09/02/2026
The Patterson Police Department is working hand in hand with the St. Mary Parish Sheriffโs Office, neighboring agencies, as well as other local agencies, and the school systems; to ensure the continued safety of our communities, students, faculty, and staff.
Chief Garrett Grogan and Patterson Police Department want to remind everyone, if you see something to please report it to your local law enforcement agency as soon as possible!
โ ๏ธ ๐โ๐ฝ๐: ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ "โ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ โ๐๐ฅ" ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ โ ๏ธ
Parents and Community Members,
Sheriff Gary Driskell and our Investigations Division want to bring your attention to a concerning social media trend circulating nationwide, often referred to as the "๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐" posts. This trend involves images of the Cat in the Hat paired with vague or specific threats directed at schools.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฌ๐๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐๐จ, but unfortunately, some local adolescents are seeing them and thinking it is funny to share, repost, or create their own versions.
๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐: ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐จ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
We need to be absolutely clear about the legal realities of this trend. Making, sharing, or reposting threats to a school is not a game, and it is not a joke. ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐. Students who participate in this can face severe legal consequences, including charges, as well as immediate disciplinary action from the school system.
Parents, we need your help. Please sit down and have a serious conversation with your kids today. Warn them about the dangers of sharing these types of posts, even if they think they are just being funny.
It might seem like a harmless joke on a screen, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ.
Thank you for your partnership in keeping our schools and our community safe. ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ค๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐ฉ, ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ.
