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After a Black officer died by suicide, leaving anguished videos, another officer recognizes his pain Hannah Knowles and Lateshia Beachum, The Washington Post March 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8St. Louis County Police Officer Shanette Hall says she recognized much of the pain in the parting messages of Clyde Kerr III, a sheriff's deputy in Louisiana who died by suicide.Photo for The Washington Post by Joe MartinezShow MoreShow Less 2of8Lafayette Sheriff's Deputy Clyde Kerr III was working as a school resource officer when he died Feb. 1. Kerr was an Army veteran who joined t...

LPSO, Scott PD collaborate to curb neighborhood crime Agencies see increase in shots fired calls MGN Online and last updated 2021-02-18 17:56:29-05 Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Deputies are partnering with the Scott Police Department to address a recent uptick in reports of shots being fired near multiple Lafayette Parish neighborhoods. According to an LPSO spokesperson, most recently, the efforts to curb the frequency of the incidents resulted in an arrest on February 15. 23-year-old Deontae Smith was charged with Illegal Discharge of a Firearm after LPSO and Scott PD responded to multiple s...

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Twenty years of growth and great journalism February 10 2021 Our Opinion: Over the next 20 years, we will continue our commitment to being Oregon's best and largest source of local news. When the Portland Tribune launched to much fanfare 20 years ago this week, very few people outside our organization thought we'd be around for more than a year or two. Negativity abounded, especially among media competitors and journalism pundits, who gave us little chance for success. Now, two decades later, we haven't just succeeded in surviving for 20 tumultuous years, we also have grown the Tr...

Local mental health advocacy group issues statement on deputy KATC photo and last updated 2021-02-08 22:32:48-05 A Lafayette group of advocates for mental health has issued a statement about a recent deputy suicide. Last week, a deputy took his own life outside the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office. Before he did so, he posted several videos on his social media accounts which show a man struggling with despair. Meaningful Minds of Louisiana, which describes itself as a Lafayette-based statewide organization of individuals with lived experience of a mental health condition, issued a statem...