DEPUTY CHIEF'S
MESSAGE
Photograph
by: Carolyn Terry Photography
Deputy Chief David Ervin
March 12, 2010
On
Patrol with Picayune Police, By
Deputy Chief David R. Ervin
As we move
toward spring and the beginning of the 2010 U.S. Census information
gathering, we the officers of the Picayune Police Department
encourage you to complete the census information as accurately as
possible. The ability to have accurate population counts in our city
and the surrounding community means everything to the local
government’s ability to receive grants and to have the opportunity
at larger amounts of grant funds available to the local area. The
U.S. Census is very important in many aspects of government even
when it comes to voting for elected officials to represent our Great
State of Mississippi, so we again urge you to complete the
information as accurate as possible and as quick as possible when
made available to you, it is important.
The police
department has promoted Sergeant Bonnie Cousin to the rank of
Lieutenant; in this promotion she has been given the task of
supervisor over the communications center, criminal records, and the
jail. Lieutenant Cousin will supervise a total 15 employees, all
within the Support Services Division of the Picayune Police
Department. Join me in congratulating Lt. Cousin on her promotion,
which was well earned by her strong management skills and dedication
to the Picayune Police Department, the city and the citizens she
serves.
Our strong
partnership with the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office is really
working to benefit the community in many ways, such as the joint
drug investigations and associated arrest recently. They again
worked together when the Police Officers and Sheriff’s Deputies
worked quickly to arrest and return an escaped inmate to the city
jail just recently. Also we look forward to the assistance of the
Sheriff’s Deputies which will help provide security to the
upcoming Picayune Spring Street Fair on the weekend of April 10th
and 11th.
We continue to
meet with the Sheriff and his staff on a monthly basis to plan and
develop law enforcement tactics to deter criminal activity within
the community. We have also partnered with Chief Charlie Fazende of
the Poplarville Police Department and his staff, which now have
joined the monthly meetings with the Sheriff’s Department and
Picayune Police Department. We are all working to make Pearl River
county and the two municipalities, Picayune and Poplarville, a safer
place to live, work, and play.
February
statistics are as follows; officers of the Picayune Police
Department answered approximately 2,500 calls for service resulting
in 12 felony drug arrests, 25 misdemeanor drug arrests, 28 warrant
arrests, 70 misdemeanor crime arrests, and 2 felony arrests for
crimes against persons and/or property. The traffic enforcement
citations resulted in 99 hazardous moving violations, 213
non-hazardous moving violations, 13 child restraint violations, 23
seatbelt violations, 18 DUI violations and 1 felony DUI violation.
We ask that you continue your prayers for and
support of the men and women of law enforcement. We thank you for
allowing us to protect and serve this great community; until next
month, Stay Safe.