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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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Drug Awareness Resistance Education graduation held at Joseph Davies School; parents and staff told drug overdoses and fatalities are dropping; Sheriff tells 5th-graders their choices will affect the rest of their lives

May 15, 2013 - Drug overdoses and fatalities in St. Bernard Parish dropped roughly 50 percent in the past two years, sheriff’s officials told parents, teachers and students at Joseph Davies School at the graduation of 100 fifth-graders from the sheriff’s Drug Awareness Resistance Education program on May 14.

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Name of St. Bernard Sheriff’s Dep. Sam Gowland, slain in 1926, added to Louisiana Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in ceremony at Lake Lawn Cemeteries

May 13, 2013 - It was dawn on Nov. 16, 1926, four days before the start of muskrat-trapping season in the marshes of eastern St. Bernard Parish, a lucrative trade at that time, but also a cause of violence the past several years because of a dispute between trappers and landowners.

That dispute was about to get bloody that day and cost the life of St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Sam Gowland, 33...

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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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