SCC donates to officer protection funds
Published 12:03 am Wednesday, March 1, 2017
- Major Edward Beckendorf of the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, left, and St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre accept $2,000 checks for each department’s body armor fund from Alex Miller, Jacob Twiner, Collin Cedotal, Ona Scott and Dakota Mackles, Beta Club officers at SCC.
St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre accepted a $2,000 check for the SJSO body armor fund from the Beta Club at St. Charles Catholic High School in LaPlace on Feb. 21.
Sgt. Jason Triche, who was shot in the line of duty in 2012 and will return to work at the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office this month, receives a standing ovation from students and faculty during a Mass at St. Charles Catholic High School in LaPlace.
The SCC Beta Club sold World’s Finest Chocolate to raise money for the SJSO as well as the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office ballistic vest fund.
Body armor fund donations are used to protect all officers, officials said. Anyone interested in making a donation to the SJSO Body Armor Fund is asked to call 985-652-9513.
Before the check presentation, Tregre and several fellow officers, as well as officers from the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, also were recognized during Mass hosted by the SCC Alumni Association.
