Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Four Arrests Made in Homicide Investigation of July 10, 2013

        September 19, 2013 Estranged Wife of Victim Arrested in Connection with LaPlace Murder On Wednesday, September 18, 2013, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Detectives arrested Toya Madison Toussaint in connection with the July...

Call for Medical Service Leads to Narcotics Arrest

On Friday, September 13, 2013, at 1:06 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a residence in the 500 block of Garyville Northern Street for a medical service call. Lance Louque, 32, the caller, complained of severe back pain. When...

Shawn Fisher Arrested after Refusing to Stop

On Monday, September 16, 2013, at 8:15 pm, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway LA 44 in Reserve for a broken taillight.   When the deputy turned on the top lights on his patrol car, the driver continued...

Three Subjects Arrested in Connection with July 24th Shooting

On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Detectives arrested Carlshane Dennis, 24, of Rosenwald Street in Reserve, in connection with the July 24th shooting in the area of Creole Street in LaPlace. Dennis, who sustained a gunshot...

Larry Watson arrested as Non Complient Sex Offender

On Thursday, September 5, 2013, at 11:00 am, while assisting the US Marshalls Fugitive Task Force, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Investigators encountered Larry Watson, 43, of Parlange Loop in LaPlace. When a routine check was conducted on Watson,...

Can You help in Identifying these Suspects

By Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com  - Reprinted from the Times Picayune on September 03, 2013 at 4:51 PM, updated September 03, 2013 at 5:19 PM   Kenner police say a pair of vehicle burglary suspects seen in surveillance video stills released last month by the...

Juvenile Arrested in Armed Robbery – Aug 30, 2013

On Friday, August 23, 2013, at 6:40 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the report of an armed robbery. The 19 year old female victim told deputies that she was walking on Greenwood Drive in LaPlace and talking on her cell phone. A...

Search Warrant Leads to Arrest of Michaelangelo Jones

On Sunday, August 25, 2013, at 10:33 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a residence in the 200 block of Redwood Street in LaPlace for the report of a burglary. As part of the investigation, early Monday morning, detectives executed...

Juvenile Arrested for Car Burglary – August 29, 2013

On Saturday, August 24, 2013, at 3:02 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the 2600 block of Cambridge Drive in LaPlace for the report of a car burglary. The victim's husband called her telling her that he found her wallet in the...