Four St. Bernard sheriff’s deputies graduate from Peace Officers Standards and Training Academy

Posted: January 8th, 2014 | Filed under: Awards & Honors, News Releases, SBSO News
Shown after the P.O.S.T. graduation ceremony are, from left, St. Bernard Sheriff's Office Col. David Mowers, graduate Sgt. Jennifer Dassau of the Communications Division, Maj. Mark Poche, graduate Brigette M. Circello of the Juvenile Detention Center, Reserve Division Dep. Chris Palazzalo and sheriff's Director of Training Maj. David DiMaggio. Not pictured is graduate Lisa Thiel of the Juvenile Detention Center.

Shown after the P.O.S.T. graduation ceremony are, from left, St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Col. David Mowers, graduate Sgt. Jennifer Dassau of the Communications Division, Maj. Mark Poche, graduate Brigette M. Circello of the Juvenile Detention Center, Reserve Division Dep. Chris Palazzalo and sheriff’s Director of Training Maj. David DiMaggio. Not pictured is graduate Lisa Thiel of the Juvenile Detention Center.

Graduate Sgt. Jennifer Dassau with Maj. David DiMaggio when she receives her diplom

Graduate Sgt. Jennifer Dassau with Maj. David DiMaggio when she receives her diploma

Graduate Brigette M. Circello shakes hands with Slidell Police Randy Smith and at left is Maj. David DiMaggio, holding her diploma.

Graduate Brigette M. Circello shakes hands with Slidell Police Randy Smith and at left is Maj. David DiMaggio, holding her diploma.

Reserve Division Dep. Chris Palazzalo with his diploma, and behind him Maj. David Dimaggio.

Reserve Division Dep. Chris Palazzalo with his diploma, and behind him Maj. David Dimaggio.


Four St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s deputies, two who work in the Juvenile Detention Center, one in the Communications Division and one from the Reserve Division, were recently graduated from the Peace Officers Standards and Training, or P.O.S.T., academy held at the Slidell Regional Police Academy.

Graduating from St. Bernard were Sheriff’s Deputies Sgt. Jennifer Dassau of Communications, Brigette M. Circello and Lisa Thiel, both of the Juvenile Detention Center, and Chris Palazzalo of the Reserve Division.

The academy includes nearly 400 hours of training in basic and advanced police work as well as firearms training.