Crime Press Releases
St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.WANTED for questioning in LaPlace Burglary
St John Sheriff's Office is asking the public for assistance in identifying the suspect in this video. He is wanted for questioning regarding a burglary that took place on November 18, 2014, at 3:40am in the 3000 block of US Hwy 51 in LaPlace. The suspect is wanted...
Two Joint Narcotics Investigations Lead to Five Arrests
Grayland Washington Anthony Lennix Romon Granger Travoris Thomas Shane Nicholson Two joint narcotics investigations with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division, U.S. Homeland Security, and U.S. Postal Service led to the...
Joel Martin Arrested in Home Invasion
On Thursday morning, November 6, 2014, the U.S. Marshall's Fugitive Task Force arrested Joel Martin, 27, of LaPlace on an outstanding St. John the Baptist Parish judicial court ordered arrest warrant. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office wanted...
Juvenile Arrested for Burglary of a Motor Vehicle
On Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 9:14 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 700 block of Colony Drive in LaPlace for the report of the burglary of car in progress. A witness saw a male juvenile rummaging through a parked car....
Veronica Jarrow Wanted for Aggravated Battery
On Saturday, November 1, 2014, at 2:30 am, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputy met with a 23-year-old Reserve woman at the Ochsner Health Center in LaPlace. Medical staff treated her for cuts, one on her forehead and one below her left eye....
Suspect Identified in Shooting Investigation
On Monday, November 3, 2014, at 10:47 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 100 block of Dove Street in LaPlace for the report of a shooting. Responding deputies located the victim in the driveway of a residence on Hawk Street....
Deputies Conduct Halloween Compliance Checks of Registered Sex Offenders
No trick or treat tonight for the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Office deputies working the registered sex offender detail. It will be all business as six teams of deputies canvass the parish for compliance checks of all registered sex offenders in the...
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...