Crime Press Releases

  On July 11, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives initiated an investigation after a St. John the Baptist Parish Animal Control officer reported a cruelty to animals case. Animal Control reported that an illegal dog rescue operation called...

On Saturday, July 12, 2014, at 4:47 am, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for improper lane use on I-10 east bound near exit 209 in LaPlace. The driver, his girlfriend, and three juvenile children were in the...

On Thursday, July 10, 2014, at 11:18 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the 100 block of Cranberry Street in Garyville for the report a home invasion. Brandon Clark, 34, told deputies that after hearing a knock on the door, he...

  On Thursday, June 26, 2014, Operation Happy Feet conducted by St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives culminated a month long investigation.  Tips received from the public indicated that more than foot massages were being given by massage...

  On Thursday, June 19, 2014, at 7:27 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a retail storefront in the 200 block of West Airline Highway in LaPlace for the report of a man exposing himself.  The complainant, a 42 year-old...

  In St. John the Baptist Parish it is lawful for persons to discharge fireworks within the parish on:   Fourth of July from dusk until 10:00 p.m.   All discharging of fireworks by the general public shall be done with the supervision of responsible...

    On Friday, June 20, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives arrested DeQuan Brown, 19, of Mercury Lane in Reserve in connection with the murder of Meshach Mason in Reserve in August 2013.  Evidence collected in the...

On Friday, June 13, 2014, 3:53 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 100 block of Sleepy Redwood Street in LaPlace for the report of a disturbance involving weapons. The 26-year-old male victim told deputies that he was outside his...

On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at 11:21 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 200 block of Joe Parquet Circle in LaPlace for the report of a subject being shot. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found an unresponsive male...

On Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 8:17 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the area of Chad B. Baker Street in Reserve for the report of gunshots in the area. A witness in the 200 block of East 27th Street told a deputy that gunshots were...