NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Former New Orleans Police Department Interim Superintendent Michelle Woodfork will be taking on a new role at the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office.
According to a news release, Woodfork will be leading the Open Source Intelligence Taskforce.
The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office hosted a conference on Tuesday, April 30, to discuss Woodfork’s role in “strengthening homicide and violent crime prosecutions, as well as her invaluable contributions to enhancing public safety in the City of New Orleans.”
Woodfork will be the district attorney’s forensics and intelligence officer to assist in violent crime prosecutions using data and social media to identify repeat offenders.
“Chief Woodfork is playing the role of honey badger. She is running point on building the best cases possible against the most dangerous violent repeat offenders in our community so that we can all live in peace. The number of people who are truly terrorizing New Orleans is not a big number. That number will be her focus,” said Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams.
According to a news release, Woodfork will focus on communication strategies and protocols between the crime scene and the courtroom.
“I am going to be analyzing all the evidence along with our federal partners along with the team at Bancroft to make sure we get as much evidence as we can to make sure we’re bringing our most dangerous criminals to justice,” said Woodfork.
Watch the district attorney’s full conference:
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