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From this morning's blast of inane and mundane press releases the city regularly treats subscribers to its NOLAinfo alert system to.

Superintendent Serpas to Test DriveSegway Before Turning It Over to Sixth District Police

(April 11, 2011)- New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas will demonstrate how NOPD officers in the Sixth District will get around a bit easier and a lot faster on a brand new Segway that’s being donated to the Department by First NBC President and C.E.O. Ashton Ryan, Jr.

The Segway is one of several tools that First NBC plans to donate to the Sixth District Station in an effort to help the community and strengthen ties between the neighborhood and the police department.



Who: Superintendent Ronal Serpas, First NBC President and C.E.O. Ashton Ryan, Jr.

What: First NBC gives a Segway to the officers of the Sixth District to help in their fight against neighborhood crime

Where:
3335 St. Charles Avenue

When: April 14, 2011, 5pm-7pm

Subscribing to this "alert" service is starting to feel like experiencing daily tests of the Emergency Broadcast System only in inbox-stuffing spam form. Had this been an actual emergency, officers would have left the Segway at the station and immediately tazed the nearest marching parade.

Anyway we've obtained this exclusive footage of the chief rehearsing for his big presser.