The Cold Case Playing Cards Help Solve Murder Mysteries
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The ISIA OU NA L EMBERSH M IP Y P R R A O R G O R N A M O H E ST 94 AB 19 S LISHED ’ HERIFFS The Official Publication of Louisiana's Chief Law Enforcement Officers Spring iSSue ApriL 2011 Sheriffs’ educational Cold Case Playing Cards help Scholarship Recipients solve murder mysteries Announced by Lauren Labbé Meher ouisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership program Chairman greg LChampagne, St. Charles parish Sheriff, announced that seventy-five graduating high school seniors have been awarded scholar- ships provided by the Sheriffs’ Scholarship program for the 2010 academic school year. Sheriffs’ scholarships, worth $500 each, are made possible by the citizen members of the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership program. They are awarded to students from each parish where the sheriff is affiliated with On each card, a victim’s face is shown the program. While some sheriffs divide the along with a brief description of the case, $500 scholarship into two, $250 scholarships, and a toll free number assigned to each individual case. other sheriffs enhance scholarship benefits to larger denominations with funds they provide old case detectives may now to submit cases from their jurisdiction, themselves. have a little added luck on their and family members whose cases had To obtain information about the Cside when it comes to resolving been nominated were contacted in order Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship program, unsolved, open cases. to make them aware of the initiative, and contact your local Sheriff’s Office. This innovative new initiative, called to get permission to highlight their case. Louisiana Cold Case, puts the faces After about nine months in the making, AcAdiA PArish Sheriff Wayne Melancon names and details of 52 unsolved crimes the first deck of Louisiana Cold Case Recipient: Tyler Venable on a deck of cold case playing cards, and playing cards was born. ALLEN PArish these cards have been placed in the hands “The LSA is proud to partner with Sheriff Harold Brady of those who are most likely to have DpS&C and Crime Stoppers in an effort Recipient: Justin Wade Fontenot information -- inmates. to shed new light on these crimes that AscENsiON PArish The cold case playing cards came remain unsolved,” said LSA executive Sheriff Jeff Wiley Recipient: Rebecca Mensour about after Department of public Safety Director, Hal Turner. “We hope that, by & Corrections (DpS&C) Secretary James targeting the offender population and get- AssUMPTiON PArish Sheriff Mike Waguespack LeBlanc learned of the success other ting these cards into the hands of those Recipient: Tyler James Cavalier states were having with similar initia- that are most likely to have information, AVOYELLEs PArish tives. He decided to develop a Louisiana that we might be able to bring closure and Sheriff Doug Anderson Recipient: Blake Brevelle cold case card deck and began collaborat- justice to the victims and their families.” ing with Crime Stoppers, the Louisiana About 10,000 decks of cards were BEAUrEGArd PArish Sheriff Ricky Moses Sheriffs’ Association, and law enforce- distributed to twelve state correctional Recipient: Maria Danielle Fowler ment statewide. facilities, and an additional 10,000 were BiENViLLE PArish In the months that followed, chief distributed to various Crime Stoppers Sheriff John Balance law enforcement officers were invited programs throughout the state. Recipient: Dylan Coker continued on page 2 continued on page 14 Sheriffs’ educational Scholarship Recipients Announced continued from page 1 BOssiEr PArish EAsT FELiciANA PArish sABiNE PArish Sheriff Larry Deen Sheriff Talmadge Bunch Sheriff Guffey Lynn Pattison Recipient: Mark Harrington Recipient: Tiffany S. Wilkerson Recipient: Brittany LeAnn Grappe cAddO PArish EVANGELiNE PArish sT. BErNArd PArish Sheriff Steve Prator Sheriff Eddie Soileau Sheriff Jack Stephens Recipient: Michael Luke Wallace Recipient: Amanda Courville Recipient: Richard Jake Baumy cALcAsiEU PArish FrANKLiN PArish sT. chArLEs PArish Sheriff Tony Mancuso Sheriff Steve Pylant Sheriff Greg Champagne Recipient: Lierica Jayia Boutte Recipient: Sarah Thornhill Recipient: Courtney Marie Speice cALdWELL PArish GrANT PArish sT. hELENA PArish Sheriff Steve May Sheriff Baxter Welch Sheriff Nathaniel “Nat” Williams Recipient: Courtnie Crain Recipient: Jaclyn Norris Recipient: Dylan M. Kinkaid cAMErON PArish iBEriA PArish sT. JAMEs PArish Sheriff Theos Duhon Sheriff Louis Ackal Sheriff Willy Martin Recipient: Unavailable at press time. Recipient: Erin Claire Stutes Recipient: Raven E. Gros cATAhOULA PArish iBErViLLE PArish sT. JOhN ThE BAPTisT PArish Sheriff James Kelly Sheriff Brent Allain Sheriff Wayne Jones Recipient: DARE Program Recipients: Candice Brieon McNell Recipient: A’Nyjah Johnson Hannah M. Pitre cLAiBOrNE PArish sT. LANdrY PArish Sheriff Ken Bailey JAcKsON PArish Sheriff Andy Brown Sheriff Bobby Guidroz Recipients: Jessica Tinsley Recipient: ChanceA. Janice MelleNeeKaQuonye` Clark Recipient: Hilary Reed sT. MArTiN PArish cONcOrdiA PArish JEFFErsON dAVis PArish Sheriff Ricky Edwards Sheriff Ronny Theriot Sheriff Randy Maxwell Recipient: Lauren Ortego Recipient: Arthur Lewis Recipient: Spencer Allen Royer sT. MArY PArish dEsOTO PArish LAFAYETTE PArish Sheriff Mike Neustrom Sheriff David Naquin Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle Recipient: Jeremy Irion Recipient: Areil Paige Goelden Recipient: Olivia Faul sT. TAMMANY PArish EAsT BATON rOUGE PArish LAFOUrchE PArish Sheriff Craig Weber Sheriff Jack Strain Sheriff Sid Gautreaux Recipient: Kailyn Gonzales Recipients: Brandon Terrell Bonds Recipient: Breanna Marie Alario AwShanay Cain LAsALLE PArish TANGiPAhOA PArish Sheriff Scott Franklin Sheriff Daniel Edwards EAsT cArrOLL PArish Recipient: Jennifer Rester Sheriff Mark Shumate Recipients: Bridget Babcock Alicia Pitman Recipient: De’Junae Santae Shaw TENsAs PArish LiNcOLN PArish Sheriff Rickey Jones Sheriff Mike Stone Recipients: Dustin A. Yarrington LOUISIANA Recipients: Samantha Roberts DeVante J. Hardison TErrEBONNE PArish Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois SheRIff LiViNGsTON PArish Recipient: Christopher B. Watson The Publication of Louisiana’s Chief Law Enforcement Officers Sheriff Willie Graves Recipient: Joseph Mason Kent UNiON PArish Spring iSSue ApriL 2011 Sheriff Bob Buckley MOrEhOUsE PArish Recipient: Lynley Farrar Publisher Sheriff Mike Tubbs Louisiana Sheriffs’ educational Foundation Recipient: Morgan L. Crenshaw VErMiLiON PArish executive Advisors Sheriff Mike Couvillon executive Director NATchiTOchEs PArish Recipient: Lauren Lange Michael A. ranatza Sheriff Victor Jones Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Recipient: James Robert Mathews VErNON PArish Assistant executive Director Sheriff Sam Craft Sheriff gary Bennett (ret.) OrLEANs PArish Recipient: Shante Gammage Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Sheriff Marlin Gusman editor Recipient: Unavailable at press time. WAshiNGTON PArish Director, Communications and public Affairs Sheriff Robert Crowe Lauren Labbé Meher OUAchiTA PArish Sheriff Royce Toney Recipient: Cynthia Hendershot executive Board of Directors Recipient: Heaven Wallace Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership program WEBsTEr PArish Louisiana Sheriffs’ educational Foundation PLAQUEMiNEs PArish Sheriff Gary Sexton Recipient: Amy D. Wright Chairman Sheriff I. F. “Jiff” Hingle Sheriff greg Champagne, St. Charles parish Recipient: Ryan Lamar Jones WEsT BATON rOUGE PArish Secretary-Treasurer POiNTE cOUPEE PArish Sheriff Mike Cazes Sheriff Bob Buckley, union parish Sheriff Beauregard “Bud” Torres Recipients: Breanna D. Lewis Sheriff Brent Allain, iberville parish Recipient: Tyler Major Katherine Provost Sheriff Talmadge Bunch, east Feliciana parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso, Calcasieu parish rAPidEs PArish WEsT cArrOLL PArish Sheriff Jeff Wiley, Ascension parish Sheriff Charles Wagner Sheriff Jerry Philley Sheriff Beauregard "Bud" Torres, pointe Coupee parish Recipient: Travis Davidson, Jr. Recipients: Roger D. Moore LOUISIANA SHERIFF is the official publication of the Lee G. Hayes Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program and rEd riVEr PArish Louisiana Sheriffs’ Educational Foundation and is made possible Sheriff Johnny Norman WEsT FELiciANA PArish by contributing members. It is distributed to members, statewide Recipient: Chelsea LeAnn Hay Sheriff Austin Daniel sheriffs, criminal justice professionals and policy makers. Recipient: Jill Ferguson pOSTMASTer: Send address changes to: richLANd PArish LOuiSiAnA SHeriFF Sheriff Charles McDonald WiNN PArish 1213 nicholson Drive, Suite A, Recipients: Chelsea Maree Jones Sheriff A. D. Little Baton rouge, LA 70802 George Daniel Fuller, III Recipient: Lindlay M. Howell 2 LOuiSiAnA SHeriFF Sheriffs elect 2010-2011 Board at Annual Meeting The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association (LSA) 2010-2011 Executive Board pictured from left to right: Hal Turner, executive director, LSA; Sheriff Mike Waguespack, Assumption Parish, sergeant-at-arms; Sheriff Bob Buckley, Union Parish, second vice president; Sheriff “Jiff” Hingle, Plaquemines Parish, President; Sheriff Mike Cazes, West Baton Rouge Parish, first vice president; Sheriff Tony Mancuso, Calca- sieu Parish, secretary-treasurer. laquemines parish Sheriff i.F. “Jiff ” president Sheriff “Jiff ” Hingle Plaquemines parish Hingle Jr. has been elected president First Vice president Sheriff Mike Cazes West Baton rouge parish of the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Second Vice president Sheriff Bob Buckley Union parish Pfor the 2010-2011 term, succeeding Sheriff Secretary-Treasurer Sheriff Tony Mancuso Calcasieu parish Victor Jones, according to Hal Turner,