Looting by the LA National Guard

When I first read this I thought they meant looting from a liquor store, but these National Guardsmen stole the booze from a private home! That's pretty despicable. Their punishment? Send em' to Iraq!

Two soldiers arrested for alleged looting
Posted: Nov 15, 2005, 07:50 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Two members of the Louisiana National Guard were arrested after they were seen carrying boxes of liquor from a home and loading them into a Humvee, authorities said.

The alleged looting took place in the affluent Eastover community in eastern New Orleans, police said. Other boxes of apparently stolen liquor were found in the back of the military vehicle, investigators said.

A spokesman for the Louisiana National Guard said that two soldiers assigned to hurricane relief duties were detained and turned over to military authorities. Maj. Ed Bush said the soldiers could either be court-martialed or turned over to civilian authorities for prosecution.

Police Capt. Bob Bardy said the detention of Sgt. Glen Wallace and Sgt. George Babers marks the second time police have stumbled across apparent looting by National Guard soldiers. Two weeks ago, two soldiers were arrested after they were allegedly seen taking items from an electronics store in eastern New Orleans.