St. Landry Sheriff’s Office PIO Clay Higgins orchestrating a large Crimestoppers production to highlight street gang violence.
Photos: Behind the scenes with Capt. Clay Higgins while filming a Crimestoppers segment
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Advocate file photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes and black community leaders participate in the filming of a video led by Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, in asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, speaks into the camera as he and law enforcement personnel from various agencies and black community leaders create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, left, directs law enforcement personnel from various agencies and black community leaders while creating a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes and black community leaders create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate file photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, speaks into the camera as he and law enforcement personnel from various agencies and black community leaders create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, center, explains his vision and purpose to law enforcement personnel from various agencies and black community leaders while creating a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- S.W.A.T. officers stand atop a tank as Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes and black community leaders create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, checks the framing of a shot as he and law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes and black community leaders create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, center right, directs law enforcement personnel from various agencies and black community leaders while creating a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, center, stops to greet K-9 Officer Owen and his handler Abbeville Police Officer Daniel Powers while working with law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes as well as black community leaders, including Pastor Clarence Lazard, right, to create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, third from left, walks through a crowd of law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes and black community leaders gathered to create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, center, and other law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes and black community leaders bow their heads as Pastor Clarence Lazard leads a prayer before filming a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate file photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, records a voiceover using his own written script as he and law enforcement personnel from various agencies and black community leaders create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes and black community leaders create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, shakes hands with Ronald Milburn, a deacon in the Greater Union Missionary Baptist Church and commander of the Knights Templar of the State of Louisiana, after they and law enforcement personnel from various towns and parishes and black community leaders created a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Capt. Clay Higgins, spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, takes on his signature while speaking into the camera as he and law enforcement personnel from various agencies and black community leaders create a video asking for the public's help in bringing members of the Gremlins street gang to justice Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex in Opelousas, La. Ten members of the gang have been arrested, and seven are still wanted. Higgins and KATC regularly produce Crime Stoppers television spots seeking suspects wanted in St. Landry Parish. This production, however, ties together agencies including the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals Office, Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies.