Arnaudville Police Department
Prêt à protéger, fier de servir
Prêt à protéger, fier de servir
Ready to protect. Proud to Serve
Ready to protect. Proud to Serve
The Chief's Blog
The Chief's Blog
The Tide Will Turn
The Tide Will Turn
November 17, 2021
As we enter the holiday season – the season of “giving”, I reflect on the last year as your Chief. It has been a challenging year, both professionally and personally, but because I am a man of faith, I have to believe that my Maker is ultimately in control.
As a Police Chief managing a small rural department, my biggest challenge has been recruiting and retaining quality personnel. Arnaudville suffers the same fate and the same struggles as almost every other law enforcement agency in the country. We must recognize those elements that are impacting our efforts, and fight against some of the negative attitudes and perceptions we get from some of our citizens, from municipal officials, and from within our own ranks. We must acknowledge that there exists leadership that does not have the best interest of our citizens in mind; leadership that often turns its back on the brave and committed men and women who carry the badge and wear the uniform. There are invisible forces behind the scenes who would change the fundamental direction and values we have fought for for generations.
My over two decades serving in law enforcement has obviously been met with moments of challenge – Hurricane Katrina, big city crime, facing the tragedy and sorrow of fallen officers, meeting families of victims, and more – all to be anticipated as a police officer. What I never anticipated was a national movement that vilifies, disregards, dismisses and destroys the lives and livelihoods of decent, honest and hard-working law enforcement officers. A top-to-bottom movement that ultimately results in more crime, more disorder, and more chaos in communities and trauma to innocent citizens. As in every such movement, we always see a course correction, and I am optimistic that we will see the tide turn.
As I reflect on a personal level, I count the many family and friends who have been touched by a global pandemic that left us nowhere to hide and no immunity from devastating loss. My own brother succumbed to Covid-19, as did many of his fellow nursing home residents. Otherwise healthy family members, young and old did not escape the clutches of Covid. Attempting to understand the rationale for restrictions, mandates, and closures left more confusion, division and distrust. Covid took lives, but also took much more from us – our compassion, tolerance, empathy and trust. We are left as cynical, suspicious and mistrustful citizens choosing sides, and isolating and ostracizing those who dare to contradict or question.
But, as we move through all of this, we are left with our faith. Faith that tells us that while we are all on borrowed time, the best is still ahead of us. Life is constantly renewing, evolving and transforming into something better. We only need to wait, because the course will be corrected. The pendulum will swing the other way.
For those who can never see beyond their own selfishness or greed, or who fail to believe life is about giving and not taking, I have pity for them. The misery and hurt they inflict on others will come back to rest on their own souls. For the majority of us, the holiday season - the season of “giving” is but a time when our challenges, our pain and our struggles are overshadowed by the good we can do for others.
Happy Holidays, Arnaudville!
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Posted on June 10, 2019 at 6:35 PM |
As I have been out in the community visiting with citizens
and sharing my positions, I have also enjoyed listening to them share their’s. On several occasions, the misinformation,
possibly the misunderstandings that they reveal is puzzling. I have been told that a mayoral candidate is stating
or implying that once in office, the Arnaudville Police Department would be an
item to consider for major cuts or disbanding altogether. I would like to assume that any such pledge
is being misunderstood or even completely inaccurate. However, I find it necessary to respond to
such a notion. Small towns remain the choice among nearly 45 million people
for many reasons – jobs, family ties, easier lifestyle, raising children or
wanting to live beyond the urban areas. The police officers who work in these areas are often the
victims of stereotypes found in t.v. shows like Andy Griffith portrayed as
quaint characters less skilled or trained than their counterparts found in
urban crime centers, and thus expendable or non-essential. When it’s election time, candidates who want to assert their
fiscal conservatism or want to portray themselves as bold agents of change, talk
of eliminating employees, abolishing or consolidating departments, or slashing
services. Often they offer solutions
like out-sourcing, contracting or merging with regional or state
agencies. In the case of a police department, such moves inevitably lead to
more crime, inefficiency, less community loyalty, and significantly longer
response time to calls for service. In our case, I have been informed by both
St. Martin and St. Landry Sheriff's Departments that this would likely be the
case – not necessarily due their lack of interest, but due to lack of patrol officers, the remoteness of our community, and scheduling issues. If you don’t
believe me, or the research I’ve provided, just ask New Iberia what happened when the police department was abolished. Despite the claim that we can save money by eliminating departments, or in some cases, eliminating officers, according to
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, small rural community policing will remain an
important part of our national fabric for the near future. We do know that when small communities have looked to decrease
their law enforcement expenditures, at the same time, criminals have
continued to act out, and increase their activities. Where local law enforcement is not well established and visible, a vacuum for crime is created. If we think we have a drug and theft problem now. Abolish the police department, and wait. As a former Jefferson Parish sheriff deputy and
patrol officer, I would respond to more calls and write more reports in one
night than Arnaudville does in a month.
But, proportionate to population, the FBI data tells us that communities of 25,000 or less have seen a whopping 18.3% increase in crime. According to Ohio State University study,
“rural areas today have less crime than their urban counterparts, but they also
have more crime than they ever did before, and their crime problems are
serious.” What’s even more alarming, and something that municipal
leaders advocating for a decrease in personnel or disbanding a department fail
to appreciate, is that officer deaths in communities of 10,000 or less are
high, second only to those in large urban centers. Over a ten year period, the rate of
officers killed in rural areas was greater than that for large urban areas. So what does it say when the town leadership doesn't support or appreciate those who literally step in harm's way every day, sometimes with less pay than the average receptionist or file clerk? I am one of many small town police chiefs who have come from
a large metro area that recognize the distinct and unexpected challenges we
have in Arnaudville. While I have the
support of St. Landry Parish and St. Martin Parish for technical,
investigative, narcotic, and homicide related issues, I continually remind our town leaders of these facts. ·
lack of immediately available backup officers ·
limited peer interaction (officers are often on
their own) · lower pay than our neighboring police agencies ·
unaffordable health care and lack of adequate
benefits · lack of safe and adequate vehicles and
standard police equipment If a mayoral or council candidate makes any pledge or promise related to the Arnaudville
Police Department, it should be a pledge to strengthen the department through
competitive pay and benefits, through advocating for proper tools, equipment,
and training. Any talk or consideration
to eliminate the Arnaudville Police Department or decrease the number of
officers, I view as an unfortunate result of political posturing on the backs
of our citizens’ safety and protection.
As I have said before, playing politics with your safety and protection
will not end well. Ask New Iberia. Vote for Arnaudville’s future. Vote for your protection. |
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