Archives: Stories

Parish: East Baton Rouge Police Department: East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office My name is Bria Roberson-Gresham. I am from New Orleans, Louisiana, and I grew up in Baton Rouge. My husband and I have been married for five years and together for eight. I am a very spiritual person, love to read, and have notebooks of poetry […]

Parish: Caddo Police Department: Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office; Shreveport Police Department I have always been a community man. I was very active in community affairs before this incident. I went to church with my daughter every week for years. I supervised and tutored children. I had primary custody of my daughter, who is an only child. She […]

Parish: Jefferson Police Department: Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office It started when I was at home and daughter called me to get my grandchildren from her home along with some things that my children’s father had taken that belonged to me. When I arrived at my daughter’s house, I saw my daughter standing with two men, talking. My […]

Parish: Jefferson Police Department: Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office The home– often a place that is deemed to be a safe haven. A place where an individual can seek peace, solitude, comfort, and protection. All of which things were denied in my case. This is my story, the story of Dean Secord.  My name is Dean Secord, a […]

Parish: Ouachita Police Department: Monroe Police Department When she witnessed her husband physically and sexually abuse their infant daughter, A.M. sought help from all the right places: Child Protective Services, Legal Aid, and the police in Monroe, Louisiana. As a former safe space interviewer who worked with battered women, A.M. was familiar with the “menu” of agencies […]

Parish: East Baton Rouge Police Department: East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office I was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My family is from the Scotlandville area, and I grew up here at schools like Broadmoor High, Baton Rouge High, McKinley Middle Magnet School, and Crestworth Elementary. I have been involved in this community my entire life. […]

Parish: East Baton Rouge Police Department: East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office I grew up in New Orleans and moved to St. Francisville, Louisiana in high school. I like working with wood, stonework, and out in the yard—I like projects. I am an entrepreneur and opened a business two months before the heavy flooding in Louisiana that kept […]

Parish: East Baton Rouge Police Department: East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office My name is Jacques Dodson, and I am from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I attended Glen Oaks High School and growing up was hard. I am currently divorced and have three children. In my free time I enjoy fishing and hunting. I would describe myself as an […]

Parish: St. Martin Police Department: St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office My name is J.A. I am a  security guard and an avid baker, and on November 5th, 2020 I was held at gunpoint by police and was within an inch of losing my life, all for allegedly speeding. I have to travel three hours each way for […]

Parish: Jefferson Police Department: Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office My name is Manuel Johnson and I was born eight years before the passage of the civil rights bill. I have several stories to tell and this is one. This story happened when I was six years old. I did not go to kindergarten at age five. And now […]