Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Detectives Seek Person of Interest

  St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives are seeking the assistance of the public to find David Colby, 44.  Detectives say that Colby is a person of interest for the burglary of Pirogue Café in Reserve on May 27. Anyone knowing the...

Detectives Seek Person of Interest

  St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives are seeking the assistance of the public to find David Colby, 44.  Detectives say that Colby is a person of interest for the burglary of Pirogue Café in Reserve on May 27. Anyone knowing the...

Sex Offender Arrested on Fugitive Warrant

        On September 22, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were notified by the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office in New Jersey that a wanted sex crime offender from that agency was working in...

Narcotics Search Warrant Leads to Two Arrests

On Thursday, October 2, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives served a bench warrant on David Cole at a residence in the 400 block of Reg Park in Reserve. The bench warrant was issued July 16 for Cole for failure to appear in court on...

Shooting Investigation on Revere Dr., LaPlace

  On Wednesday, October 1,2014, at 9:36 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 500 block of Revere Drive in LaPlace for the report of several gunshots heard in the area. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found that two...

Armed Robbery Investigation

  September 24, 2014, Armed Robbery Investigation   NEWS RELEASE           On Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at 8:08 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 100 block of Star Terrace...

Two Arrested For Armed Robbery

  On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at 6:15 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 600 block of Main Street in LaPlace when a concerned citizen called 911 to report subjects fighting and a firearm was involved. When deputies...

Juvenile Arrested for Possession of a Handgun

  On Monday, September 15, 2014, at 4:33 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 8000 block of Sunnyside Drive in Reserve for the report of a fight and a juvenile that was in possession of a firearm. When deputies arrived in the...

Littering Complaint Leads to Narcotics Arrests

  On Friday, September 12, 2014, at 6:27 pm, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputy responded to Homewood Place in Reserve for the report of two men in a green pickup truck dumping trash. The responding deputy saw the two men in the green truck...

Disturbance Call Investigation Exposes Methamphetamine Laboratory

  On Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at 6:17 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence in the 400 block of Birch Street in LaPlace for the report of a disturbance at the residence. When deputies arrived, they identified two...