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Deputy Honored as ACA Corrections Officer
Congratulations to Deputy Olugbenga Shomade, he is following the footsteps of his Work Release co-workers and supervisors and setting a trend in the process.

In May, Deputy Shomade passed the ACA Corrections Officer Exam. With this accomplishment, Shomade became the first driver to obtain this status and the fourth Work Release employee to receive ACA certification.

Citizen Praises Sheriff's Innovative Programs

Dear Sheriff Neustrom:

Just so you know that I do write complimentary letters in addition to those that criticize, please accept my praise for some of your innovative programs that have been recently highlighted in the media. The programs I speak of are the direct supervision of prisoners approach; the off-site telecommunication visitation for families of prisoners; the call program for the elderly; and the day reporting programs for some offenders. All of these programs show your very humanistic approach to corrections and the general human condition. You are a different kind of sheriff from the standard old Louisiana model, and it has taken some adjustment by the jaded downtown crowd (myself included) to see the wisdom of your ways. Anyway, thank you for your innovative programs, and I am always available with an opinion. I don't lack opinions.

With kind regards, I remain Very truly yours, Albert M. Karre', Jr.

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Deputies search suspect

Wednesday, October 20, 2004

PRESS RELEASE

Wednesday October 20, 2004

On the morning of Sunday, September 26, 2004, at approximately 2:15am, Deputies of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a report of a simple robbery that had occurred at the intersection of E. Broussard Road and East Milton. The 17 year-old female victim stated that she was traveling home and observed a vehicle that appeared to be following her. When she stopped at the intersection of E. Broussard Road and East Milton, her vehicle was struck from the rear by this vehicle. She pulled into a nearby parking lot and exited her vehicle to survey the damage. The driver of the other vehicle grabbed her and forced her into her vehicle. The suspect then stole several items from the victim including her car keys, cellular phone and purse.

The suspect is described as a black male approximately 5'7" in height, with a shaved head and a goatee. The only description of the suspect's vehicle is a black automobile with square tail lamps and a white stripe along the side.

Detectives have obtained a composite of the suspect, and are asking for assistance in identifying him. If anyone has information, please call the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office at 232-9211 or Crime Stoppers at 232-Tips.

Lt. Craig Stansbury
Public Information Officer
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
337-236-5876