Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

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...

Detectives Seek Additional Information in Ongoing Investigation

John Smith On Friday, June 5, 2015, at 10:06 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the intersection of Van Arpel Drive and Heather Lane in LaPlace for the report of gunshots heard. Deputies found a bullet hole in a truck that was...

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with Shooting

On Monday, May 25, 2015, at 3:26 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the area of Sunnyside Drive and Creole Street in Reserve for the report of gunshots fired in the area. When they arrived in the area, deputies located six teenage...

Corey Bartholomew Arrested for Armed Robbery and Aggravated Assault

Corey Bartholomew On Monday, May 18, 2015, at 7:06 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Corey Bartholomew, 24, of East 6th Street in Edgard on a judicial court ordered arrest warrant for armed robbery and aggravated assault and on an...

Incident on River Investigated

On Thursday, May 14, 2015, at 8:54 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a docking area on the Mississippi River in Garyville for the report of a person that fell from a vessel in the river. Crewmembers of a river vessel rescued the...

Homeowner Thwarts Burglary, Kenneth King Arrested

Kenneth  King On Thursday, May 7, 2015, at 10:41 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 1700 block of West Frisco Drive in LaPlace for the report of a man that was attempting to enter the complainant's house through a window at...

Four Subjects Arrested Pursuant to Execution of Search Warrant

On Monday, April 27, 2015, at 1:23 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives executed a judicial court authorized search warrant at a residence in the 300 block of Magnolia Avenue in LaPlace. On April 23, detectives initiated an...

Cory Hebert Leads Vehicle Pursuit Through Three Parishes

Cory Hebert On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at 7:19 pm, a 28-year-old female was at the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Sherman Walker Correctional Center wearing wet clothing and only one flip-flop to report that her ex-boyfriend, Cory Hebert, 34, had beaten...

Kirk Frank Subject Booked on Gun and Narcotics Charges

Kirt Frank On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 7:14 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were on proactive patrol duty on East 30th Street in Reserve because of numerous complaints of illegal narcotics activity in the area. While on patrol, deputies...