Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Walter Lee White Jr – ARRESTED for Burglary

 Subject Arrested March 28, 2014   On Saturday, March 22, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence in the 8700 block of Houma Drive in LaPlace for the report of a burglary. When the homeowner arrived home, she...

Rasheed Dooley Arrested in Armed Robbery

On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 7:18 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 8800 block of Sunnyside Drive in LaPlace for the report of the armed robbery. The victim told deputies that he gave an acquaintance a ride to the store,...

Citizen’s Concern Leads to Narcotics Arrest

On Thursday, March 27, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives responded to Whitlow Court in LaPlace for the report of male subject selling drugs from a black Chevrolet S10 pickup truck. Detectives located the male subject in the...

Six Subjects Arrested Upon Recovery of Drugs and Guns

On Monday, March 24, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives with the assistance of criminal investigation detectives executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Homewood Place in Reserve. After detectives...

Dwayne Eugene Apprehended in Car Burglary

On Monday, March 24, 2014, at 12:16 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the parking lot of PJ's Coffee on West Airline Highway in LaPlace for the report of the burglary of a vehicle. The victim told deputies that when she returned to...

Juvenile Arrested for Simple Robbery

On Friday, March 21, 2014, at 8:03 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 2400 block of Hebert Drive in LaPlace for the report of a disturbance. The victim, a 15-year-old boy, told deputies that when he was walking on Belle Pointe...

Zydallas & McGuire arrested in Narcotics Investigation

On Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at approximately 7:00 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotic detectives conducted a traffic stop and recovered over 1 pound of marijuana from the vehicle. Detectives arrested the driver, Allen Zydallas, 40, of...

Timothy Charles Jr Arrested for Possession of Stolen Firearms

On Sunday, March 23, 2014, at 11:40 am, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 400 block of Central Avenue in Reserve. The traffic investigation revealed that the driver of the car did not have a valid...

Occupational License Enforcement

  St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre recently met with investigators with the State of Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control Enforcement Division Region 2.  Agents will be working in St. John the Baptist Parish checking businesses for state and...

Andre Swafford arrested in St John Public Works investigation

On Friday, March 7, 2014, at 4:13 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives received information that prompted detectives to initiate an investigation on the unauthorized use of St. John the Baptist Parish Public Works' tools. Over the course of the...