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17-year-old Arabi boy on a bicycle killed when struck by a motorist while crossing East Judge Perez Drive

May 21, 2013 - A 17-year-old Arabi boy riding a bicycle was struck by a motorist Monday, May 20, when he tried to cross East Judge Perez Drive in the Meraux area and died later at a hospital, Louisiana State Police said.

Chase Naquin of Arabi was hit about 1:40 p.m. and died after being brought to University Hospital in New Orleans, authorities said.

Preliminary investigation indicated the teen-ager, riding a mountain bicycle near Deer Creek Street, was heading west on the eastbound shoulder of Louisiana 39 against traffic and for unknown reasons turned into the eastbound lanes of travel, State Police said in a release.

He was struck in the left lane of the highway by a 2006 Ford Fusion driven by Katy Alfonso, 30, of Violet, State Police said.

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Two home burglaries and a felony theft at a Chalmette store solved; total of five people arrested and nearly all stolen property and cash recovered

May 19, 2013 - Sheriff’s detectives have solved two home burglaries, arresting four people, and, in a third case a man was arrested in a felony theft at a Chalmette store. Nearly all of the stolen property and cash in the three cases was recovered, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

On May 15, a man and a woman were booked in connection with a home burglary in eastern St. Bernard Parish in which numerous pieces of jewelry, cash and other items were stolen.

Jason Deogracias, 33, of Arabi, and Jessica Guidroz, 35, were both arrested at her home at 2105 Tiffany Court in eastern St. Bernard, the sheriff said, after information developed after the burglary led to the couple.

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Calls about suspicious activity lead to seizures of over 4 pounds of marijuana worth $42,000 and, separately, 18 pot plants found growing in a house; 4 arrested

May 17, 2013 - Two calls from Chalmette residents about activity they suspected to be burglaries in progress led, instead, to separate seizures of more than four pounds of high-grade marijuana worth $42,000 and nearly $13,000 in cash, and 18 pot plants growing in a house, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

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David DiMaggio Jr. of Arabi receives $500 scholarship from La. Sheriff’s Assoc. Scholarship Program; He will attend UNO in fall

May 16, 2013 - David DiMaggio Jr., 18, of Arabi, who is graduating Holy Cross High School, has received a $500 academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Program for 2013.

The son of Anna and David DiMaggio, Sr., he will attend the University of New Orleans this fall and plans to major in computer science

The scholarship is funded through donations to the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association Honorary Membership Program.

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S.O. Reserve Division at highest number since Hurricane Katrina and sheriff wants to add more; Several just graduated basic law enforcement training

May 07, 2013 - St. Bernard’s Sheriff’s Reserve Division, unpaid volunteer officers who supplement department manpower for special occasions such as athletic events, parades, festivals and other gatherings, is now at its highest number since Hurricane Katrina and Sheriff James Pohlmann is looking for more applicants.

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Lt. Richard Jackson of Violet now the 18th St. Bernard sheriff’s deputy to graduate the prestigious FBI National Training Academy in Quantico, Va

When Lt. Richard Jackson of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office was attending the FBI’s prestigious National Training Academy in Quantico, Va., late last year for its 10-week session an odd thing happened – at least by the standards of American cops.

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Sheriff’s Reserve Division on the upswing but applications are being accepted for more members as the department tries to build back to 40 volunteers

Jan. 10, 2013 - The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Reserve Division, the unpaid volunteer group which supplements department manpower for special occasions such as athletic events, parades, festivals and other public gatherings, saw its numbers nearly decimated by Hurricane Katrina.

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