Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Kenneth Dixon Jr Booked with Burglary

Kenneth Dixon Jr On Friday, June 26, 2015, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies booked Kenneth Dixon Jr., 35, of St. Rose for the January burglary of a residence on West Eighth Street in Reserve. Investigators sent evidence collected from the crime...

Three Subjects Arrested in Narcotics Investigation

Christopher Rowe Wanda Summers Dennis Joseph St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives initiated an investigation after receiving information of illegal narcotics activity at Christopher Rowe's residence. The information alleged that...

Davana Tripps Arrested for Severe Child Abuse

  Davana Tripps On May 7, 2015, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau began an active investigation regarding the whereabouts and custody of an eight-year-old girl. The mother of the child reported that since the incarceration of the...

Juveniles Arrested for Illegal Possession of a Handgun

On Tuesday, June 23, 2014, at 3:31 pm while on criminal patrol in the 8800 block of Houma Drive in Reserve, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputy saw one juvenile of a group of six male juveniles drop a handgun behind a tree. As the deputy walked...

Tommy Poche & Amber Glaub Booked on Illegal Firearm Charges

Tommy Poche Amber Glaub On Sunday, June 21, 2015, at 4:33 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 200 block of Amp Circle in Edgard for the report of a female victim being beaten by her boyfriend. When deputies arrived in the area,...

Casey Spies and Garland Cottingham Arrested for Possession Heroin

Casey Spies Garland Cottingham On Sunday, June 14, 2015, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputy responded to the 600 block of Fairway Drive in LaPlace for the report of a protective order violation. The complainant told the deputy that Garland...

Rodney Loya Arrested for Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile

Rodney Loya On Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at 12:43 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a LaPlace area church for the report of an incident of indecent behavior of a juvenile. The mother of the three ­year-old male victim and the...

Kenion Riley Arrested for Robbery and Possession of Narcotics

Kenion Riley On Saturday, June 13, 2015, at 2:20 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 900 block of Michael Court in LaPlace for the report of a robbery. The 24-year-old male victim told deputies that Kenion Riley, 21, of Michael...

Telephone Scam Alert

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre warns all residents that telephone scam artists are always on the prowl. Telephone scam artists attempted to get money from individuals through their emotions by scaring them or telling them a family member is in need of...