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Citizens Police Academy’s 20th year (S.O.D.)

Citizens Police Academy’s 20th year (S.O.D.)

Capt. Bobby Norton, who oversees the Special Operations Division, center, speaks with Citizens Police Academy participants during this week’s gathering. With Capt. Norton, Lt. Daniel Bostic, left, and Lt. Brent Bourgeois, right.

Sgt. Chris Scheeler, of the Special Operations Division, shows Citizens Police Academy participants some of the equipment used by deputies. With Sgt. Scheeler, Agent Brian Canepa, center, and Dep. Skyler Rauch, right.

St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy participants were visited this week by members of the Special Operations Division and shown how to use a firearms simulator, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Members of the SOD, which includes the Special Weapons and Tactics team, or S.W.A.T. team, and the Bomb Squad, showed participants some of the equipment used by the division and discussed in what scenarios they would be used.

Citizens Police Academy participants use a computerized firearms training simulator designed to provide participants with various situations a real officer might face that would require them to make a split-second decision: shoot a criminal suspect or hold their fire.

Borrowed from Louisiana State Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office, the computerized firearms training simulator was used to provide participants with scenarios of various situations a real officer might face that would require them to make a split-second decision: shoot a criminal suspect or hold their fire.

Two members of the class at a time were equipped with non-firing type guns as they viewed on a large screen scenario of what officers on a call might experience, such as a motorist pulling a weapon at a traffic stop, a domestic battery scene or even hostage situations. The participants with the mock guns were then called upon to decide whether or not they would use deadly force on a suspect.

Sheriff Pohlmann said the annual 10-week program is designed to provide residents with the opportunity to learn more about what the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office do on a day-to-day basis to keep their community safe.

This year’s program began Aug. 22 and will wrap up with a graduation ceremony on Oct. 24.

The course is coordinated by Capt. Charles Borchers and Sgt. Eric Eilers. For more information, call Capt. Borchers at (504) 278-7628.

St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy’s 20th year (F.O.B.)

Participants in the 20th session of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy were visited by members of the Field Operations Bureau Traffic Division and Criminal Investigations Bureau on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

Sheriff James Pohlmann said the annual 10-week program is designed to provide residents with the opportunity to learn more about what the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office do on a day-to-day basis to keep their community safe.

Lt. Brent Bourgeois, of the Field Operations Bureau Traffic Division, spoke this week to participants about traffic-related issues, including the importance of wearing seatbelts, carrying automobile insurance, and obeying speed limits. He also talked about how the department holds sobriety and seat belt checkpoints several times a year to promote safety on the roads.

Members of the Criminal Investigations Bureau, Lt. Al Clavin, Sgt. Ryan Melerine and Detective Danny Carreras spoke about how criminal investigations are handled. They also stressed the importance of residents keeping their vehicles locked at all times and items of value out of plain sight in an effort to reduce their chances of being the victim of theft.

This year’s program began Aug. 22 and will wrap up with a graduation ceremony on Oct. 24. The course is coordinated by Capt. Charles Borchers and Sgt. Eric Eilers. For more information, call Capt. Borchers at (504) 278-7628.

Lt. Brent Bourgeois, of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Field Operations Bureau Traffic Division, left, speaks with a Citizens Police Academy participant during this week’s gathering.

Members of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau, from left: Sgt. Ryan Melerine, Lt. Al Clavin and Detective Danny Carreras, spoke at this week’s Citizens Police Academy class about how criminal investigations are handled and the importance of residents keeping their vehicles locked at all times.