Crime Press Releases

Terriona Ford, 22, of LaPlace was arrested November 8, 2021 about 8 a.m. for recklessly driving an all-terrain vehicle through a LaPlace neighborhood. Patrolling the area of Carrollwood and Greenwood drives, officers observed a four-wheeler travelling on the roadway...

Two Baton Rouge men were arrested October 28, 2021 for stealing metal from the St. John Parish’s utilities yard in LaPlace. Armand Steward, 33, and Naquel Dotch, 32, and were booked with theft - $1,000 - $5,000 (felony). Both are being held in custody in lieu of a...

Deshontay Morgan, 20, of Reserve was arrested October 26, 2021 after stealing credit card information from a customer at a local car wash. On Monday, October, 18, 2021, officers responded to a complaint from a local car wash in reference to an employee stealing credit...

Travis Vicknair, 37, of Reserve was arrested October 28, 2021 for rape of a juvenile after the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint that Vicknair had inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile. On October 19, 2021, officers began investigating the...

Charles R. Lanoue, 32, of LaPlace was arrested October 19, 2021 after a theft complaint led officers to find an explosive device, bomb manufacturing materials, drugs, and guns at Lanoue’s residence in LaPlace. On Monday, October 18, 2021, about 9:30 p.m., officers...

Donald Johnson Jr., 52, of LaPlace, was arrested October 14, 2021 in connection to illegal drug activity in St. John the Baptist Parish. After a months long investigation, detectives with the Special Operations Division and Criminal Investigations Division executed a...

B.J. Brown, 31, of Reserve was arrested Tuesday, October 5, 2021, after fleeing from officers and causing a vehicle crash in Reserve. On Monday, October 4, 2021, about 7 p.m., officers observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on La. 44 in Reserve. Officers...

Nine people have been arrested as of September 5, 2021 for looting in separate incidents in LaPlace and Reserve. They are Gregory Melancon Jr., 32, of Reserve, and Zeciea Dorman, 21, of Richmond, Va.; Austin Delouise, 32, of Baton Rouge and Lauren Billings, 23, of...

Mark Anthony Kimble Jr., 20, of LaPlace was arrested Sunday, August 15, 2021 after he activated a red and blue dash-mount lighting system on the console of his personal vehicle, attempting to yield traffic on Interstate 10 in St. John Parish, falsely personifying a...