Rocky Boy's Project War Shield takes over Criminal Investigation Department

The Chippewa Cree Criminal Investigation Department at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has new supervision, with Project War Shield Program Director Gary LaMere Jr. taking over as head of the department.

“My main mission for criminal investigations is going to be the main mission I’ve carried out throughout my career,” he said.

Project War Shield started about three years ago with a discussion between Chippewa Cree Business Committee members about the growing drug problem on the reservation. That discussion led to the Business Committee passing a resolution creating Project War Shield to coordi...