St. Bernard sheriff’s deputies were first law officers on scene when a woman’s body was found Monday in New Orleans waters and helped NOPD get her ashore

Two St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s deputies, including the commander of the Marine Division, were the first law enforcement officers on the scene in New Orleans waters when a woman’s body was found on Monday and helped New Orleans police get her ashore, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

The woman, spotted about noon in the Intracoastal Waterway near the NASA Michould Assembly Facility by someone on a passing tugboat, hadn’t been identified Monday night. She was seen about one-half mile from the flood control structure in the waterway.

The witness called 911 to report seeing the body and the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office received the emergency call, then notified New Orleans Police. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

Capt. Brian Clark, head of the sheriff’s Marine Division, and Cpl. Shane Lulei were aboard the patrol boat the Sheriff’s Office shares with the St. Bernard Port and were the first law enforcement officers to arrive on the scene where the woman was found in New Orleans waters, the sheriff said.

They later assisted NOPD in getting the woman ashore, some 80 yards away.

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Free Child Safety Seat Check Event in Metairie, LA

Troop B – On Saturday, March 15, 2014, Louisiana State Police Troop B, LSU Interim Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center and the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force will be hosting a free child safety seat inspection station. The inspection station will be at the Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 8912 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70003 from 10 AM – 1 PM, no appointments necessary. This service is FREE to anyone who wishes to have their child seats inspected and installed properly by certified child safety technicians.

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children. Louisiana State Law requires the driver of a motor vehicle to ensure that EVERY child under the age of thirteen years in a motor vehicle equipped with safety belts is properly secured, regardless of seating position in the vehicle. Many deaths and injuries can be prevented by properly using child safety seats.

96% of child safety seats are installed improperly. Please visit the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Saturday, March 15, 2014 and speak with a technician that will show the parent/caregiver how to properly install the child restraint and ensure that the child is in the appropriate age/weight child seat.

Also, Louisiana State Police Troop B has a weekly fitting station if a parent/caregiver cannot attend on Saturday. Troop B inspects and installs child seats every Wednesday (excluding holidays) from 1 PM – 4 PM at Troop B.

Buckle Up!! Seatbelts Save Lives!!

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Baton Rouge teen-ager in a stolen car flees from a deputy in Meraux, strikes a pole and a house before caught on foot

An 18-year-old Baton Rouge male driving a stolen Cadillac fled from a sheriff’s deputy in Meraux who saw him driving recklessly, then the teen struck a highway pole and a house trying to get away before he was tackled in a foot pursuit and arrested, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Michael Perrilloux, who said he wanted to get away from family members back home, ended up in St. Bernard Parish Tuesday morning, March 4, after stealing a 2005 silver Cadillac in the Baton Rouge area, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

Perrilloux was seen driving recklessly on East Judge Perez and Dep. Barry Johnson pursued him until he stopped around the 4500 block, but as Johnson was getting out his vehicle, Perrilloux sped off.

He reached DeBouchel Boulevard but tried to pass other vehicles stopped there and struck a pole on the highway, after which he drove away until he hit a house at DeBouchel and Tracey Drive in a subdivision, but no one was injured, the sheriff said.

Perrilloux fled on foot after the seconf crash, jumping fences, but Dep. Henry Senez tackled him at Anais Drive at Mayflower Drive, ending the pursuit.

Perrilloux, who initially said he had found the vehicle abandoned on an interstate, was booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison on Tuesday for hit-and-run driving, aggravated flight from an officer, resisting arrest, reckless operation and driving without a license.

On Wednesday, after admitting he had stolen the Cadillac in the Baton Rouge area, where it was reported stolen on March 1, he was re-booked in the prison with the added count of possession of stolen property, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

Perrilloux is being held in lieu of bond set at $41,500.

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