Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

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...

Thomas Dewey III arrested on Drug/Burglary related charges

On Friday, February 28, 2014, at 2:58 am, while on active criminal patrol, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies saw a male subject riding a bicycle in the area of Louisiana Highway LA 44 and Central Avenue in Reserve and attempted to make contact with...

Complaint Leads to Six Narcotic Arrests

On Monday, March 3, 2014, at 10:20 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded the 1500 block of Delta Road in LaPlace for the report of several subjects smoking marijuana in a car. When deputies arrived, they located the car with two male...

Nicholas Steib Arrested on Two Separate Incidents

On Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 2:43 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Riverbend Casino, 3901 West Airline Highway, in Reserve for the of a male subject causing a disturbance. Responding deputies located Nicholas Steib, 30, of...

Brandon Holland arrested for Armed Robbery

On Monday, March 3, 2014, at 12:06 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 500 block of West Airline Highway in LaPlace for the report of an armed robbery that occurred on East 20th Street in Reserve. One of three male victims told...

Swift Action Led to Arrest of Burglary Perpetrators

On Monday, February 3, 2014, at 1:03 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 700 block of Colony Drive in LaPlace for the report of a burglary of a residence that had just occurred. The victim identified the perpetrator by name and...