Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

ARRESTED – Demond Baker

SUBJECT ARRESTED 04-11-2013 St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for 33-year-old Demond Baker in connection with a homicide that occurred early Sunday morning in Edgard, and claimed the life of 23-year-old Ralph...

Arrest Made in March 20 Reserve Shooting

Brandon Cook St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives on Wednesday arrested a suspect in connection to a shooting two weeks ago in Reserve that left the victim in unknown condition, with gunshot wounds to his shoulder. The St. John Parish Sheriff's...

St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 17-year-old

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a 17-year-old Garyville resident who has been missing for two weeks. According to reports, Mikivon Anderson was last seen by his sister on Sunday, March 24. When investigators responded to a call on...

St. John Sheriff’s Office seeks information in Sunday shooting

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting in LaPlace. and are asking the public for help in establishing leads. Deputies responded to a report of a shooting around 1:15 p.m. Sunday in the 200 block of Joe Parquet...

ARRESTED for Homicide in Reserve 02-20-2013

    02-21-2013 - Two arrest were made Thursday afternoon in the death of Anthony Young:   Kenneth Edward Hicks III, 49, 1955 Longwood Ct, LaPlace LA was booked with 1st Degree Murder    Dontae Samuel Bond, 31, 4514 Wilton Place, Los...

Robbery Suspects Arrested

  On Monday, February 11th, at 6:20 pm while on routine patrol, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy was flagged down by a female at a convenience store in the 1100 block of East Airline Highway in LaPlace. She reported to the deputy that she was...

Suspect Arrested for Attempted Burglary

  On Sunday, February 10th, at 10:55 pm, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy responded to the 8800 block of Richmond Drive in LaPlace for the report of three male subjects that had busted out the window of a car. When the responding deputy...

Two dead in separate LaPlace shootings

By Bob Warren, NOLA.com   St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating two murders -- one from Friday night and the other from Sunday night. No arrests have been made in either case. Sheriff's deputies responded Sunday to a report of two persons...

Arrested for Armed Robbery

Jan 23, 2012:  Subject was identifed as Delmere Augustine and is presently in custody. ARRESTED for Armed Robbery at 200 W. Airline Dr, LaPlace, LA   Contact Det. Capps or Det. McAbee if you can identify or have information on this subject at...

Arrest Made in Burglary Investigation – Kendrick Scott

On Saturday, December 1, 2012, at 11:43 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a residence in the 300 block of Magnolia Avenue in LaPlace for the report of a burglary.  The victim told investigators that she was away from the...