Four St. Bernard deputies graduate P.O.S.T. academy

Posted: November 2nd, 2015 | Filed under: News Releases

Four St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputies graduated a police training academy in St. Charles Parish on Oct. 30. Shown from left are Maj. David DiMaggio, head of training for the Sheriff's Office; graduating deputies Jeremy Lobre, Brooke Sevin, William Hery and Richard Ragan, Capt. Andre Dominick and Capt. Adrian Chalona.

Four St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s deputies graduated a police training academy in St. Charles Parish on Oct. 30. Shown from left are Maj. David DiMaggio, head of training for the Sheriff’s Office; graduating deputies Jeremy Lobre, Brooke Sevin, William Hery and Richard Ragan, Capt. Andre Dominick and Capt. Adrian Chalona.

Four St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s deputies, two working in the Corrections Division and one each in the Juvenile Detention Center and the Communications Division, were graduated Oct. 30 from the Peace Officers Standards and Training, or P.O.S.T., basic police academy at the St. Charles Parish Regional P.O.S.T. Academy.

Graduates from the Sheriff’s Office were Sheriff’s Deputies William Hery and Jeremy Lobre. who both work in Corrections; Dep. Sheriff Brooke Sevin of Communications and Dep. Sheriff Richard Ragan of the Juvenile Detention Center.

Also, Hery finished first in the P.O.S.T. exam and second overall academically in the class, while Lobre was first in the driving training portion of the class.

The academy includes more than 400 hours of training in basic police work over 12 weeks, including firearms use, criminal investigation, patrol procedures, writing reports, driving training, physical fitness and other areas.

Representing St. Bernard’s Sheriff’s Office at the ceremony included Chief Deputy Richard Baumy, Maj. David DiMaggio, director of training; Capt. Andre Dominick of the Juvenile Detention Center and Capt. Adrian Chalona of Corrections.