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Dec 29, 2008 - The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a Smoothie King store on Paris Road in Chalmette the night of Dec. 4. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (504) 271-2501 or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111. |
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Good cooperation from residents reporting suspicious activity and quick response by deputies to calls still the mainstay of Sheriff’s Office, Chief Deputy says
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St. Bernard Chief Deputy Sheriff James Pohlmann, wearing a tie, discusses the Sheriff's Office in remarks to members of the Rotary Club chapter of St.
Bernard. STEVE CANNIZARO PHOTO. | Dec 28, 2008 - Quick response time to calls for public assistance and good cooperation with St. Bernard Parish residents in reporting suspicious activity is still the trademark of the Sheriff’s Office, Chief Sheriff’s Deputy James Pohlmann said in an end-of-the-year assessment given to the Rotary Club chapter in Chalmette.
Also, the reopening in 2008 of the parish Juvenile Detention Center and the Sheriff’s Office moving from a compound of trailer offices on the road to the port and into several buildings for specialized departments – such as the 911 Communications Center, the detective bureaus and the Civil and Tax Divisions - have marked major advances toward recovery, Pohlmann said in an informal session with Rotary Club members.
“Our Number 1 complaint from the public is always traffic enforcement, which we continue to work on but we are thankful it’s the worst complaint,’’ Pohlmann said. “The message we like to send out is that if people come to St. Bernard to commit crime they will get caught and do serious time because we have a strong criminal justice system here,’’ he said.
Timely calls by the public to the Sheriff’s Office at 271-2501 when residents see something they think is suspicious has led to numerous arrests in cases, including burglaries, copper thefts and narcotics violations, which is extremely important since there are fewer residents in the parish since the storm and law enforcement needs that first line of defense against crime by alert citizens.
“Calls by people lead to arrests, no doubt about it,’’ Pohlmann said. “We are fortunate to have ... (Click Here to Read the Rest of the Story)
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Sheriff's Office Holiday Schedule; Reminder to All that 2008 Property Taxes Due by December 31, 2008
Dec 23, 2008 - The St. Bernard Sheriff's Office today announced its 2008 Christmas Holiday schedule. During the holidays, the administrative offices will have the following schedule:
| Tuesday |
Dec 23, 2008 |
Regular Business Hours |
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Wednesday |
Dec 24, 2008 |
Christmas Eve |
CLOSED - Merry Christmas |
| Thursday |
Dec 25, 2008 |
Christmas Day |
CLOSED - Merry Christmas |
| Friday |
Dec 26, 2008 |
Closed |
CLOSED - Merry Christmas |
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| Monday |
Dec 29, 2008 |
Regular Business Hours |
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday |
Dec 30, 2008 |
Regular Business Hours |
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Wednesday |
Dec 31, 2008 |
Open Only for Tax Collection |
8:30 AM to 12 Noon |
| Thursday |
Jan 1, 2009 |
New Years' Day 2009 |
CLOSED - Happy New Year |
| Friday |
Jan 2, 2009 |
Closed |
CLOSED - Happy New Year |
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| Monday |
Jan 5, 2009 |
Resume Regular Business Hours |
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM | |
The Sheriff's Office also reminds the public that in accordance with Louisiana Law, the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office previously mailed the 2008 Property Tax Notices via U.S. Mail on November 14, 2008. These notices were mailed to the address on file as provided to the St. Bernard Parish Tax Assessor’s Office. The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office encourages you to pay your Property Taxes promptly and by December 31, 2008 to avoid any additional penalties and interest.
If you do receive a Tax Notice for property you no longer own, please notify our Civil Tax Office at 504-271-2504 during regular business hours – Monday to Friday – 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M..
If you have moved and have not received your 2008 Tax Bill, you will need to call both our offices with your new mailing address and the Tax Assessor’s Office with your permanent address change. The Tax Assessor’s phone number is 504-279-6379 for the permanent address change. Please call our offices with your new address so we can send you a copy of the Tax Bill. The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office only maintains the address change for the current mailing. Your permanent address change must be made at the Assessor’s Office.
Please remember that Property Taxes become delinquent on December 31, 2008 for the Tax Year 2008. Interest from December 31, 2008 will be charged at the rate of 1% Per Month or any Portion thereof, under Louisiana R.S. 47:2101
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Two men staying in an abandoned house booked with a business burglary next door; in separate case man arrested in burglary of neighbor’s residence (Updated)
Dec 23, 2008 - Two men staying in an abandoned house on West St. Bernard Highway in Chalmette have been booked with a business burglary that happened next door to the house on Dec. 17, Sheriff Jack Stephens said. In an unrelated case a man was booked with burglary of his neighbor’s residence.
Jerry Johnson, 37, and Terry Asevedo Jr., 28, were both booked with business burglary of a hair salon on West St. Bernard Highway and possession of stolen items from the shop, as well as trespassing at an abandoned house next door to the business. Both are being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison.
Sheriff Stephens credited sheriff’s detectives and patrol deputies with good police work in quickly making the arrests and recovering items. After the business was found burglarized on Wednesday morning, Dec. 17, sheriff’s detectives remembered seeing Johnson and Asevedo walking in the area the day and that they appeared to be homeless. Detectives requested patrol units be on the lookout for Johnson and Asevedo, who both have a past criminal history. It was learned a sheriff’s deputy on patrol had already made contact with the two men the morning of Dec. 17, about 30 minutes prior to the business being found burglarized, when Johnson and Asevedo were walking near Paris Road and Judge Perez Drive. Johnson was intoxicated and one of his hands was cut and bleeding when he was stopped by deputies, and Johnson required being sent to a hospital for treatment. Once released, Johnson admitted knowledge of the hair salon burglary and said he was staying with Asevedo at an abandoned house next to the salon. A sheriff’s detective went next door from the business to the abandoned house and found the doors open, a mattress on the floor and, in plain view, items described as having been stolen from the hair salon as well as paperwork from the business, all of which the owner later identified.
Asevedo, who was being sought after Johnson’s arrest, was found later in the early morning hours of Dec. 18, sleeping in the abandoned house on West St. Bernard Highway, Sheriff Stephens said. He had cut marks on his hands. Asevedo said he was homeless and moved in with Johnson in the abandoned house. Asevedo admitted breaking into the hair salon, cutting his hands in the process.
In the other incident, Rusty Alphonso, 25, 3604 Juno Drive, Chalmette, was booked with burglary of a neighbor’s residence on Sunday, Dec. 22, Sheriff Stephens said. He is being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison in lieu of $50,000 bond. Alphonso allegedly broke into the home of a neighbor who lived on Patricia Street and stole several items, some of which were later sold, authorities said. Information developed in an investigation led to Alphonso, who was also found to have three outstanding warrants for his arrest on burglary charges from New Orleans police.
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