St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office recruiting Junior Deputies

The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office is recruiting Junior Deputies.

Are you a St. Bernard Parish youth between the ages of 10 and 13 who is looking for something fun and exciting to do this summer? Are you interested in learning valuable skills needed to be law-abiding citizens with good moral character and integrity?

If so, the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office wants you to join its annual Junior Deputy program. Registration is now open.

Formed in 2015, the Junior Deputy Academy is designed to foster community pride and self esteem in boys and girls while teaching them about various aspects of police work.

“Our Junior Deputy Academy program affords children a chance to learn something about law enforcement and have some fun at the same time,” St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann said. “It’s designed to help them develop pride and self-respect for themselves, as well as their community and our law enforcement officers.”

The Junior Deputy Academy, which is patterned after the Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy for adults, will be held two days a week, from June 4 to July 11, at the Sheriff’s Office Training Center, on the second floor at 2118 Jackson Blvd. in Chalmette, immediately behind the Parish Courthouse.

Classes will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. on June 4 and 6, June 11 and 13, June 18 and 20, June 25 and 27, and July 9 and 11. A graduation ceremony is set for July 17 at noon at Docville Farms, 5124 E. St. Bernard Highway in Violet.

The program is led by Capt. Charles Borchers, head of community relations and longtime Crime-Prevention and Neighborhood Watch director for the Sheriff’s Office, and Sgt. Eric Eilers.

During the program, Sheriff Pohlmann said, deputies from various divisions of the Sheriff’s Office visit with participants during the course of the program, including Patrol, Narcotics, Marine and Criminal Investigations divisions.

Participants will visit St. Bernard Parish Prison, and will be shown some of the department’s state-of-the-art equipment. They also will be taught firearms safety at a local shooting range, and will learn basic first aid and CPR. Members of the St. Bernard Fire Department also participate in the program.

Participants will receive official Junior Deputy T-shirts and badges.

To register for the Junior Deputy Academy, parents can call Capt. Borchers at (504) 278-7628 or Sgt. Eilers at (504) 278-7799.

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