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OPSO Event Calendar
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| Jul-19 | Battle of the Badges |
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PRESS RELEASE
(July 19 @
10:42am) -- 2010 Battle of the Badges
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 Monroe City Battle of the Badges is a non-profit amateur boxing show that features policemen versus firemen from all over the south .The purpose of the Monroe City Battle of the Badges is to raise money for our selected charities.
Since our est. in 2005 we have given over $160,000.00 to charities in our community and have had a record breaking attendance of more than 5,500 spectators from all over the country. We hope through monies raised we might be able to make a difference in the lives of the children and families thorough out our communities that might not be possible without our event.
Please take time to visit our site and sponsors sites and let them know what a great event they have taken place in their area. It is through your voice that we have grown into one of the most positive events to ever be held here in the Northeast Louisiana. We would like to thank all that have supported us from the very beginning and those who continue to support us til the end. The proceeds of the 2009 Monroe City Battle of the Badges was divided evenly among these two charities. The policemen fought for the Jake Owen Raborn Foundation, and the firemen fought for Med -Camps of Louisiana, Inc. The Jake Owen Raborn Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to financially supporting families enduring pediatric cancer, as well as providing financial support to organizations and facilities that care for families enduring pediatric cancer. Med-Camps of Louisiana provide one week of camp at no charge to over 5,000 children living throughout Louisiana with varying illnesses and disabilities. The proceeds of this year’s Monroe City Battle of the Badges were divided evenly among these two charities. In 2009, we, you and I and all who contributed to the 2009 Battle of the Badges, Monroe Louisiana were able to donate $12,758.47 to both Medcamps of Louisiana and the Jake Owen Raborn Foundation for a total of $25,516.94.
The purpose of the 2010 Monroe City Battle of the Badges is to raise money for our selected charity. This year, the policemen and firemen will fight for the J. R. Searcy Memorial Scholarship Fund. Corporal J. R. Searcy served with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office for eight years, three of which he was a K-9 officer. After sustaining wounds while apprehending a suspect, his life was cut tragically short. To honor his memory and sacrifice, a scholarship will be set up in his name. The J. R. Searcy Memorial Scholarship Fund is a scholarship that will be awarded to students majoring in criminal justice at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The proceeds of this year’s Monroe City Battle of the Badges, scheduled for August 14, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., will be awarded to this charity.
Thank you for your continued support................ |
PRESS RELEASE
(July 8 @
9:42am) -- Prostitution is a crime!
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Master Sergeant Bob Morris of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office S.C.A.T. Team
and other deputies with the Team conducted a prostitution sting operation over
the fourth of July weekend. Deputies addressed our area's problem with both
prostitutes as well as with the men who seek them out. This operation was
conducted Friday and Saturday evenings.
Friday evening deputy’s set up an operation targeting area prostitutes resulting
in the arrest of 3 female prostitutes. Also during this operation Deputies were
able to arrest three other suspects for Distribution of Cocaine as a result of
an undercover narcotics transaction that was set up and occurred on the east
side of Monroe.
Saturday an operation was set up targeting the men who seek out prostitutes,
known as (Johns), during this operation Deputies were able to arrest 4 local men
for solicitation
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Address: P.O. Box 1803, Monroe, Louisiana 71210-1803
Phone:(318) 329-1200 email:
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