Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Gun Fight Investigated on S Sugar Ridge Dr LaPlace

        On Sunday, September 7, 2014, at 3:39 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 1500 block of South Sugar Ridge Drive in LaPlace for the report of several gunshots heard in the area. When...

Steven Ellis Arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Firearm

  On Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at 11:30 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 1500 block of Grant Drive in Reserve for the report of gunshots heard in the area. The complainant told deputies that her boyfriend and former...

Juvenile Arrested for Criminal Mischief

  On Tuesday, August 9, 2014, at 8:29 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Revere Drive in LaPlace for the report of a kidnapping. A 14-year-old girl reported that she was kidnapped by two unknown male subjects who put a plastic...

15 Year Old Juvenile Arrested for Burglary

  On Monday, September 1, 2014, at 8:39 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence in the 2900 block of Williamsburg Drive in LaPlace for the report of the theft of a vehicle. At 9:44 am, a deputy saw the vehicle near the...

Rachel Bourgeois – Sheriff Contract Employee Arrested

            On July 2, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives along with the Louisiana Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General started a joint investigation concerning a suspected...

Four Suspects Arrested in Connection with Recent Car Burglaries

  On Sunday, August 24, 2014, at 1:30 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies stopped a car matching the description of a car that was reportedly seen in the area during recent vehicle burglaries in LaPlace. Four men occupied the car. During the...

Matthew Landry Arrested for Narcotics

  On Saturday, August 23, 2014, at 9:35 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an apartment in the 300 block of East Airline Highway in LaPlace for the report of a disturbance. When the deputies arrived, they spoke with Matthew...

Therill Dennis Arrested for Shoplifting

On Friday, August 8, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Walmart in LaPlace for the report of a shoplifting incident that occurred the night before. A Walmart Loss Prevention employee reported that the incident was recorded on...

Home Invasion Investigation – Amp Circle, Edgard LA

        On Thursday, August 14, 2014, at 12:53 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 200 block of Amp Circle in Edgard for the report of a home invasion. The male victim, 25, told deputies that...