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Chief Deputy
James Pohlmann
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Chief Deputy Sheriff James Pohlmann, a 26-year veteran with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office and native of the parish, serves as second in command to Sheriff Jack A. Stephens.
Pohlmann began with the Sheriff’s Office in 1983 and has worked a gamut of jobs, including: communications, corrections, as a patrol deputy, in the sheriff’s detective bureau, commander of the SWAT team, and has advanced through the ranks to become Chief Deputy Sheriff in 2008.
He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is also a member of the St. Bernard Parish 911 Communications District board and a member of the parish Housing Redevelopment and Quality of Life Commission.
Pohlmann was appointed by the governor in 2009 to the state Crime Victims Reparations Board, which awards payments to victims of violent crimes.
He was also named by the nonprofit Crimestoppers organization as Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for St. Bernard in 2009 - the group known for posting rewards for information in criminal cases throughout the New Orleans area - and has served as Crimestoppers’ direct liaison with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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