Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

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...

Burglary & Theft Arrests

          St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies have arrested three subjects for theft and burglary in three separate investigations.             On November...

Public Assistance Needed to Identify Subject

            On Wednesday, November 7, 2012, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the Arcuri Center at 1820 Cambridge Drive in LaPlace for the report of a theft from the Clerk of Court's...

Armed LaPlace Man Arrested at DSNAP Location

 Troop B & St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release  Armed LaPlace Man Arrested at DSNAP Location  On Tuesday, Sept 11, 2012, shortly before 8:00 PM, Louisiana State Police troopers, St. John the Baptist Parish...

Body found in pond behind War Veterans Home

Sheriff Mike Tregre announced on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 at 09:42 a.m.,  the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office received a call of a body floating in the pond behind the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home located at 4080 West Airline Highway in Reserve, LA....

Deputy Involved Shooting, August 28, 2012

On Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at 6:20 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the area of Steven Drive in Reserve for a disturbance in progress.  Deputies encountered a man and a woman involved in a confrontation involving a...