St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office served hot lunches by Chamber
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office served hot lunches by Chamber
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office deputies at the Parish Prison and the Field Operations Bureau’s Patrol Division Paris Road Substation were treated to lunch on Thursday to show appreciation for their hard work, dedication and willingness to put their lives on the line to protect their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meals were presented by the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by the Methodist Health System Foundation Inc. and prepared by Arabi Food Store.
Elizabeth Dauterive, the Chamber’s chief executive officer, delivered more than 50 meals, which consisted of smoked chicken, potato salad and baked beans.
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrests Chalmette man in connection with homicide
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrests Chalmette man in connection with homicide in Meraux
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrested a Chalmette man for the fatal shooting of a Braithwaite man that occurred on April 7 in Meraux, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Brandon Encalade, 34, of the 3700 block of Shangri-La Drive in Chalmette, was booked with second degree murder for the shooting and killing of 24-year-old Joshua Mayberry of the 15000 block of Highway 15 in Braithwaite.
Shortly before 7 a.m. on April 7, Sheriff Pohlmann said, deputies responded to a call about a male seen lying on the side of the road in the 4200 block of East St. Bernard Highway in Meraux.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a male victim, later identified as Mayberry, with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Based on information obtained during the course of the investigation, along with video surveillance, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Bureau were able to identify Encalade as the shooter.
Detectives also learned Mayberry and Encalade were acquaintances who were involved in a dispute over a woman.
Sheriff Pohlmann said this was an isolated incident and no one else was injured.
The investigation is ongoing, the Sheriff said.
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office served hot meals by ResQue
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office served hot meals by ResQue
ResQue, a first response, volunteer, humanitarian organization that supports first responders activated in disaster recovery, fed St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office deputies hot meals on Monday, April 20 to show appreciation for their hard work, dedication and willingness to put their lives on the line to protect their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 180 meals were served, which consisted of pulled pork sandwiches, macaroni and cheese and coleslaw.
ResQue has also served free meals at area hospitals and nursing homes in the last few weeks. For more information about the group, visit https://hogs-resque.square.site/.
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Thank You to St. Bernard Hospital healthcare heroes.
Thank You to St. Bernard Hospital healthcare heroes.
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office units sanitized free by Servpro
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office units sanitized free by Servpro
Servpro of Slidell and Servpro of the New Orleans Westbank recently donated their time and services to sanitize more than 80 St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office units to rid them of any traces of COVID-19. The high touch area cleaning and misting process took about 10 minutes for each unit to be sanitized both inside and out. Joe Dierking, Servpro general manager, said owners Joe and Marietta Scott always try to give back to their community and wanted to do this to support the first responders who are on the front lines.
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office investigating homicide in Meraux
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office investigating homicide in Meraux
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office is investigating the homicide of a male victim that occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 7 in the 4200 block of East St. Bernard Highway in Meraux, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office participates in ‘Gunning for a Cure’
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office participates in ‘Gunning for a Cure’
St. Bernard Sheriff James Pohlmann was joined by a group of six St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office deputies and St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis to form a team for Gunning for a Cure held in early March at Stella Plantation in Braithwaite.
Gunning for a Cure is an annual sporting clays competition designed to raise funds for prostate cancer research. Proceeds from the friendly competition benefit Dr. Oliver Sartor's Prostate Cancer Research Fund at Tulane Cancer Center.
Joining Sheriff Pohlmann and President McInnis were: Col. Chad Clark, Capt. Brian Clark, Lt. Robert Broadhead, Lt. Ryan Melerine, Sgt. Gary Noriea, and Dep. Dusty Gould.
The event, which also featured live entertainment, food and beverages, auctions and raffles, aims to improve the health of men by discovering the means to treat prostate cancer, while ultimately aiming to develop a cure.
For more information about the annual event, visit gunningforacure.org
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office asks residents to make payments online
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office asks residents to make payments online
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office is asking residents to help in the fight against spreading Coronavirus by paying sales or property taxes and citations online, rather than doing so in person.
“Although our annex located at #2 Courthouse Square in Chalmette is still open to the public at this time, we want to encourage residents who need to pay these bills to do so by using our website to ensure their safety, as well as the safety of our employees,” Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Residents can make these payments by visiting the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office website sbso.org and selecting the appropriate link located on the left hand side of the main page.
Only St. Bernard Parish sales and property taxes and citations issued in St. Bernard that individuals have NOT YET gone to court for can be paid on the website.
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrest St. Bernard man
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrest St. Bernard man
in connection with undercover narcotics investigation
A St. Bernard man was arrested March 12 on narcotics charges following an undercover investigation conducted by the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division Narcotics Unit, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Jerome Ben, 42, of the 2100 block of Centanni Drive in St. Bernard, was booked with possession with intent to distribute ecstasy, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
After obtaining information through an anonymous source that Ben was involved in illegal drug activity in St. Bernard, Narcotics Unit agents conducted an investigation during which they witnessed Ben make a hand-to-hand transaction, Sheriff Pohlmann said.
Based on their findings, agents obtained a search warrant for Ben’s residence.
When agents executed the search warrant, they recovered 253 ecstasy tablets with a street value of $6,325, 22 grams of cocaine with a street value of $2,200, and 15 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of $1,500, and drug paraphernalia.
Agents also recovered a Taurus .9mm firearm and $4,376 in cash, Sheriff Pohlmann said.
Ben was transported to St. Bernard Parish Prison to be booked on the above charges.
A criminal history check was conducted on Ben, which revealed he has several prior drug convictions.
Sheriff Pohlmann reminds residents to call the Sheriff's Office narcotics hotline at (504) 271-DOPE or 3673 to report suspected illegal drug activity in St. Bernard Parish. Callers can remain anonymous, and all calls will be acted upon.
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