Four St. Bernard sheriff’s deputies were graduated from the Peace Officers Standards and Training, or P.O.S.T., academy

Four deputies who graduated the P.O.S.T. police training academy in Slidell April 3, holding their certificates, are shown with Sheriff James Pohlmann and other superiors. From left are Col. David Mowers, head of the Corrections Division where the four are assigned; Brian Allnet, Kenneth Zulli Jr., Sheriff Pohlmann, Richard Chauppetta III, Robert Maloz and Maj. David DiMaggio, director of training.

Dep. Robert Maloz receives his certificate from Sheriff Pohlmann.	Dep. Kenneth Zulli Jr. receives his certificate from Sheriff Pohlmann.
Dep. Brian Allnet receives his certificate from Sheriff Pohlmann.	Dep. Richard Chauppetta III receives his certificate from Sheriff Pohlmann.

Four St. Bernard Parish sheriff’s deputies, all of whom are working in the Corrections Division, were graduated Thursday night, April 3, from the Peace Officers Standards and Training, or P.O.S.T., basic police academy at the Slidell Regional Police Academy, with a ceremony held at Slidell City Auditorium.

Graduating from St. Bernard were Sheriff’s Deputies Brian Allnet, Richard Chauppetta III, Robert Maloz and Kenneth Zulli Jr.

Sheriff James Pohlmann, Col. David Mowers, head of the Corrections Division and Maj. David DiMaggio, director of training, all attended the ceremony to represent the Sheriff’s Office and the sheriff gave the four their graduation certificates.

A fifth deputy, Josh English, also of the Corrections Division, completed a refresher course at the academy but wasn’t present at the graduation.

The academy includes about 400 hours of training over 13 weeks in basic police work including firearms use, criminal investigation, patrol procedure, writing reports, driving training, physical fitness and other areas of police work.

The academy class, besides St. Bernard officers, included ones from the police departments of the cities of Slidell, Covington, Mandeville, Hammond, Sun, and Bogalusa, and the Tangipahoa and St. Helena sheriff’s offices.