Nov. 27, 2025

Going “Behind The Scenes” With Sheriff Jason Ard

Going “Behind The Scenes” With Sheriff Jason Ard
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In this episode, Jim sits down with Sheriff Jason Ard as they discuss a wide variety of topics including the 2025 Christmas Crusade,  the growing results of the ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Program, the general evolution of the Sheriff’s Office  the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office successful fight combating Fentanyl in the parish and the steps the Sheriff has taken to make schools even safer in the Livingston Parish.

#sheriffjasonard #livingstonparish #podcast #louisiana #localleaders 

Chapters
01:57 The Christmas Crusade Legacy
05:17 Impact Beyond Gifts
07:15 Community Partnerships
10:02 Sheriff’s Leadership in Growing Parish
11:24 Adapting to Growth Challenges
13:51 Evolving Law Enforcement Strategies
16:33 Focus on Internet Crimes Against Children
19:24 Proactive Policing with ICAC
23:52 Addressing Online Threats
26:38 Collaboration with Chris Hansen
28:32 School Safety Initiatives
38:58 Enhancing School Security
50:09 Transparency Through Podcasting
54:42 Behind the Scenes Podcast

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Local leaders the. Podcast hey, everyone and welcome back To

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Local leaders of the. Podcast and TODAY i am joined

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By Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason. Ard so before we go any,

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further welcome to the.

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Show thank, You. Jim it's always good to be.

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Here, Well i'm excited to have you. Here and another

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year has flown. By they go bye so quick they

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do they. Do one of your flagship per of, course

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is The Christmas. Crusade how many years has this?

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Been so we are in our thirty eighth, year thirty

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eighth thirty eight. Years i'm not gonna try to do the,

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math BUT i think it was like eighty six eighty.

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Seven this program was actually started Under Sheriff Odam, graves

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sheriff which would later Become SHERIFF Willi, graves BUT i

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think he was a chief deputy at the. Time they

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kind of came up with this idea of trying to

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help these underprivileged children In Livingston parish and how they

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could get them give them the opportunity to have a Merry.

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Christmas and so that's where the program kind of was,

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created started up And Sheriff, graves you, know allow him

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to do. IT Willi graves kind of. Started his Wife,

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elane was very instrumental in. It and here we are

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today still doing it and it was it's a great.

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Program as, always you hate that you have to do

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those type, programs but unfortunately it. Happens you have people

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that go through tough times and we are very blessed

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to be in a position to be able to bless

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and help people that need this and look on Every christmas,

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morning one of the greatest things is knowing that there

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are other children in our area that is having a

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Merry christmas because of this. Program but this program is

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only as good as the people that get behind it make,

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it you, know and having these business owners and the,

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citizens the deputies that volunteer hours upon. Hours you, know my, Wife,

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erica who jumps in and she pretty much. Spirit she

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don't pretty. Much she spearheads the, program very. Organized she

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does all the shop and. Ordering it is a huge

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ordeal AND i don't know if you have had opportunity

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to see the, setup but it's like a Miniature, walmart

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and this is something that they've already started prepping and

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they do a very good job of finding, out like

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what is the hot? Item you, KNOW i want this

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child to be playing with a wooden toy and be

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the only woman in the neighborhood while all the other

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kids in the neighborhood has the hot, item and it

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changes every year every. Year it's hard to keep up with. Them,

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well when you have four hundred deputies and they have you,

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know we're having new babies in the LPs of. Family

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it seems like once a week and so many different,

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ages we're able to kind of keep up with what's,

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hot what's not you, know what's in this, year what's

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what does kids really? Want what the little girls, want

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what's the little boys? Want like what what is what

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is that item that that you that they are wanting

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under That christmas? Tree you. Know and of course this

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program really focuses on zero to twelve year. Olds, uh

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but we do have some partnerships to help with some

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teenagers through the you, Know Kawanas, Club Dental springs and

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other organizations do reach. Out we work really close with

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the school system because there's a lot of teenage kids

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too that you, know won't get A christmas or don't get,

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anything so we try to help them out as well

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if if we're able and we're able to make the

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right connections to make that.

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Happen, Yeah and it's WHAT i really like about the

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program looking in from the outside is the impact that

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the program makes not only from the standpoint of the

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child receiving the. Toy for, example the deputies makes an

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impact on the. Deputies it makes an impact on the

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business owners that get behind this. Program maybe they hold

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their own you, know bring your toys up here and

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we'll get them to The sheriff's. Department but you see

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your guys out there and, gals and they, are you,

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know dedicating their own, time their own hours as you

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say to.

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Do and it's very it's very heartwarming when these deputies they.

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Us AND i know this from experience. TOO i mean

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we see a, lot we really. Do, Yeah and you,

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know sometimes you you're in a situation as a law

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enforcement officer and you see sometimes people out there worse

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and when these, deputies like we send these deputies out

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a lot of times to check homes and somebody come

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in and sign up for the. Program and we have

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to keep the integrity of the program, sure you. Know

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so we have people to make large donations and we

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have people to make small, donations but we're going to

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make sure that that integrity program is very much professional

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and we're spending your money. Wisely so we have to check,

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areas but check people's backgrounds sometimes and the deputies will

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go out and you, know they so many TIMES i

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can't keep up with just dozens and dozens of. Times, look,

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man these PEOPLE i just went to look they. Didn't

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they need more than just, Presents like they don't have no,

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food they get, electricities none. On so that has created

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over the years partnerships with other. Organizations So Mighty moms

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has helped us a. Lot when it comes to the,

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food we have a lot of churches that has helped

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us out with even furniture for, families getting electricity turned.

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ON i, mean it's so many things that and a

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lot of that is because of the deputies being good

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at observing the things that they're, looking you, know going

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into these homes and looking at. Them but the coolest

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thing every year for, me and it happens every single,

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year is the deputies that come in and it's a

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lot of them that actually signed people. Up and these

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are people that they have ran, across our citizens that

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they've had to deal. With they had to put a

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mom in, JAIL i had to put a dad in,

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jail a guardian, jail what have. You and those deputies

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will sign this family, up say look there's families in.

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Need we checked it. Out we want to give them

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a Good. Christmas you, know no matter what the reason,

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is we were there to do our. Job we still

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are trying to be as you, know compassion right and

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and and feel a void. There, well that deputy is

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usually the same deputy is adamant that he gets to

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take those toys of those. Kids, wow and that is

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that's that's a big deal to be able to see

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that because you, know we're Not, superman, right we don't

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have a heart of. Steel, Uh we're going to have

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that that moment where we don't want people to just

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see us like. That we we want those kids to know, that,

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hey look we're good, people but we have a job to.

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Do so to be able to flip that script and

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a child's, EYES i think it is important TO i

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know it's important to. Them so we see a lot

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of that and it just says a lot about the

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program and what goes on behind the, scenes a lot

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that a lot of people don't know. About and the

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deputies that you see at all three of warm locations

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and Bass pro they're not being paid to be. There

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they're volunteering their. Time they get off at four o'clock

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and they go to That walmart and they sit there

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until dark or until we. Close and so we have

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to have all hands on. Deck they believe in this.

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Program we have had deputies and divisions come together because

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they'll adopt the. Family we. Don't they'll just they'll just do. It,

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hey they came. IN i know we were taking care of,

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toys but we know they need closed and they need.

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This we're going to do it. Ourselves and those again

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stories that no one hears about because they don't want

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you to hear about. Them they just want to make

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sure that they take care of that. Family and, again

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all this, IS i, guess is doable because of the

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people that's got behind this program and what we've built

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in thirty eight years and to be able to bless

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those families and, look it just makes. It it's a

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lot of, work but it's an exciting time to year for.

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Us it really look, personally my favorite program in the

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parish as far as you, KNOW i always say nationally

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my favorite, charity AND i hate to say favorite because

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there's so many, worthwhile but the one THAT i, really

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uh work hard.

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To give to Is Saint.

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Jude and it's Because i've toured that facility And i've

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seen for my own eyes these, children and, UH i

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know where that money's.

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Going then you feel look and have you been To

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Saint jude anybody's listening has been the. Same, jude you

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feel that presence when you. Walk it's.

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UNBELIEVABLE i get chills thinking about. It and and, uh you,

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know your program is very. SIMILAR i see where that's.

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Going and that's that's WHY i love to promote it

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every year and look investing in, Children you'd be hard

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pressed to, find, uh anything more worthwhile than. That Now Livingston,

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Parish uh you know. This we keep growing sheriff every.

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Year we are the fastest growing parish in the state

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Of louisiana this. Year first of, ALL i want to tell,

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you and this is not what you came here, for

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but but what an amazing job you've done Leading sheriff's

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department relative.

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To keeping us.

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Safe when you're the fastest growing, parish that's a hard

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thing to.

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Do it, is it, is it's it's it's it's a.

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Challenge it's a it's a constant challenge because you, know

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one of the biggest things that for me as a

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leader is making sure my deputies have all the tools

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they need to do their. Job and one of the

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things they ask for more than anything, else is just more.

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Personnel we need more. Help this help doing that and

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we're we're growing so fast that it's it's definitely some

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growing pains, there but we've we. DO i feel like

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we do a really good job of trying to make

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sure that every single division we have is, efficient going

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back and rechecking those divisions to see if those divisions

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are still doing a really just calls or do we

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need to do a way that open another one, up

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or and then you watch your crimes to where you

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know back IN i guess probably fifteen years. Ago i've

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been to sheriff for fourteen. Years so WHEN i took,

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over we were detectives and you had a narcoic division

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and that's. It so you worked from a sex, crime

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a child, molestation a could be a, homicide a. Robbery

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you did at. All you were an, investigator no matter

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of what it. Was now we actually have a sex crime,

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division that's all they. Do THE ikac. Group we have

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a division that's financial crimes and that's a, big big.

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DEAL i have two. Guys we just added one just

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recently because financial crimes is just getting to be a

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really big ordeal because of The internet and gagnology and

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it's you wouldn't believe the hundreds of thousands of dollars

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that we have been able to recover and through a

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person that was just doing a transaction or wiring money

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and it's captured by some of these people that are scamming,

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people and they'll capture that money and reroute that wire

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to somewhere. Else and the crypto. Coins, look IF i

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could ever turn the crypto into, MONEY i might could

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absolutely not have to collect taxes one. Year but it's

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just crypto. Money we didn't even we didn't even. KNOW

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i know that taxes is the sore subject, people but

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we didn't even. Know, LIKE i, mean you have so

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much of that going on out, there like we were,

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like we didn't even wasn't prepared for one of The

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hey we need to do something with crypto money that we're.

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Seizing what what are you gonna do with? That so

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it's so many things that are going on in. NARCOTICS i,

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mean y'all keep up with. Them if you, DON'T i,

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mean if you, don't if you don't keep up with

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this pair of sheriff's. Office we have a fabulous social

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media team and we have an, app and we DO

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i think a great job of trying to educate and

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keep you in the know of what's going on around

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the parish are narcotic. Guys they specialize in putting these

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bad guys in, jail on these drug, dealers and they do.

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Excellent we have made some really good cases last. Year

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not only did we take over one hundred and fifty

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individual doses of FENTANYL aufs one hundred and fifty thousand

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doses of fentanyl off the street individual. Doses that person's

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in prison for pretty much. Life him and the other

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guy they got ninety nine years who was one of

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the other big drug. Users so and whenever you talk about,

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that you talk about the the fact of the abuse

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problem we have here In Livingston, parish and we're fentanyl's

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killing so many. People and we go back to twenty

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twenty two or twenty twenty, three whenever we had one

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hundred and twenty something people that died from a frontannel

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overdose In Livingston, parish and we beef up and narcotics

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start doing what we, do and you see those numbers

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drop to where you find the two main, guys you

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put them behind bars for, life and then your next,

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thing you, know your stats for people overdose. Unbelievable it's

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just we have those things that are, happening AND i

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say it's behind the scenes because sometimes you know about,

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it sometimes you. Don't but this fast growing parish has

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caused us to have to think out the box and

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try to. Specialize like domestic. Violence we have a domestic violence.

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Unit that's all they do is work with domestic violic.

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Victims and those individual investigators are very knowledgeable with that

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type of. Crime and so now when you have a

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domestic violence related, homicide that's who goes in and works that,

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homicide and they know and. Understand and of course when

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we have any type of, homicide all boots are on

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the ground and all these divisions work. Together but we've

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been able to specialize and and do those type of

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things to be able to give you a more professional

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law enforcement. Service and sometimes it's hard to do, that

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but we're fortunate to be able to to offer and

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and and give that provide that for our.

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Community, yeah it's, uh you know when you mentioned, Briefly,

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EYEKAC i want to talk about that quickly because that's a,

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program uh that the sheriffs throughout the state Of luisiana participate.

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In your particular division has really done some amazing. THINGS

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i know you have some stats WARDING i cast, SPECIFICALLY

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i want to cover those.

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Quickly so, yeah in I Caac internet crimes against children

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and so it's a task force that from The Attorney general's.

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Office Liz murle actually had one of her people approach,

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Me Chris, masters who ACTUALLY i spoke, to wanted to

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kind of get us involved in HIS iicac, program and

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SO i didn't know a lot about. IT i am

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known in the law enforcement. World i'm not a big

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task force. GUY i just and the Reason i'm not

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a big task force person is BECAUSE i want to

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make sure that my citizens are getting the service they.

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Deserve and sometimes these task force will will pull this

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deputy away From Livingston parish and focus on another parish

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or what have. You and that's just kind of my

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views on. It, now there are a very good task.

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Force we are a member and have some type of

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our hands or some kind of connection with, them so

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we work with. Them i've just never been a. Fan

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the Reason i'm telling you that is SO i was

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approached about THIS acact before in the, past AND i was, like,

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well you, KNOW i don't really and look and sometimes

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when you're in a position that Like i'm, In, uh

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slow down a minute and and really look and pay. Attention,

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well my stats wasn't showing THAT i really needed to

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be a part of something like. That and. Uh and

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one of the biggest things about having been able to

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have a member on a task force is having the

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right deputy that can do. It so WHEN i was,

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APPROACHED i sat Down Chris, masters he was kind of my.

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Contact me and him had you, know some conversation And

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i'm gonna go ahead and throw him under the. Bus Kyle,

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hothard one of my. Deputies he approached me about THIS

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iqaq Task. Force he, Said, Sheriff i've, been you, know

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looking into. THIS i really would love to be involved in,

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this AND i kind of want to make this. Happen

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so we kind of started having the meetings AND uh

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kind of LIKED i. Seen one of the biggest things

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is there's a lot of times when you run a

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big agency like, this AND i really want the citizens

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if you tuned out to him back in BECAUSE i

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want you to listen to this. Part there is a

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there's always that time where maybe a detective doesn't give,

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you maybe the justice you thought that you. Deserved maybe

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you made a complaint and you feel like that it

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didn't get looked, at or it got the ball got

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dropped and uh and they'll call The AG's, office THE

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iqaq Task, force and then that I caac Task force

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will usually reroute that back to my I cac division

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and we will re look at. It. Ye, WELL i

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really like that because there's so many times THAT i

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have no clue that that did have to drop that. Ball,

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okay we're a big agency and sometimes if you don't

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make a, complaint you, know we don't know that and

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you have people don't call me directly and and we

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we look into that kind of. Stuff so that's kind

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of what kind of maybe got the ball rolling a little.

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Bit and then BEFORE i knew, it it was just

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exploding because these deputies were THAT i had was. TRAINED

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i Had. KYLE i kind of put him on one

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of my, captains which Is Calvin, bowden and, said, look

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it's just kind of monitor. This and then we started

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looking at a lot of our uh sex cases that

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were that were had been coming. Through we had a

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lot of good, ones but we had a lot of.

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Failures and that made me revamp AND i actually did a.

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Strictly we now have four detectives that only do sex.

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Crimes they do nothing. Else we did have juveniles doing

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sex crimes and juvenile, stuff and that guests can get

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to where LIKE i said, earlier you can be more

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efficient by having a sex crimes, investigator and so that's

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what we. DID ikak was one, person which Was. Kyle

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will now have three people in OUR ikak. Division probably

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could use four or five. More and they are killing.

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IT i mean they they these these, Individuals, uh they

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work really well. Together. Uh they a lot of investigations

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lead over to each other from your actually just your

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sex crimes. Division what you're dealing more with. Victims YOUR

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acac division is dealing a lot with you, know people

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that are on the internet seeking out these you, know

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these PREDATORS i, say on the, internet seeking out their.

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Prey and so it's more of a proactive unit trying

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to identify and catch these predators before they actually get a.

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Victim but through, that you, know we we've rested over

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one hundred and eighty five. People we've been in almost two,

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years so less than two years from START ikak almost

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it's right at one hundred and eighty five people that's

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been arrested nearly two. Hundred, yes why, Already. Kate and

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these are good. Cases, uh these are these are the disturbing,

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cases but they're they're they're good. Prosecution and What i've

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always And i'm going to look at these numbers because

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they change all the. Time and this is the thing

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that really gets me whenever we talk about. This so

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what we've been in so thirty six different states when

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we do these, Investigations so we've touched over thirty six different.

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States our investigation has led. Us that means also we've

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arrested people from thirty six different, states thirteen plus. Countries, countries.

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Countries now you see these when you see us go

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out and we put this stuff out on social, media

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really pay attention to where these predators are. From not

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all of them are From Livingston parish most of the,

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time a small majority of them are From. Livingston they're

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from all over the areas around, us and we basically

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get them to come here and we make that. Arrest

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they think that they're talking to a thirteen year old

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child or a fourteen year old. Child in, reality they

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talk to uncovered deputy and we have procedures to make

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sure we do it the right way in making a good.

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Investigation but the NUMBER i wanted to share with you

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that is amazing to, me that this number is what

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makes me keep doing, this what makes me want to do.

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More is that we have identified seventy eight child victims

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that was unknown the law enforcement are their. Parents so

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really think about, That. Jim, yeah seventy eight children that

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has been. Victimized the parents didn't know they were a,

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victim nor did law. Enforcement that wasn't. Reported but through

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these investigations with this, unit and, look we work really

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well With Liz murrell and her team and other. Agencies

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when you're able to get a perpetrator off the street

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and through that, investigation get him, arrested working the, case

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and then working these devices and, stuff and find out

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that he has some victims out there that we need

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to know about, it and now you're bringing them. Justice

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and they were usually quiet because they're. Scared they you,

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know they thought they did, wrong they did, wrong or

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whatever the case may. Be was you dealing with a young,

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mind it's very vulnerable and these sick individuals are seeking

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that they're trying to figure that. Out AND i think

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the numbers are over five hundred thousand predators online twenty

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four to seven at any given. Time and what they're

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doing is they're going after your children while they're playing

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on these gaming any type of social media platform that

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has a chat, room that's. Dangerous and go back to

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the incident we had with the eighteen or nineteen year

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old man that we're arrested In Dental springs that was

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seeking out eleven year olds Through snapchat and he was

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able to find their location because they had their location

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on the. Phone they didn't really know any, better and

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that's how he manipulated them into giving him videos and

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photos and then he would threaten them and then later

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on rape. Them these individuals are real and they're out,

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there and the parents and your, guardians, grandparents if we

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don't educate ourselves and really pay attention to what our

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kids are doing any social, media with the social, media

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just the devices that are in their, hand that cell,

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phone that is just a straight line to. That and,

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look we're, busy we have busy. Lifestyles there's no reason

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for a child that's seven years old or six year

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old to have a. Phone. Amen it's Just i'm telling

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you AND i know that we're, busy and, HEY i

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just want them just to call. Me those kids are very.

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Intelligent they're going to learn that system if they don't learn,

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it because they have on their. Hand the, kids says

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sitting next to them will teach them what they need

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to because look all of, Us Jim jason, here we

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learn from our buddies and they learn from. Us that's.

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Right and now you have a device that can connect

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to anywhere in the. World they can find out any

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information they. Want you can't even Tell Uncle johnny stories no,

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more because they can tell you it's, false that ain't.

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True Uncle johnny ain't the one that went to the.

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Moon it's this guy right here as an armstrong guy

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just right. HERE i looked it. Up and so you

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can't even really joke with your kids anymore like we.

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WERE i, MEAN i know about. You my uncles used

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to make me believe all kind of. Stuff, same, yeah

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but we didn't have something to go look it. Up

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AND i say all this because our kids are Such

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they're on a level of intelligence right now at a young.

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Age that's. Scary BUT i don't want to take away

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from the fact of what they need to be focused

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on us as parents is what how vulnerable they are

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right now with those cell? Phones and this is so.

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Real we do these. Things everybody Knows Chris hansen has

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Located Livingston. Parish very good friend of. Mine the Way

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Chris hanson AND i met is he actually reached out

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to me about a case that he wanted to talk

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to him. ABOUT i, said no, problem and we were

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going to interview and through that he actually started watching

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my social media page and next thing you, know he

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calls ME a couple months. LATER i, said, hey, MAN

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i see y'all got up some really nice cases going,

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on and you, know that's kind of WHAT i, do

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And i'd love to work some operations you, guys would

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you be willing to do? That AND i was, like you, know,

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sure now let me think about. IT i didn't have, to,

465
00:27:19.160 --> 00:27:21.240
YE i mean It's chris ans and everybody would love

466
00:27:21.359 --> 00:27:25.279
to see, this, yeah because, Yeah so we invited him

467
00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:27.319
down and you, know he comes. Down we started kind

468
00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:31.880
of doing these operations and he's a very genuine. Guy and,

469
00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:37.680
man the things that we have seen And i've been

470
00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:40.319
in Law i'm in my thirty third year And i've

471
00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:42.559
seen some things in law enforcement but when we get

472
00:27:42.599 --> 00:27:46.039
on these, operations it's always something new and it is

473
00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:50.599
crazy and it is, very very. SCARY i am VERY

474
00:27:51.119 --> 00:27:54.279
i don't know how a parent does what they do

475
00:27:54.359 --> 00:27:57.880
today that has young. CHILDREN i really. Don't it's got

476
00:27:57.920 --> 00:28:01.240
to be. Difficult has to. Be my, kids they were

477
00:28:01.319 --> 00:28:03.880
raised and the era of cell phones was kind of

478
00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:08.160
getting coming. Up AND i remember my, son he didn't

479
00:28:08.160 --> 00:28:10.599
get a cell. Phone he was twelve years, old and

480
00:28:10.680 --> 00:28:13.079
my daughter was right behind, him and she knew exactly

481
00:28:13.079 --> 00:28:14.920
how old my son was when he got, his and

482
00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:16.519
she expected to get her at the same time or

483
00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:19.680
maybe a little. Earlier BUT i just knew those cell

484
00:28:19.720 --> 00:28:23.880
phones were not, good but not at the educational LEVEL

485
00:28:23.960 --> 00:28:26.960
i have. Today and again the, gaming all these kids

486
00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:31.039
that are gaming and just these social media chat. Platforms,

487
00:28:31.400 --> 00:28:34.640
guy they are so, scary so so many ways to reach.

488
00:28:34.759 --> 00:28:38.319
Them AND i do want to, say you nailed it

489
00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:40.519
when you said you, know these kids are a.

490
00:28:40.440 --> 00:28:43.440
Lot smarter than you. Think And i'll give you an.

491
00:28:43.440 --> 00:28:49.680
Example just this, week a case broke In louisiana where

492
00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:54.799
a thirteen year old male was making deep fake images

493
00:28:55.440 --> 00:28:56.599
of a thirteen year old.

494
00:28:56.640 --> 00:28:57.839
Female now that's child.

495
00:28:57.880 --> 00:29:04.079
Pornography there's laws against, that and this has created a

496
00:29:04.160 --> 00:29:05.079
firestorm in that.

497
00:29:05.240 --> 00:29:09.160
Area BUT i have no idea how to make.

498
00:29:09.200 --> 00:29:12.279
That this thirteen year old, kid it was probably no

499
00:29:12.480 --> 00:29:15.640
problem for him to do. That and these day deep

500
00:29:15.680 --> 00:29:21.359
fake images look. Real they look exactly like as if

501
00:29:21.359 --> 00:29:25.000
that person was taking a. Picture and so that's how

502
00:29:25.039 --> 00:29:29.599
smart these kids are. Today and predators is exactly the

503
00:29:29.640 --> 00:29:32.480
perfect name for what those people are that seek them.

504
00:29:32.519 --> 00:29:34.240
Out amazing.

505
00:29:34.480 --> 00:29:37.880
Job and one THING i really like about what your

506
00:29:38.119 --> 00:29:41.519
office has done with THAT ikac program is you turned

507
00:29:41.559 --> 00:29:47.039
it into proactive rather than reactive. Policing you're catching these

508
00:29:47.079 --> 00:29:51.200
predators before anything, happens instead of someone making a report,

509
00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:55.680
saying you know that my child was raped by this

510
00:29:55.799 --> 00:30:01.160
adult and you know you're you're starting from the back,

511
00:30:01.240 --> 00:30:02.680
end you're catching it in the front.

512
00:30:02.759 --> 00:30:05.920
End, Yeah and we've had, Those we've had these incidents

513
00:30:06.160 --> 00:30:11.720
where these individuals have came over here with. Guns oh,

514
00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:16.920
wow they came over from Areas, Biloxi arkansas them and

515
00:30:16.960 --> 00:30:22.359
they've drove down here To, arkansas states over the. State oh,

516
00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:26.920
yeah state that drove down here to have intercourse in

517
00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:32.720
their mind with this juvenile thirteen fourteen years. OLD i,

518
00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:34.920
mean what are they going to do if it's actually

519
00:30:35.480 --> 00:30:38.640
a thirteen to fourteen year, old, yeah female and, male

520
00:30:38.680 --> 00:30:41.319
because it was it could be boy or, girl it.

521
00:30:41.400 --> 00:30:45.839
WAS i, mean we've arrested them for both and this actually.

522
00:30:46.000 --> 00:30:50.400
Happens are they going to just leave knowing that this,

523
00:30:51.559 --> 00:30:54.200
person this this child is not ever going to say.

524
00:30:54.200 --> 00:30:56.359
Nothing are they going to threaten? Them are they going

525
00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:58.480
to become somebody that they you, know going to be

526
00:30:58.559 --> 00:31:00.960
haunted by the rest of their. LIFE i, mean think about.

527
00:31:01.000 --> 00:31:04.440
It seventy eight victims were already. Unknown it has been

528
00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:09.240
victims that wouldn't tell. Nobody and remember, this nobody wants

529
00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:12.240
to disappoint their, family, right your. Parents that's one thing

530
00:31:12.279 --> 00:31:15.400
you don't want to do as a child is disappoint

531
00:31:16.519 --> 00:31:21.039
your father or disappoint your. MOTHER i, mean we make

532
00:31:21.039 --> 00:31:24.440
our parents mad all the. Time that's. Different it really.

533
00:31:24.559 --> 00:31:28.359
Is disappointment is a Big these, predators they pray on

534
00:31:28.400 --> 00:31:32.000
that and they know what they can and can't. Do

535
00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:36.480
and dozens and dozens and dozens of people that we've,

536
00:31:36.599 --> 00:31:38.759
ARRESTED i think earlier it was one hundred and eighty

537
00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:43.079
five that we've, arrested there was a large majority of

538
00:31:43.079 --> 00:31:47.160
them that would out a doubt have done this before

539
00:31:48.359 --> 00:31:50.720
before we call. Them this is not their first rodeo,

540
00:31:51.599 --> 00:31:54.319
out it probably wouldn't their second, rodeo but it was

541
00:31:54.400 --> 00:31:58.519
damn sure there last because they in my, prison The

542
00:31:58.640 --> 00:32:01.720
jason The JASON R. Hotel notech AND i can tell

543
00:32:01.759 --> 00:32:04.680
you that we have worked really hard With scott parallel on.

544
00:32:04.720 --> 00:32:06.720
This we have stayed on top of this to make

545
00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:11.359
sure we get the best prosecution as. Possible and it is.

546
00:32:11.440 --> 00:32:15.200
Working AND i know that we're talking to THE ikat

547
00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:16.799
guys when they tell, you, yes as soon as they

548
00:32:16.880 --> 00:32:19.160
find out see dental springs or anything to do With,

549
00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:24.000
livis they use it ghost. Us, yeah, okay, great then

550
00:32:24.119 --> 00:32:27.160
what will we? Do, well that's why we have been

551
00:32:27.480 --> 00:32:31.519
actively Helping Liz merle get all sheriffs on, board BECAUSE

552
00:32:31.559 --> 00:32:35.440
i want you to go the state Of. Louisiana and

553
00:32:35.680 --> 00:32:38.519
we now have a great. PARTNERSHIP i don't know how

554
00:32:38.519 --> 00:32:41.359
many sheriffs are on BUT i think it's over fifty eight.

555
00:32:41.400 --> 00:32:44.359
Now if it's not fifty, eight it's going to be really.

556
00:32:44.400 --> 00:32:48.319
Close it's sixty four of us And liz has done

557
00:32:48.359 --> 00:32:51.559
a great. Job her And chris masters of going around

558
00:32:51.640 --> 00:32:55.440
talking to these. Sheriffs you, KNOW i do my best

559
00:32:55.440 --> 00:32:58.640
of trying to pick on a fellow sheriff to tell,

560
00:32:58.640 --> 00:33:00.160
them why a't you have a party division and you

561
00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:02.559
you're not good? Enough you, know just kind of having

562
00:33:02.599 --> 00:33:06.119
that that relationship of a little you, know being a little,

563
00:33:06.119 --> 00:33:10.599
competitive and and we do that because we need them

564
00:33:10.640 --> 00:33:12.599
to be a part of this. Team and so the

565
00:33:12.680 --> 00:33:15.480
last operation we did we did in The watson. AREA

566
00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:19.680
i think we uh it was On Fox news the other. Night,

567
00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:24.240
yeah the one was a. Doctor we we had some

568
00:33:24.240 --> 00:33:26.960
some individuals in their forties that decided to go swimming

569
00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:30.880
in a swimming pool and just it's just crazy. Stuff

570
00:33:31.599 --> 00:33:37.599
and uh AND i actually, was uh had WHEN i

571
00:33:37.599 --> 00:33:39.519
walked in a. ROOM i just want people to walk

572
00:33:39.559 --> 00:33:41.599
in the. Room we had people there From East Battery Sheriff's,

573
00:33:41.599 --> 00:33:46.359
Office Ascension Sheriff's, office several P. D. SLYDALE i don't

574
00:33:46.359 --> 00:33:48.160
Want i'm gonna miss, somebody but it was it was

575
00:33:48.279 --> 00:33:51.079
several of. Them this is not Just Livingston paris. Deputies

576
00:33:51.119 --> 00:33:54.119
this is a task force from all over and we're.

577
00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:56.000
Working and we, went LIKE i, said we're making these.

578
00:33:56.000 --> 00:33:59.240
Cases we RESTED i think one or two individuals out

579
00:33:59.279 --> 00:34:02.599
of the eleven or twelve we arrested that. Night we're

580
00:34:02.599 --> 00:34:07.039
From livingston and you Had Baton. Rouge we've arrested before From. Biloxi,

581
00:34:07.799 --> 00:34:12.119
uh they've drove From. BILOXI i, mean it's crazy how

582
00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:15.960
far uh this has. Spread and uh AND i actually was.

583
00:34:16.719 --> 00:34:21.320
AFFORDED i actually afforded the opportunity To Representative Kelly hennessy

584
00:34:21.599 --> 00:34:23.239
to come over and actually be a part of that.

585
00:34:23.320 --> 00:34:26.719
Sting and she took. That she took that. Opportunity. Uh

586
00:34:26.920 --> 00:34:28.960
matter of, fact SHE i think she was so interested

587
00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:33.599
and intrigued BY i left about several hours before she.

588
00:34:33.639 --> 00:34:36.039
Did then she hung around and worked with them most

589
00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:38.480
of the night just to learn and, educate, uh to

590
00:34:38.519 --> 00:34:41.000
see what we're doing with boots on the ground and these.

591
00:34:41.039 --> 00:34:45.199
Operations AND i wanted them to see that now this

592
00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:47.719
is one of our representative because, hey we might need

593
00:34:47.760 --> 00:34:50.119
some money over this way for. This liz may need some.

594
00:34:50.159 --> 00:34:52.679
Money and now they know the importance of. This these,

595
00:34:52.800 --> 00:34:55.840
uh these sting. Operations these are not something that we

596
00:34:56.119 --> 00:34:59.480
just sitting around tweet on our, thumbs you, know trying

597
00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:03.719
to make THIS u. Up this is. Real and everybody

598
00:35:03.760 --> 00:35:07.440
we put in, jail we're stopping them from victimizing someone's.

599
00:35:07.519 --> 00:35:11.840
Child that's, right and and these people are legislating law

600
00:35:12.639 --> 00:35:16.199
and when they see that, firsthand and you, know there's

601
00:35:16.360 --> 00:35:18.760
it's one thing to see it on THE. Tv it's

602
00:35:18.800 --> 00:35:20.840
another thing to be there and witness.

603
00:35:20.880 --> 00:35:21.000
It.

604
00:35:21.519 --> 00:35:26.559
Uh i'm sure it had an impact On Representative. Hennessy

605
00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:27.840
oh it, did it.

606
00:35:27.880 --> 00:35:30.480
Did And, uh it was one of them things that

607
00:35:30.599 --> 00:35:32.880
you just kind of an idea came to. Me and

608
00:35:32.880 --> 00:35:35.039
of Course i'm sure That i'm gonna have you, Know

609
00:35:35.639 --> 00:35:37.360
roger And shane and all of, them can we call?

610
00:35:37.480 --> 00:35:40.440
Me what about? Us you, know, hey come, on need

611
00:35:40.480 --> 00:35:42.559
to see you need to see what we do. Here,

612
00:35:43.039 --> 00:35:45.639
uh when you go behind the scenes and and you're

613
00:35:45.679 --> 00:35:49.840
able to sit and watch these individuals. Work AND i

614
00:35:49.840 --> 00:35:52.119
think one thing That Kelly hall tell you is that

615
00:35:52.400 --> 00:35:55.239
the way these deputies were so into it like they,

616
00:35:55.280 --> 00:35:57.840
were and then from one moment they were sitting there

617
00:35:58.000 --> 00:36:00.559
kind of doing the, work explain how they're doing, it

618
00:36:00.599 --> 00:36:02.960
and boom jumping, up putting vest on guys on the,

619
00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:06.039
Way he'll be here in a, minute and went from

620
00:36:06.239 --> 00:36:11.039
investigative mode to tactical mode that. Quick. Wow and it's

621
00:36:11.159 --> 00:36:16.639
just it's a it is absolutely something that is it

622
00:36:16.719 --> 00:36:18.800
needed to. HAPPEN i Wish i'd have done it years.

623
00:36:18.800 --> 00:36:22.559
Ago i'm not scared to say. That i'm Glad i'm

624
00:36:22.559 --> 00:36:25.000
doing it, now And i'm glad that we're in a

625
00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:28.280
position to pretty much lead the way for the state

626
00:36:28.280 --> 00:36:32.199
Of louisiana and work really close to An attorney GENERAL

627
00:36:32.280 --> 00:36:34.519
i think is doing a great. Job we have a

628
00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:38.639
great work, relationship and we have the right people that

629
00:36:38.719 --> 00:36:40.840
are sitting in the right chairs to be able to

630
00:36:40.880 --> 00:36:44.559
make this thing. Happen and SO i hope that we

631
00:36:44.639 --> 00:36:49.960
are continuing this. Fight and, again my goal is to

632
00:36:50.400 --> 00:36:54.480
have this predator click on any address In louisiana and,

633
00:36:54.519 --> 00:36:57.119
say you know, WHAT i better not even go. There that's,

634
00:36:57.199 --> 00:37:00.039
right and that's our, hopes AND i hope that we

635
00:37:00.079 --> 00:37:03.639
can eventually tackle this. Nationwide AND i know they're working on.

636
00:37:03.679 --> 00:37:06.840
It it's a big thing to, say BUT i see

637
00:37:06.880 --> 00:37:09.320
what we're doing on a small scale and the impact

638
00:37:09.320 --> 00:37:12.239
that we're. Making it's out, there it's, real and we

639
00:37:12.400 --> 00:37:13.400
just can't stop fighting.

640
00:37:13.400 --> 00:37:16.800
It AND i can tell you that just reading through

641
00:37:16.840 --> 00:37:20.599
the chatter THAT i read through on social media Like,

642
00:37:20.800 --> 00:37:27.880
facebook the reputation That Livingston parish specifically is getting for don't.

643
00:37:27.599 --> 00:37:30.960
Go, there, Right, YES.

644
00:37:32.320 --> 00:37:35.280
I can't believe these people keep going back To Livingston.

645
00:37:35.320 --> 00:37:38.199
Parish they're not getting away with it, there and that's

646
00:37:38.239 --> 00:37:42.159
a reflection of your affiliation With Chris hansen and this

647
00:37:42.239 --> 00:37:45.159
thing going. National like you, said some of these people

648
00:37:45.159 --> 00:37:49.639
don't live, here but they're familiarizing themselves because of The

649
00:37:49.639 --> 00:37:54.559
True Blue network and The Livingston Bear sheriff's office working

650
00:37:54.599 --> 00:37:55.719
so closely With Chris.

651
00:37:55.760 --> 00:38:00.639
Hansen's we did the second steing With Chris hansen in

652
00:38:00.679 --> 00:38:05.519
the same area at the same. House, yeah the same

653
00:38:05.559 --> 00:38:10.000
house three three months, later just as many. People, Yeah

654
00:38:10.280 --> 00:38:13.000
like if you watch some of the, episodes you know

655
00:38:13.039 --> 00:38:16.159
where we're at and you know now we're moving. Around

656
00:38:16.199 --> 00:38:19.400
but it's, LIKE i don't, know you, Know chris is

657
00:38:19.400 --> 00:38:21.599
big answering the same question is why do you do?

658
00:38:21.679 --> 00:38:24.400
This why do you do? It and he said he's

659
00:38:24.440 --> 00:38:27.639
never got an, answer you. Know SO i think that

660
00:38:27.840 --> 00:38:30.440
they have something wrong with, them the mental, compassity, Whatever

661
00:38:30.519 --> 00:38:33.719
BUT i don't care what it. Is you're not going

662
00:38:33.760 --> 00:38:35.559
to do it here and lives To. Parish we're going

663
00:38:35.599 --> 00:38:37.599
to catch you. Now we're going to make sure that

664
00:38:37.639 --> 00:38:41.519
you get a not only, justice but just the fullest

665
00:38:42.199 --> 00:38:44.760
CONVICTION i can possibly give. You and, uh And i'm

666
00:38:44.800 --> 00:38:48.039
glad again That Scott perel who got on board and

667
00:38:48.159 --> 00:38:50.480
uh has has really done a good job of helping

668
00:38:50.559 --> 00:38:52.760
us get these prosecutions when it comes to these type.

669
00:38:52.800 --> 00:38:53.920
Cases he really.

670
00:38:53.960 --> 00:38:57.519
Has and, uh you, know you're protecting the, children doing

671
00:38:57.519 --> 00:38:58.519
a great job of.

672
00:38:58.559 --> 00:39:00.320
That and that leads me.

673
00:39:00.280 --> 00:39:04.480
Into my next, topic which is another program that you've.

674
00:39:04.559 --> 00:39:10.519
Started this is the school safety. Detail of, Course, uh thank,

675
00:39:10.559 --> 00:39:15.400
god we've never had to deal with some major school

676
00:39:15.440 --> 00:39:19.800
shooting like they've had H uvaldi these places that you

677
00:39:20.280 --> 00:39:22.280
all of us have heard of broke all of our

678
00:39:22.320 --> 00:39:27.440
hearts seeing just horrific tragedies like. That, uh but that

679
00:39:27.599 --> 00:39:33.360
doesn't stop your department Share, forard from ensuring that we're

680
00:39:33.400 --> 00:39:36.880
doing everything we can to protect those. Kids and school

681
00:39:36.920 --> 00:39:39.199
safety detail is a big. Deal tell us about.

682
00:39:39.199 --> 00:39:43.519
That it. Is and and, look several years, BACK i

683
00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:47.039
actually tried to pass attack sales tax to try to

684
00:39:47.079 --> 00:39:49.039
make SURE i can put every an officer in each,

685
00:39:49.039 --> 00:39:53.639
school and you, know knowing WHAT i know, today and

686
00:39:53.639 --> 00:39:56.519
and and once we got through, that of course it,

687
00:39:56.599 --> 00:40:00.880
failed And i'm glad it did BECAUSE i don't, no even,

688
00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:03.719
today it's really tough to get that we have we

689
00:40:03.800 --> 00:40:08.320
have fifty two sites forty nine with. Kids, wow sod

690
00:40:08.360 --> 00:40:10.800
have been really challenging to try to hire that many

691
00:40:10.920 --> 00:40:14.119
people to do. That, Now i'm not saying THAT i

692
00:40:14.119 --> 00:40:15.960
wouldn't you, know if it did, PASS i would have

693
00:40:15.960 --> 00:40:19.519
absolutely did. It did my best to try to do.

694
00:40:19.559 --> 00:40:21.880
That but at the end of the, day it's that

695
00:40:22.039 --> 00:40:27.559
that's almost. Impossible, yeah, Right, so But i've ALWAYS i

696
00:40:27.679 --> 00:40:30.760
always wanted, This and the very first THING i did

697
00:40:30.800 --> 00:40:34.599
in twenty twelve was put first the very first school

698
00:40:34.599 --> 00:40:39.760
resource officer and lives in pair of school outside Of Dammald. Springs, yeah,

699
00:40:39.840 --> 00:40:43.800
Okay and it Was Aaron. Bond he actually was working

700
00:40:43.800 --> 00:40:46.480
when He's Battery sheriff's. OFFICE i got in negotiation with

701
00:40:46.559 --> 00:40:47.960
him AS i was. RUNNING i, SAID i want you

702
00:40:47.960 --> 00:40:50.079
to come over. HERE i want to start a school resource.

703
00:40:50.119 --> 00:40:53.159
Officer we. Moved we put him in watching uh kind

704
00:40:53.199 --> 00:40:56.880
of the rule where it heavily. Populated that's where we

705
00:40:56.960 --> 00:41:00.280
kind of. Started AND i wanted that not only because

706
00:41:00.280 --> 00:41:02.239
he had a gun on his hip to protect our,

707
00:41:02.320 --> 00:41:04.559
kids but be. Mentors can they have a kind of

708
00:41:04.599 --> 00:41:08.440
a role right build trust and these and these children

709
00:41:08.719 --> 00:41:10.360
and to know that they can come with us they

710
00:41:10.400 --> 00:41:15.079
have a. Problem so there's so many objectives there to

711
00:41:15.079 --> 00:41:19.559
try to. Reach, well we now have close at thirteen

712
00:41:19.920 --> 00:41:25.199
school resource, officers and so just trying to think of

713
00:41:25.400 --> 00:41:29.159
how we could do a better job of securing our,

714
00:41:29.320 --> 00:41:33.559
kids of securing our. Schools how can we make this happen.

715
00:41:34.280 --> 00:41:37.679
Now the superintendent of the time Was. Murphy he was

716
00:41:37.719 --> 00:41:44.079
actually who the superintendent. WAS i went to him and

717
00:41:44.199 --> 00:41:49.400
we had a conversation and we just basically, said, look

718
00:41:49.559 --> 00:41:53.119
let's do. This let's do a sixty forty. Split let's

719
00:41:53.199 --> 00:41:56.440
just dedicate a certain amount of money to school, safety

720
00:41:56.960 --> 00:41:59.760
and we'll start getting these deputies to go off duty

721
00:42:00.239 --> 00:42:02.360
and sit at some of these. Schools let's just see

722
00:42:02.360 --> 00:42:05.840
where it. Goes so we DEDICATED i think it Was

723
00:42:06.400 --> 00:42:07.639
i'll go ahead and SAY i think it was like

724
00:42:07.679 --> 00:42:10.280
close to three, million, okay because we did a, math,

725
00:42:10.400 --> 00:42:13.239
like we have fifty two sites forty nine with, kids

726
00:42:13.679 --> 00:42:16.280
we have ball games all the, time we have all

727
00:42:16.320 --> 00:42:17.639
this toub. Going so we did a kind of a

728
00:42:17.679 --> 00:42:19.320
math of what it would cost, us and the math

729
00:42:19.400 --> 00:42:22.360
came up to be around three. Million SO i, said, okay,

730
00:42:22.400 --> 00:42:24.679
Well i'll dedicate a portion of. That you dedicated a

731
00:42:24.719 --> 00:42:29.679
port in that's what that's used for, okay well it's

732
00:42:29.719 --> 00:42:32.840
almost it's still it's we have a lot of deputies

733
00:42:32.840 --> 00:42:37.440
on the, ground but it's sometimes hard to have forty nine, sure,

734
00:42:37.719 --> 00:42:40.920
right so but what that did was allow us to

735
00:42:40.960 --> 00:42:43.880
build that. Program AND i don't want to use numbers

736
00:42:44.320 --> 00:42:46.440
it's a high number of deputies that are in the

737
00:42:46.440 --> 00:42:48.559
schools BECAUSE i don't want people to try to figure

738
00:42:48.559 --> 00:42:50.679
that it's just a safety thing with. Me, sure but

739
00:42:50.800 --> 00:42:54.880
these deputies are at this. School we put in over

740
00:42:55.000 --> 00:42:58.519
thirty thousand hours boots on the ground hours at these

741
00:42:58.559 --> 00:43:02.840
schools started and this is the twenty four to twenty. Five

742
00:43:05.519 --> 00:43:07.320
when you pass the school and you see a, unit

743
00:43:07.400 --> 00:43:09.239
he kind of they sitting there and they kind of

744
00:43:09.280 --> 00:43:13.039
watching the parking. Lot they do get out of the,

745
00:43:13.159 --> 00:43:16.039
unit they do walk to, schools they, do there's things

746
00:43:16.079 --> 00:43:18.760
that they. Do the biggest thing for me is to

747
00:43:18.800 --> 00:43:22.400
have somebody that's paying attention to what's going on in that.

748
00:43:22.480 --> 00:43:26.599
School somebody walking up on this campus looking suspicious with

749
00:43:26.679 --> 00:43:30.639
a hoodie. On most of them will drive. Up if

750
00:43:30.679 --> 00:43:32.559
you look at all the school, shootings they drive up

751
00:43:32.559 --> 00:43:34.719
and get out of a, car or they've come from

752
00:43:34.719 --> 00:43:36.719
walking down the road with AN ar fifteen in their,

753
00:43:36.719 --> 00:43:39.440
hands so we're looking for that person trying to get

754
00:43:39.480 --> 00:43:41.840
into that. School most of the, time you have a

755
00:43:41.880 --> 00:43:45.360
school resource officer that's inside the, school, right that's all day.

756
00:43:45.400 --> 00:43:48.000
Long they're all they rotating these, schools they're all you

757
00:43:48.039 --> 00:43:49.440
know what school they're gonna be in, there in these

758
00:43:49.480 --> 00:43:55.840
schools all day. Long this security guy is watching our schools.

759
00:43:55.880 --> 00:44:00.679
Too he has contact with people. Inside he's just kind of. Them.

760
00:44:01.199 --> 00:44:04.199
Okay i've had people, say, well why don't they write, Tickets,

761
00:44:04.519 --> 00:44:08.000
well tickets are important and trying to keep the road,

762
00:44:08.079 --> 00:44:12.159
safe and that's. Important but IF i were going to

763
00:44:12.239 --> 00:44:14.559
take over to, school the first THING i would do

764
00:44:14.719 --> 00:44:17.119
is have, You, jim make that deputy pull you over

765
00:44:17.119 --> 00:44:19.199
and write you a ticket SO i can get in

766
00:44:19.239 --> 00:44:20.599
that school And i'll take care of every one of

767
00:44:20.599 --> 00:44:23.639
them kids while you have him down there. Distracted that's

768
00:44:23.679 --> 00:44:27.079
why their sole job is to watch those children and

769
00:44:27.159 --> 00:44:29.719
watch that school and look for any kind of suspicious.

770
00:44:29.719 --> 00:44:33.199
Activity and then they approach. It and we have had

771
00:44:33.360 --> 00:44:39.559
a lot of incidents that they have, stopped and, well

772
00:44:39.559 --> 00:44:42.760
a lot of times we don't appreciate the things that go.

773
00:44:42.920 --> 00:44:45.199
On i'll use the word behind the scenes a lot

774
00:44:45.280 --> 00:44:48.039
because we have a lot that goes on behind the.

775
00:44:48.079 --> 00:44:50.440
Scenes one of those is is when we have a

776
00:44:50.480 --> 00:44:54.320
divorce court the courthouse and one of the parents don't

777
00:44:54.320 --> 00:44:56.920
get their, way it usually winds up at the school

778
00:44:58.639 --> 00:45:02.280
and sometimes before we can get somebody, there that don't happen.

779
00:45:02.320 --> 00:45:06.800
Anymore that's, huge that, is and that's let me tell

780
00:45:06.840 --> 00:45:08.440
you what you don't want to deal with as an

781
00:45:08.480 --> 00:45:11.079
angry father or an angry angry mother and you're in

782
00:45:11.119 --> 00:45:13.000
between them and their. CHILDREN i don't ever want to

783
00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:16.800
be in that. Position, unfortunately we get, there but it's

784
00:45:17.199 --> 00:45:20.360
we got to make sure that we keep everybody. Safe

785
00:45:21.039 --> 00:45:24.000
and those are just the unfortunate situations that we find

786
00:45:24.039 --> 00:45:26.239
ourselves in because that's our. Job that's just what we.

787
00:45:26.280 --> 00:45:29.599
Do but that school safety has been a big thing

788
00:45:29.760 --> 00:45:33.639
for our. Kids. Uh it makes me feel good as

789
00:45:33.679 --> 00:45:37.000
a as a father to know that these that these

790
00:45:37.079 --> 00:45:40.719
vehicles are. THERE i didn't have that with my daughters

791
00:45:41.119 --> 00:45:43.000
and my son was in, school but they did have

792
00:45:43.039 --> 00:45:46.199
the School resource officer. Program AND i can tell you

793
00:45:46.239 --> 00:45:48.800
that this man right here drove by that school several

794
00:45:48.840 --> 00:45:52.000
times and we had a shooting. Somewheres just to put

795
00:45:52.039 --> 00:45:55.360
my eyes on one of my child's vehicles have see.

796
00:45:55.360 --> 00:45:58.960
THEM i just need to see their, vehicle seeing a

797
00:45:58.960 --> 00:46:01.320
deputy in a parking lot or you, know you, know

798
00:46:01.360 --> 00:46:03.199
mine went to, walkers so just to know the walker

799
00:46:03.239 --> 00:46:06.519
officer was there made me feel. Better as a, PARENT

800
00:46:07.400 --> 00:46:12.280
i experienced. That so this is just trying to do our.

801
00:46:12.360 --> 00:46:15.760
Part we also have been able to use these security

802
00:46:15.760 --> 00:46:18.480
guys to move. Them sometimes we have these ball games

803
00:46:18.519 --> 00:46:21.719
and last year it was the year Before lass kind

804
00:46:21.760 --> 00:46:23.360
of had a bunch of problems at one of the

805
00:46:23.360 --> 00:46:26.679
schools where it was a lot of. Fights and we

806
00:46:26.760 --> 00:46:30.000
may have some you, know some of these football games

807
00:46:30.079 --> 00:46:32.559
or even basketball, games we get these rivals where they

808
00:46:32.559 --> 00:46:35.320
get a little bit out the, box some trats go,

809
00:46:35.440 --> 00:46:37.559
down and you, know do go a little bit overboard

810
00:46:37.559 --> 00:46:40.000
with some of their. Pranks and to be able to

811
00:46:40.000 --> 00:46:44.199
pull these guys in is. Big it's big to show that.

812
00:46:44.320 --> 00:46:47.960
Presence and, LOOK i don't want us to do anything

813
00:46:48.000 --> 00:46:52.119
On friday night but Enjoy friday night. Football right WHEN

814
00:46:52.119 --> 00:46:54.320
i go to a basketball, GAME i want to enjoy

815
00:46:54.440 --> 00:46:57.559
a basketball. GAME i don't want to have to deal

816
00:46:57.639 --> 00:47:00.559
with a bunch of kids fighting and next, thing you,

817
00:47:00.559 --> 00:47:03.519
know your gunshots and you, know and then that's. It

818
00:47:03.320 --> 00:47:07.039
it just that's not what it's. About Uh, so, again

819
00:47:07.159 --> 00:47:09.719
this is one of THOSE i believe is very much

820
00:47:09.800 --> 00:47:14.599
a proactive division that is trying to keep things from,

821
00:47:14.599 --> 00:47:18.840
happening showing that presence and being ready for what we

822
00:47:18.920 --> 00:47:21.400
don't want to ever, happen but could happen at any.

823
00:47:21.440 --> 00:47:26.039
Minute and uh, so and and we get a lot

824
00:47:26.039 --> 00:47:29.599
of parents that send us emails or kids that are

825
00:47:29.679 --> 00:47:32.880
reporting things to school resource. Officers now where you, know

826
00:47:33.440 --> 00:47:35.599
Little johnny's said he's gonna blow up the, School he's

827
00:47:35.599 --> 00:47:37.840
gonna blow up the school, Bus he's, gonna you, know

828
00:47:37.880 --> 00:47:42.599
shoot a teacher. Tomorrow we get those pretty regular and

829
00:47:42.639 --> 00:47:45.920
we take them. Serious and if they if it's if

830
00:47:45.920 --> 00:47:49.039
it's a laws, broke they get. CHARGED i have a

831
00:47:49.159 --> 00:47:52.760
zero tolerance for. That and that's big to be able

832
00:47:52.800 --> 00:47:55.159
to do, that but we have. To and uh and

833
00:47:55.199 --> 00:47:59.360
those school those security guys, know, hey last night we

834
00:47:59.480 --> 00:48:01.480
found that apparently a kid was supposed to show up

835
00:48:01.480 --> 00:48:05.320
At All Benny middle and do some. Damage so we're

836
00:48:05.320 --> 00:48:08.480
gonna have a deputy on that. School although we've solved

837
00:48:08.480 --> 00:48:10.920
it and realized that it may be a comment that was,

838
00:48:10.960 --> 00:48:15.159
made would know, nothing you, know to to support it

839
00:48:15.239 --> 00:48:18.599
other than a kid just making a super. Mistake they

840
00:48:18.599 --> 00:48:21.679
do that sometimes uh there's no really merit to. It

841
00:48:22.000 --> 00:48:25.559
but then again there's the ones that. Are and so

842
00:48:25.760 --> 00:48:29.760
we have a really good communication thing going. On this

843
00:48:29.920 --> 00:48:32.800
is carried over With Jody, purvis who's now our, superintendent

844
00:48:32.840 --> 00:48:36.440
who DOES i think a wonderful job he. Does Jody's,

845
00:48:36.519 --> 00:48:40.679
uh he's very good at making sure that he is

846
00:48:40.800 --> 00:48:44.239
very transparent with with with all the parents AND i

847
00:48:44.280 --> 00:48:47.280
get a lot of his text messages and that he's sending,

848
00:48:47.360 --> 00:48:51.199
out so he's keeping everybody. Informed and, uh what we

849
00:48:51.360 --> 00:48:55.519
what we don't want to happen is is these children

850
00:48:55.679 --> 00:48:58.920
not enjoying getting education and being. Disturbed and every time

851
00:48:58.960 --> 00:49:01.320
we turn around we have to shut school down because

852
00:49:01.360 --> 00:49:03.760
of a kid put a rumor, out you, know and,

853
00:49:03.840 --> 00:49:08.199
look sometimes can be difficult TO differenti that you know,

854
00:49:08.280 --> 00:49:11.280
what what's the rumor was not a. Rumor but this

855
00:49:11.280 --> 00:49:16.199
this division has absolutely proved. Themselves they did a great.

856
00:49:16.280 --> 00:49:19.079
Job there's a lot of guys From, uh we have

857
00:49:19.159 --> 00:49:21.880
some retirement from The Battery City Police, department friends of

858
00:49:21.920 --> 00:49:26.239
mine that we've brought on that are very. CAPABLE i

859
00:49:26.320 --> 00:49:29.199
have some retired deputies that are very. Capable they still

860
00:49:29.239 --> 00:49:31.079
have to do their. Training they have to be post

861
00:49:31.079 --> 00:49:35.800
certified and have to have their their police officer standard

862
00:49:35.800 --> 00:49:38.719
training up to par and of course we provide that.

863
00:49:38.800 --> 00:49:41.719
Training so these are not just you, know some retired

864
00:49:41.760 --> 00:49:44.599
guy with a seat props of these are legitimate law

865
00:49:44.679 --> 00:49:49.639
enforcement certified. Deputies and you can't work that school unless

866
00:49:49.679 --> 00:49:54.320
you have that. Certification and So i'm very proud of.

867
00:49:54.360 --> 00:49:59.119
It i'm so glad that we had the partnership with

868
00:49:59.159 --> 00:50:01.400
the school so it's a affordable to both of. Us

869
00:50:01.840 --> 00:50:04.119
and because these are the things that we can afford

870
00:50:04.159 --> 00:50:07.360
not to. Do you, know you you you, know any

871
00:50:07.400 --> 00:50:13.760
parent out there like me or love, me hate, me or,

872
00:50:13.800 --> 00:50:17.679
whatever you want to see that blue and white or

873
00:50:17.719 --> 00:50:20.119
any mark unit sitting in front of that school with

874
00:50:20.199 --> 00:50:24.800
your kid goes. There you want. That and it's, proactive

875
00:50:25.239 --> 00:50:28.639
it's very. Proactive and again it's not. IT i don't

876
00:50:28.639 --> 00:50:32.639
have them in every classroom where we would feel even, safer,

877
00:50:32.719 --> 00:50:36.639
Right but we we do the best that we can

878
00:50:36.719 --> 00:50:39.519
do with what we, have and we're doing a lot

879
00:50:39.559 --> 00:50:42.280
more than other people are able to, do not that

880
00:50:42.320 --> 00:50:44.800
they don't want to do, it but we have afforded,

881
00:50:44.840 --> 00:50:47.280
that we have been afforded the opportunity to do, this

882
00:50:47.920 --> 00:50:51.000
and so the plan is. WORKING i am a very

883
00:50:51.280 --> 00:50:55.320
open door type, sheriff like my deputies to bring me

884
00:50:55.440 --> 00:50:59.599
information or ideas that they, think, hey we can make

885
00:50:59.639 --> 00:51:02.760
this more, efficient we can do this, better and we

886
00:51:02.840 --> 00:51:05.480
look at it and, hey maybe maybe we can maybe

887
00:51:05.639 --> 00:51:09.159
do this or do, that so that kind of helps

888
00:51:09.599 --> 00:51:13.920
be MORE i guess real well, rounded, uh in what

889
00:51:13.960 --> 00:51:16.599
we do every day to be able to again keep

890
00:51:16.639 --> 00:51:20.480
not only our citizens, safe keep our kids, safe put

891
00:51:20.519 --> 00:51:24.480
the criminals where they need to be behind. Bars we

892
00:51:24.599 --> 00:51:27.280
also programmed mean you touched on early we're not going

893
00:51:27.280 --> 00:51:30.280
to talk, about but there are criminals too that sometimes

894
00:51:30.280 --> 00:51:32.760
if you give them the, opportunity they're not a criminal.

895
00:51:32.800 --> 00:51:36.000
Anymore and and those are the kind of things that

896
00:51:36.199 --> 00:51:38.880
we try to work on This sheriff's. Office and my

897
00:51:38.960 --> 00:51:40.880
mission has always been. SIMPLE i just want to make

898
00:51:40.920 --> 00:51:42.800
sure that we serve and protect the people who lives

899
00:51:42.800 --> 00:51:45.559
in parish and make sure that when you go to

900
00:51:45.599 --> 00:51:47.840
bed at, night that you sleep sound and you don't

901
00:51:47.840 --> 00:51:50.599
have to worry about your kids riding a bike down the,

902
00:51:50.639 --> 00:51:53.920
street a drug deal going on in your front, yard

903
00:51:53.960 --> 00:51:55.920
that kind of. Stuff AND i know we're not one

904
00:51:56.000 --> 00:51:58.800
hundred percent, perfect BUT i think we do a really

905
00:51:58.840 --> 00:52:02.119
good job of making sure the community In Livingston parish

906
00:52:02.239 --> 00:52:05.719
is a safe place with the fastest growing parish here

907
00:52:05.719 --> 00:52:09.039
in the State. Louisiana that we've been able to maintain

908
00:52:09.639 --> 00:52:13.119
that safetiness for you as a, parent BECAUSE i can

909
00:52:13.159 --> 00:52:16.719
tell You i'm gonna speak for all the husbands that

910
00:52:16.920 --> 00:52:19.920
live here In Livingston. Parish when your wife says she's

911
00:52:19.960 --> 00:52:23.719
gonna run down at Juven crossing and go, shopping you

912
00:52:23.800 --> 00:52:26.440
don't even bat your. Eye but when she says she's

913
00:52:26.480 --> 00:52:28.199
going to cross the, bridge you probably tell her to

914
00:52:28.199 --> 00:52:32.119
grab her. Gun nailed. It, Yeah SO i don't even

915
00:52:32.159 --> 00:52:35.320
say any more about. That And i'm not talking bad

916
00:52:35.360 --> 00:52:39.519
about across the river because It sigoture is probably one

917
00:52:39.559 --> 00:52:44.000
of my closest, sheriff great, guy and they do. That

918
00:52:44.079 --> 00:52:46.679
there's so much bigger than. Us they have a huge,

919
00:52:46.760 --> 00:52:50.280
city they have bigger issues and uh and That, look

920
00:52:50.679 --> 00:52:52.840
we arrest a lot of people over in the Juven road.

921
00:52:52.920 --> 00:52:55.400
Area we have a lot of shoplifting issues and it's

922
00:52:55.440 --> 00:52:59.360
not perfect over. There but my statement is what it,

923
00:52:59.519 --> 00:53:00.880
is and it's the. Truth.

924
00:53:01.679 --> 00:53:04.960
Yeah you you say grab the, GUN i, say don't go.

925
00:53:05.119 --> 00:53:09.480
THERE i, mean especially my daughters who were who are twenties?

926
00:53:09.760 --> 00:53:15.280
Now uh if they even mentioned going to certain aspects

927
00:53:15.320 --> 00:53:17.960
Of Baton, rouge even the mall area which used to

928
00:53:18.039 --> 00:53:22.280
be a pretty safe. Place now, yeah now you can

929
00:53:22.320 --> 00:53:25.320
go To Jeem yeah, there do your shopping and look

930
00:53:25.320 --> 00:53:25.960
in some of us a.

931
00:53:26.000 --> 00:53:28.320
PERCEPTION i mean that's just how we know. THAT i

932
00:53:28.320 --> 00:53:32.639
mean there's areas And Baton rouge is very, safe and it's,

933
00:53:32.800 --> 00:53:35.599
it but it's just it's that feeling you get AND

934
00:53:35.679 --> 00:53:37.360
i don't want you to go across that, river like

935
00:53:37.400 --> 00:53:38.840
you just don't. Go why do you have to go?

936
00:53:38.960 --> 00:53:41.119
There and then look and a lot of that, too

937
00:53:41.199 --> 00:53:43.000
is is us because we know we got to go now,

938
00:53:43.480 --> 00:53:45.800
right that's, Right just go To Jim AND i don't

939
00:53:45.800 --> 00:53:49.000
want to go shopping. TODAY i don't want to have

940
00:53:49.000 --> 00:53:51.039
to cross that. RIVER i do it all the. Time

941
00:53:51.559 --> 00:53:53.880
that's just you, know that's who we. Are we're protective

942
00:53:53.920 --> 00:53:58.480
of them and our family and and you just can't help.

943
00:53:58.480 --> 00:54:02.280
It AND i JUST i know THAT i know the

944
00:54:03.480 --> 00:54:08.280
deputies we have, here the they, love they love this,

945
00:54:08.360 --> 00:54:11.639
parish they live in this, parish their kids go to school,

946
00:54:11.639 --> 00:54:16.000
here AND i know the compassion they do have for

947
00:54:16.119 --> 00:54:19.880
serving here In livington. Parish and that's the compassion THAT

948
00:54:19.920 --> 00:54:22.320
i try to show each and every day WHEN i

949
00:54:22.360 --> 00:54:24.079
go to work and try to make sure that we

950
00:54:24.159 --> 00:54:27.239
provide the citizens with what they have and and that

951
00:54:27.280 --> 00:54:29.400
has always been a safe place to, live work and

952
00:54:29.480 --> 00:54:31.920
raise your. Family and we're going to continue to do. That,

953
00:54:32.320 --> 00:54:33.400
yes that's what we're going to.

954
00:54:33.480 --> 00:54:36.280
DO i, agree and and, uh before we get out of,

955
00:54:36.320 --> 00:54:38.960
HERE i. DO i would be very remiss IF i

956
00:54:39.000 --> 00:54:41.280
do not mention you've set behind the scenes a few

957
00:54:41.320 --> 00:54:44.320
times AND, uh trying to give you a, hint mad

958
00:54:44.679 --> 00:54:49.480
you know you have an amazing uh. Podcast, look, Folks,

959
00:54:49.760 --> 00:54:56.119
UH i can't think of many podcasts out there where

960
00:54:56.159 --> 00:55:00.559
you really get a human side you to look at

961
00:55:00.559 --> 00:55:04.480
the human side of what goes on in a large

962
00:55:05.000 --> 00:55:08.920
department like you get With behind The, scenes which is

963
00:55:08.960 --> 00:55:12.760
a podcast hosted by you where you feature not only

964
00:55:12.920 --> 00:55:17.280
cases that you have covered and closed with The livingston

965
00:55:17.280 --> 00:55:19.039
pair Of Sheriff's, office but also the.

966
00:55:19.039 --> 00:55:20.639
People that are working.

967
00:55:20.719 --> 00:55:24.039
Them you the some of the programs we've talked about

968
00:55:24.079 --> 00:55:26.920
today are on, that such AS. Ikak you have several

969
00:55:26.960 --> 00:55:28.400
episodes With iicaq.

970
00:55:28.079 --> 00:55:29.079
On behind The. SCENES.

971
00:55:29.639 --> 00:55:33.480
Uh and if you've noticed The sheriff's been very sharp

972
00:55:33.519 --> 00:55:37.159
today when we've done this, podcast and that's because he

973
00:55:37.320 --> 00:55:40.000
has really worked himself into begin a heck of a

974
00:55:40.039 --> 00:55:44.039
podcaster quite, Frankly, uh make appreciate him and talent there

975
00:55:44.599 --> 00:55:46.719
that it has come out on you.

976
00:55:46.639 --> 00:55:48.719
THAT i didn't KNOW i, HAD i, guess but, uh

977
00:55:49.159 --> 00:55:53.360
you Know laurie AND I Laurie, steel who's my public information,

978
00:55:53.480 --> 00:55:56.559
officer you. Know And i'm saying this in front of

979
00:55:56.559 --> 00:55:58.480
it because she's hiding in the corner room over. Here

980
00:55:58.880 --> 00:56:01.960
but he AND i spoke about this and and and

981
00:56:02.000 --> 00:56:03.840
we were able to get to equipment and we were

982
00:56:03.840 --> 00:56:05.800
able to kind of set up a room in our training.

983
00:56:05.840 --> 00:56:09.400
Facility AND i was a little reserved about, it WHICH

984
00:56:09.400 --> 00:56:12.679
i am about a lot of. Things and in, mind you,

985
00:56:12.719 --> 00:56:14.800
know commitment, issue you're trying to you're trying to do

986
00:56:14.840 --> 00:56:17.480
that but trying to be transparent with your people and

987
00:56:17.519 --> 00:56:21.880
trying to really show them and introduce what The Sheriff's

988
00:56:21.880 --> 00:56:24.639
office is all. About and and kind of came up

989
00:56:24.679 --> 00:56:27.960
with this behind the scenes With Sheriff Jason. HARD i

990
00:56:28.000 --> 00:56:30.199
didn't want it to be about me and wanted to

991
00:56:30.199 --> 00:56:33.519
be about what we do and our mission and what

992
00:56:33.559 --> 00:56:36.400
we accomplished each and every day and be very educational

993
00:56:36.440 --> 00:56:41.679
and and and and really take you behind the. Scenes

994
00:56:42.239 --> 00:56:44.440
and the way to do that is is to pull

995
00:56:44.480 --> 00:56:50.320
these these deputies was so many multiple personalities into a podcast,

996
00:56:50.440 --> 00:56:53.000
room sweating because they don't know what they, gonna you,

997
00:56:53.039 --> 00:56:56.119
know get, into and then watching them kind of relax

998
00:56:56.199 --> 00:56:59.360
a little bit and have a general conversation about a.

999
00:56:59.400 --> 00:57:04.480
Case they and All i'm trying to do is tell

1000
00:57:04.480 --> 00:57:08.719
you about, this but let them tell their. Stories and

1001
00:57:08.760 --> 00:57:11.559
you are seeing the category of person you have is sitting. There.

1002
00:57:11.920 --> 00:57:14.320
YEAH i mean these you have them came on the

1003
00:57:14.360 --> 00:57:17.239
show that's been here ten, years some maybe a little less,

1004
00:57:17.880 --> 00:57:20.639
today we had some twenty eight thirty, years and we've

1005
00:57:20.639 --> 00:57:23.519
had some veterans and work in these cases that are

1006
00:57:23.559 --> 00:57:28.880
truly amazing cases that when they get on the, scene

1007
00:57:28.920 --> 00:57:31.960
they turn into a different person and they get it.

1008
00:57:32.039 --> 00:57:36.320
Done AND i, mean we're we're working on a homicide

1009
00:57:37.320 --> 00:57:40.000
that we worked on today AND i mean you you were,

1010
00:57:40.039 --> 00:57:42.960
there you were You And jim gets to come in

1011
00:57:43.000 --> 00:57:45.239
and listen to all. THIS i picked on you today

1012
00:57:45.280 --> 00:57:47.480
BECAUSE i know when we're doing good Because jim taps his,

1013
00:57:47.519 --> 00:57:51.840
Foot YEAH i, do and SO i. Observe i'm very

1014
00:57:51.840 --> 00:57:57.199
good at that. TOO i observe. Things so but as we're,

1015
00:57:57.199 --> 00:58:01.840
going you see how fast that case unfold and within

1016
00:58:02.440 --> 00:58:05.760
hours we have a bad guy in handcuffs on a

1017
00:58:05.760 --> 00:58:10.480
homicide and we're working with crime you, know stable these

1018
00:58:10.519 --> 00:58:12.440
crime lab trying to you, know make sure we do

1019
00:58:12.480 --> 00:58:15.840
the process of. Scene we have two, scenes we have

1020
00:58:16.079 --> 00:58:19.679
multiple people that possibly. Witnesses it's a lot going, on

1021
00:58:20.320 --> 00:58:23.599
but trying to put all that, together tell our story

1022
00:58:24.159 --> 00:58:26.280
and uh and and make it you, know LIKE i, said,

1023
00:58:26.320 --> 00:58:30.480
Interesting but my thing, IS i really want to show

1024
00:58:30.519 --> 00:58:34.079
the talent of the deputies that are sitting. There and

1025
00:58:34.440 --> 00:58:37.000
and we even point out things that we've may be

1026
00:58:37.119 --> 00:58:41.559
done wrong or a mistake that was. Made but also you,

1027
00:58:41.599 --> 00:58:43.880
know this is how it came it came, about you,

1028
00:58:43.880 --> 00:58:46.960
Know and that's the big thing about this podcast of

1029
00:58:47.159 --> 00:58:50.440
making sure that we do take you behind the scenes

1030
00:58:51.320 --> 00:58:53.719
and tell you the things that we want you to.

1031
00:58:53.840 --> 00:58:56.079
Know AND i and we don't really hold. BACK i,

1032
00:58:56.119 --> 00:59:00.440
mean we we try to say everything that we. Can

1033
00:59:00.559 --> 00:59:02.880
and because that's what actually goes, on there's a lot

1034
00:59:02.920 --> 00:59:05.760
of things that you don't, know, uh and you you

1035
00:59:05.800 --> 00:59:09.159
and you shouldn't know without listening to his podcast of

1036
00:59:09.159 --> 00:59:09.920
how these cases.

1037
00:59:10.039 --> 00:59:14.599
Unfold that's, Right it's an accurate depiction of what it's

1038
00:59:14.800 --> 00:59:19.079
like to be, uh you, know investigating that, case work

1039
00:59:19.119 --> 00:59:22.440
in that. Case And i'll tell you, this one of

1040
00:59:22.000 --> 00:59:25.320
the most amazing series you have done yet was.

1041
00:59:25.239 --> 00:59:28.960
The one that just rapped With Corporal Sean. Kelly.

1042
00:59:29.599 --> 00:59:33.719
Uh this was was a way to learn about who

1043
00:59:33.800 --> 00:59:37.239
this this, hero this man that that gave his life

1044
00:59:37.480 --> 00:59:42.519
in law. Enforcement. Uh, literally who this man. Was you

1045
00:59:42.559 --> 00:59:46.480
hear from his, daughter you hear from those that worked with, him,

1046
00:59:47.119 --> 00:59:51.079
uh and what a personality he. WAS i was fortunate

1047
00:59:51.159 --> 00:59:56.079
to know him personally and, uh just a au force

1048
00:59:56.119 --> 00:59:59.239
in nature with his. Personality it's it's interesting to hear

1049
00:59:59.280 --> 01:00:04.239
his friends talk about him and uh and see that

1050
01:00:04.360 --> 01:00:08.920
contrast between that and his, daughter you, know who was.

1051
01:00:08.440 --> 01:00:13.079
Truly amazing young. Lady and you, know And i've been

1052
01:00:13.360 --> 01:00:16.719
very fortunate and had the honor of speaking as some

1053
01:00:16.760 --> 01:00:19.840
little small events would would For Corporal. Kelly AND i

1054
01:00:19.960 --> 01:00:23.000
was very upfront in the very. BEGINNING i didn't really

1055
01:00:23.039 --> 01:00:25.440
know showing that. WELL i knew of, Him i've shook

1056
01:00:25.480 --> 01:00:29.199
his hand. Before we you, know he we served the same,

1057
01:00:29.239 --> 01:00:33.440
community BUT i didn't really know. Him and through this,

1058
01:00:33.599 --> 01:00:37.559
PODCAST i got to know him and listening to the

1059
01:00:37.599 --> 01:00:41.199
stories from his friends and his, coworkers and it's LIKE

1060
01:00:41.360 --> 01:00:43.840
i knew, him you, know and he was such a

1061
01:00:43.840 --> 01:00:47.760
great guy and always wanting to be the first one

1062
01:00:48.280 --> 01:00:52.280
to step up and train people and loved to joke

1063
01:00:52.360 --> 01:00:55.599
behind the scenes and played pranks on his, neighbor which

1064
01:00:55.639 --> 01:00:59.239
was Another Dylan springs, Officers, kooby you, know just learning

1065
01:00:59.320 --> 01:01:02.480
their relationship ships and learned showing even he's just like we.

1066
01:01:02.559 --> 01:01:04.960
Are you, know he's a, father he was a, husband

1067
01:01:05.480 --> 01:01:08.760
and he was one heck of a law enforcement, officer

1068
01:01:09.679 --> 01:01:11.639
and he was a great friend and love serving his.

1069
01:01:11.679 --> 01:01:15.880
Community and so those that whole episode gave me the

1070
01:01:15.920 --> 01:01:19.320
opportunity to kind of meet them and actually at the,

1071
01:01:19.440 --> 01:01:21.119
END i was, like you know, WHAT i now know

1072
01:01:21.199 --> 01:01:22.960
Who corby show And kelly. Was that's.

1073
01:01:23.000 --> 01:01:26.480
Right and because of that podcast now so many people

1074
01:01:26.559 --> 01:01:30.840
who didn't will and. Do and uh so that's why

1075
01:01:30.880 --> 01:01:36.039
those the these podcasts like this and the transparency that you,

1076
01:01:36.199 --> 01:01:39.559
offer that's why it's so. Important and so thank you

1077
01:01:39.639 --> 01:01:43.400
for opening, up you, know your department in that way

1078
01:01:43.480 --> 01:01:46.320
where people can see that this was done by, choice

1079
01:01:46.599 --> 01:01:50.639
sheriff or chose to do, this and uh and you

1080
01:01:50.679 --> 01:01:53.679
know it's it's really a benefit to the entire.

1081
01:01:53.719 --> 01:01:56.400
Public, WELL i appreciate. It and again we and we

1082
01:01:56.440 --> 01:02:00.559
have some very interesting cases that lives in. Parish you,

1083
01:02:00.599 --> 01:02:03.400
know that's where the entertainment part comes. In. Uh BUT

1084
01:02:03.480 --> 01:02:06.800
i also again like to make sure that we we

1085
01:02:06.920 --> 01:02:09.000
introduced these cases in a way that it can not

1086
01:02:09.079 --> 01:02:11.239
only just be a learning, point but, hey these are

1087
01:02:11.320 --> 01:02:14.039
these are the deputies that are working your. Scenes you,

1088
01:02:14.079 --> 01:02:16.320
know something that ever. Happens these are the ones with

1089
01:02:16.360 --> 01:02:18.440
the boots on the ground that are you, know given

1090
01:02:18.519 --> 01:02:21.320
their their their spare, time and a lot of a

1091
01:02:21.320 --> 01:02:23.679
lot of these guys are getting called out to these scenes.

1092
01:02:23.719 --> 01:02:26.079
There you, know look this one we just, did, uh

1093
01:02:26.199 --> 01:02:28.119
which is the one happened in dealing springs on the

1094
01:02:28.199 --> 01:02:30.079
And i'll go and give them a little hint uh

1095
01:02:30.400 --> 01:02:33.000
over The Done road. Area it was the massage. Therapist

1096
01:02:33.559 --> 01:02:36.480
uh that actually was went to a house and she gave.

1097
01:02:36.559 --> 01:02:40.719
Massages uh and you know she wants coming up missing

1098
01:02:41.360 --> 01:02:43.719
and it was uh and we kind of just take

1099
01:02:43.760 --> 01:02:46.519
you through the whole. Thing so we have these things

1100
01:02:46.679 --> 01:02:51.000
that that go happen all the, time and we want

1101
01:02:51.000 --> 01:02:53.039
to make it interesting as far as just telling the

1102
01:02:53.159 --> 01:02:57.400
story and again point out the talent of these deputies

1103
01:02:58.639 --> 01:03:00.840
and uh and and let you know, that, look we are.

1104
01:03:00.880 --> 01:03:04.039
Prepared we we are very capable of doing this AND

1105
01:03:04.159 --> 01:03:06.039
uh and that's kind of you, know keep things. Going but,

1106
01:03:06.239 --> 01:03:09.480
again transparency is. Important we want you to you, know tuned,

1107
01:03:09.519 --> 01:03:12.039
in listen AND uh and we don't always just do

1108
01:03:12.440 --> 01:03:14.480
you know Those it's a variety of things that we

1109
01:03:14.519 --> 01:03:15.679
talk about all over.

1110
01:03:15.519 --> 01:03:19.559
The, game so everything from programs TO UH s R.

1111
01:03:19.639 --> 01:03:21.719
Os you did a podcast on. That you've done a

1112
01:03:21.760 --> 01:03:24.599
podcast on The Financial Crimes, division.

1113
01:03:24.320 --> 01:03:26.639
Which to me was one of the most, interesting most

1114
01:03:26.760 --> 01:03:30.400
educational eye openers for me. MYSELF i, MEAN i know

1115
01:03:30.440 --> 01:03:33.760
a lot about, that but that division there is kind

1116
01:03:33.760 --> 01:03:36.559
of that, division, like, wow that's that's pretty. Impressive y'all

1117
01:03:36.559 --> 01:03:38.320
are able to do. That you got to be a

1118
01:03:38.400 --> 01:03:43.079
human calculator to figure it. Is AND i can go

1119
01:03:43.159 --> 01:03:45.719
on and on about the different divisions and the things

1120
01:03:45.760 --> 01:03:48.920
that they've accomplished and the GOOD i, know there's always

1121
01:03:48.960 --> 01:03:51.280
those that we don't we don't get bring justice. To

1122
01:03:51.360 --> 01:03:53.960
we're not able to make a good case ON. Uh

1123
01:03:54.000 --> 01:03:56.320
we're we're we're never going to be, perfect but we

1124
01:03:56.480 --> 01:03:59.800
try really, hard uh to be, perfect and it's just

1125
01:03:59.840 --> 01:04:02.480
so some times it's, impossible but you just get, up

1126
01:04:03.000 --> 01:04:06.079
brush your shoulders, off and keep going and try to

1127
01:04:06.119 --> 01:04:07.119
do even better than next.

1128
01:04:07.119 --> 01:04:10.679
Time that's, Right and so we'll Link i'm gonna link

1129
01:04:10.760 --> 01:04:14.119
in the description of this podcast the link so you

1130
01:04:14.159 --> 01:04:18.280
can go follow on YouTube behind the scenes With Sheriff

1131
01:04:18.360 --> 01:04:22.599
Jason ard and you just click that follow button and

1132
01:04:22.639 --> 01:04:25.880
you'll be notified every time a new episode, Drops so

1133
01:04:25.960 --> 01:04:27.639
make sure you do that before we.

1134
01:04:27.599 --> 01:04:28.079
Get out of.

1135
01:04:28.079 --> 01:04:32.360
Here one more, thing back To Christmas. Crusade i'll just

1136
01:04:32.400 --> 01:04:33.239
spit out some.

1137
01:04:33.159 --> 01:04:33.800
Dates here for.

1138
01:04:33.920 --> 01:04:39.079
People applications are being Accepted december first through, fifth and

1139
01:04:39.320 --> 01:04:43.440
eighth through the twelfth r and so that'll be at

1140
01:04:43.440 --> 01:04:44.480
the training, center.

1141
01:04:44.239 --> 01:04:48.400
Correct so, yes the training center over On Woodside. Drive

1142
01:04:48.880 --> 01:04:52.400
we actually start collecting the, donations the monetary donation and

1143
01:04:52.440 --> 01:04:55.639
toys On november the twenty, NINTH i believe it. Is

1144
01:04:55.679 --> 01:04:59.239
that's A saturday After, thanksgiving. Yep and so you will

1145
01:04:59.239 --> 01:05:02.039
see deputies outside of all Three walmart. Locations you will

1146
01:05:02.039 --> 01:05:04.920
see them at Bass pro and those deputies you can

1147
01:05:05.000 --> 01:05:08.119
drop off new. Toys you can try drop off the monetary.

1148
01:05:08.119 --> 01:05:10.360
DONATIONS i think we now have A qr. Code you

1149
01:05:10.400 --> 01:05:14.199
can actually just make a donation that way and so

1150
01:05:14.280 --> 01:05:18.079
Then december to first we'll have we'll be taking. Applications

1151
01:05:18.719 --> 01:05:20.960
the best way to do this if you will download

1152
01:05:21.000 --> 01:05:24.519
THE lpso, app The fair Of shares. App you can

1153
01:05:24.559 --> 01:05:27.519
go you can actually get a print out of whatever you.

1154
01:05:27.599 --> 01:05:29.960
Need you can actually it will take you and give

1155
01:05:29.960 --> 01:05:32.440
you a guideline of everything you need to know about

1156
01:05:32.440 --> 01:05:35.440
Our Christmas crusade. Program we have a lot of people

1157
01:05:35.559 --> 01:05:38.400
want to help. Out they want to, do you, know collect.

1158
01:05:38.400 --> 01:05:42.119
Toys that will help you get the information you need

1159
01:05:42.440 --> 01:05:43.320
by just downloading.

1160
01:05:43.320 --> 01:05:46.960
App that's right in business owners with big. Pockets they

1161
01:05:47.000 --> 01:05:49.039
are a nonprofit five oh one.

1162
01:05:48.920 --> 01:05:50.480
C so you can get a tax.

1163
01:05:50.559 --> 01:05:54.039
Donation you can't all my business center friends out there

1164
01:05:54.079 --> 01:05:56.480
that are looking for that end of the. Year uh

1165
01:05:56.800 --> 01:05:59.960
you know what pay Sheriff jason or It's christmas crusade

1166
01:06:00.280 --> 01:06:03.039
and not uh you know the tax man at the

1167
01:06:03.079 --> 01:06:04.599
end of the year with federal rumber.

1168
01:06:04.719 --> 01:06:09.400
Attas is such a bad, sheriff Right AND i know

1169
01:06:09.480 --> 01:06:10.880
they say, It Well i'm already giving it to. You,

1170
01:06:11.239 --> 01:06:15.559
Look i'm only the collector. COLLECTING i only. Collected that's my,

1171
01:06:15.960 --> 01:06:18.679
duty it's worn. Duty and The constitution tell ME i

1172
01:06:18.679 --> 01:06:20.119
have to do. It that's. It that's.

1173
01:06:20.159 --> 01:06:23.320
It we're going to honor The, constitution that's for. Sure,

1174
01:06:23.440 --> 01:06:25.760
well thank you so much for coming. On we should

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01:06:25.760 --> 01:06:28.280
do this at least once a. Year maybe just have

1176
01:06:28.360 --> 01:06:31.440
a wrap up, of, uh you, know what's been going

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01:06:31.480 --> 01:06:34.159
on in policing that year and be proud to talk

1178
01:06:34.199 --> 01:06:37.000
about all those. Things BUT i do appreciate you coming.

1179
01:06:37.039 --> 01:06:39.320
On thank you for all you do.

1180
01:06:39.280 --> 01:06:40.559
For The sheriff's. Office.

1181
01:06:40.880 --> 01:06:44.280
Uh there is no one more pro police Than Jim.

1182
01:06:44.360 --> 01:06:47.360
Chapman AND i can tell, you, UH i am super

1183
01:06:47.440 --> 01:06:50.599
proud of every one of you over there so many

1184
01:06:50.639 --> 01:06:52.920
personal friends With Livingston Paris sheriff's.

1185
01:06:52.920 --> 01:06:54.960
Office AND i do want to say.

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01:06:55.039 --> 01:06:58.719
This you, Know halloween just, passed and one THING i

1187
01:06:58.840 --> 01:07:02.440
noticed this, year and this IS i don't think it's

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01:07:02.440 --> 01:07:07.000
a political, thing but in stark contrast to the last four.

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01:07:07.119 --> 01:07:10.760
Years let's, say one THING i told my wife, was you,

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01:07:10.800 --> 01:07:14.320
KNOW i don't see as many policemen and firemen dressed

1191
01:07:14.400 --> 01:07:16.480
up these kids that come to your house and you

1192
01:07:16.519 --> 01:07:19.280
hain't candy To this, YEAR i saw a ton of

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01:07:19.320 --> 01:07:23.039
them and that made me happy because WHEN i was a,

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01:07:23.159 --> 01:07:25.360
kid that was the first THING i ever wanted to

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01:07:25.400 --> 01:07:26.840
be was a homicide of all.

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01:07:26.880 --> 01:07:28.639
Things maybe that makes me a little bit.

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01:07:28.679 --> 01:07:30.840
CRAZY i don't, know BUT i was the fan of

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01:07:30.880 --> 01:07:34.880
a show where the guy that the star of that

1199
01:07:34.920 --> 01:07:38.719
show Was Fred. Dryer it was Called hunter and he Was,

1200
01:07:39.199 --> 01:07:41.960
YEAH i loved that show and he was a homicide

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01:07:42.000 --> 01:07:44.280
detective and that's WHAT i wanted to be at about

1202
01:07:44.320 --> 01:07:47.559
twelve years. Old and So i'm glad it seems like

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01:07:47.679 --> 01:07:50.239
kids are going back to such an honor.

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01:07:50.320 --> 01:07:53.480
Profession it's funny you say. THAT i actually have received

1205
01:07:53.679 --> 01:07:56.679
about a half a dozen photos of random of, somewhere

1206
01:07:56.760 --> 01:08:00.559
random people somewhere or you, know friends of mine with

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01:08:00.599 --> 01:08:04.480
their kids either with a cop hat, on a cowboy hat.

1208
01:08:04.480 --> 01:08:07.159
On they was a sheriff For. Halloween and it was

1209
01:08:07.239 --> 01:08:10.559
a very as as always a little it makes, you you,

1210
01:08:10.599 --> 01:08:13.559
know heartfield warm whenever you know those kids are wanting

1211
01:08:13.599 --> 01:08:16.520
to be a police officer or a. Firefighter and SO

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01:08:17.039 --> 01:08:19.680
i think it was a several little cowboy hats that

1213
01:08:19.760 --> 01:08:21.560
were popping up every now and then with the sheriff

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01:08:21.600 --> 01:08:23.880
badge on. It, yeah it just makes you feel that.

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01:08:24.039 --> 01:08:27.079
Love that it really. Does and so thank you so

1216
01:08:27.199 --> 01:08:31.920
much for. Listening please check out, look thank these guys

1217
01:08:32.119 --> 01:08:34.800
At christmas. Crusde they don't do it for the, thanks

1218
01:08:34.800 --> 01:08:36.439
but go up to, them shake their hand and tell

1219
01:08:36.439 --> 01:08:39.039
them thank you for keeping us safe here In Livingston

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01:08:39.119 --> 01:08:42.800
parish when you see them out and about collecting these toy.

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01:08:42.880 --> 01:08:47.119
Donations and until next, Time I'm Jim chapman reminding you

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01:08:47.239 --> 01:08:52.520
love your, community support local business and local sheriff's, departments

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01:08:52.880 --> 01:08:54.920
and keep. Leading thank you very, much