A woman was found unconscious on a Port Laveau street early Monday. An empty whiskey bottle lay beside her. Four bystanders watched as a man, new to the area, grabbed her jacket and pushed her toward his truck. He said he would take her to a remote cabin. An off-duty paramedic saw the event but went inside without calling for help.

Sheriff patrols were absent from the area. Sources inside the department cited staffing shortages. The same night, Salopri operatives clashed in the Asylum hallway. The Syndicate has cited both events as evidence that outside actors are testing local order.

A department spokesperson said: 'Port Laveau is not Hathian. Those who treat our streets as a proving ground for rough habits will find the bayou has a long memory - and so do we.'