New D’Iberville officers take oath
Chief Wayne Payne speaks to his officers after their swearing in. Pictured are (in no particular order): Captain Keith Davis, Captain Bruce Dubuisson, Captain Walter Keck, Lieutenant Michael Blackwell, Sergeant Bryan Swann, Sergeant Kevin Sidaway, Investigator Alan Roberts, Investigator Travis Sheafer, Officer Paul Elmore, Officer Ryan Brashear, Officer Adam Santalla, Officer Tony Myers, Officer Joey Fore, Officer Michael Swanier, Officer Lee Donald, Officer Chris Roberts, Officer Samuel Thompson, Officer Zeus (K-9)
New D’Iberville officers take oath
D’IBERVILLE — Dressed in new uniforms and raising their right hands, 15 officers were sworn in as members of the D’Iberville Police Department on Tuesday.
The new department activates on Oct. 1.
“It’s a very historic day,” said Chief Wayne Payne, who was hired a year ago and challenged to create a police department. Payne chose the officers, uniforms, the arm patch, the badges and the design of the police cars, painted with the D’Iberville school colors.
“All these are fully trained police officers,” Payne said. “They all have the academy behind them. A lot of them have a number of years of experience,” and he said many of the officers left their jobs with sheriff departments and jails to join the D’Iberville Police.
“It’s very seldom that you get to start something from the ground up and build on it,” and Payne said that attracted the experienced applicants. The department also has a canine officer, Zeus.
