Five St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office deputies graduate from P.O.S.T. Academy

Posted: November 13th, 2017 | Filed under: News Releases

Five St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s deputies graduated Nov. 9 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. At the ceremony are, from left: Dep. Kristian Welch, Maj. Angie Huff, Maj. David DiMaggio, Dep. Corey Bordelon, Dep. Rachel Rauch, Dep. Jessica Edwards, Dep. Emilio Gomez and Capt. Dennis Morgan.

Five St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s deputies graduated Nov. 9 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 are: Deputies Kristian Welch and Rachel Rauch, of the Communications Division, and Deputies Corey Bordelon, Jessica Edwards and Emilio Gomez of Corrections.

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.

Ranking officers who represented the St. Bernard’s Sheriff’s Office at the ceremony are: Maj. Angie Huff, Maj. David DiMaggio, and Capt. Dennis Morgan.