Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Aggravated Burglary Investigations – Central Ave, Reserve

On Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 11:39 pm, deputies responded to a residence in the 300 block of Central Avenue in Reserve for the report of a man armed with a knife in the complainant's residence. When deputies arrived, the 41-year-old female victim told deputies...

Sheriff’s Office Employees CPR / AED Certified

          To be better prepared to serve the public, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre required that all employees of the Sheriff's Office be CPR/AED certified.  Sheriff Tregre recently announced that...

Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested

  On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at 4:52 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Big River Food and Fuel at 1173 East Airline Highway in LaPlace for the report of an armed robbery.  The store clerk told deputies that a black...

Narcotics Investigation Leads to Two Arrests

        Subsequent to a month long joint investigation with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives arrested two brothers, Tramon Dixon, 26,...

Sex Offender Wanted for Failure to Register

             St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies are seeking the assistance of the public to find Jarriod Fiffie, 32, of Edgard, LA.  Fiffie is wanted by St. John the Baptist...

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...