Sheriff’s Office fielded racing team for Crimestoppers fund-raiser in City Park and its Honor Guard was used for the opening ceremony

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office fielded a 4-person racing team in the Crimestoppers fund-raiser held in City Park in New Orleans on Sunday, Dec. 9 and the department’s Honor Guard was used for the opening ceremony.

Sheriff James Pohlmann attended the event, in which Crimestoppers CEO Darlene Cusanza said proceeds would be used to continue funding several of the group’s programs threatened because of loss of $50,000 in funding. Crimestoppers offers cash rewards for tips leading to prosecutions in felony criminal cases and has supplied information which solved crimes committed in St. Bernard Parish.

About 500 people including 140 law enforcement officers or family members took part in the racing events which included a 5K race – just over 3 miles – and a one-mile race.

The sheriff’s Honor Guard, shown from left, Dep. Jason Hunter, Sgt. Michael Lyons, Dep. Reginald Crayton and Dep. Clayten Burns, took part in the opening ceremonies. Shown running the 5K race are, from left, Lt. Justin Meyers, Col. John Doran, Maj. Chad Clark and Maj. Adolph Kreger.

Also shown at the event are Jefferson Parish President John Young, Cusanza, Sheriff Pohlmann and New Orleans City Council member Jackie Clarkson.

The Sheriff’s office team is shown with Cusanza as they registered and received their numbers.

Numerous runners are shown at the start of the 5K race and Sheriff Pohlmann is shown with Cliff Reuther and Claudette Reuther, who are realtors as well as Chamber of Commerce officials in St. Bernard Parish. The Metropolitan realtors group donated several thousand dollars to cover expenses of holding the fund-raiser.