana have been apprehended in Texas
came here among evacuees fleeing in recent weeks. The 11 men and two
Hurricane Katrina in early September. women are all wanted for violent criminal
Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt says acts. Three of them are wanted for
these criminals from New Orleans and murder.
other areas of the neighboring state have Attorney General Abbott says information
had a negative impact on Houston. reluctantly provided by the Federal
"We are beginning to see more involvement Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) helped
in violent offenses by the evacuees who in tracking down the fugitives. Most of
came here from Louisiana," said Mr. them had applied for federal assistance
Hurtt. following the disaster in September. FEMA
The Houston Police Chief says some of the initially opposed opening its records to
Louisiana criminals may have been swept law enforcement investigators, but Mr.
up recently as part of an operation that Abbott says the agency relented after his
started six months ago, with federal office spent weeks demanding access to
assistance, to target violent criminals. the files.
"One way that we can stop repeat Texas officials are also working with
offenders is to make sure that they are authorities in Louisiana to track down
not on the street and either in the dozens of convicted sex offenders who
county jail or state prison," he added. failed to register with authorities, as
There are around 100,000 evacuees from required under the terms of their parole
Louisiana still living in the Houston release. One man with a sex offense
area and tens of thousands more in other record in Louisiana was arrested in
Texas cities like Dallas, Austin and San Dallas recently on charges of molesting a
Antonio. The vast majority of the child in that city.




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