Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Sheriff’s Office to discontinue unlocking vehicles.

        St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies will no longer unlock vehicles with keys locked in them except in the case of emergency situations.  Due to liability concerns and the recent increase in the number...

Sheriff’s Office announces Service Fee changes

        St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office announces a change in fees for services offered to the public.  The fee for personal background checks, copies of accident reports, and fingerprinting is ten dollars. ...

Shooting Investigation on Homewood Place

August 6, 2012, Shooting Investigation    Call Date/Time  . : 08/04/2012   18:58:52 Saturday           Dispatch Date/Time: 08/04/2012  ...

Subjects Arrested in Armed Robbery Investigation

Deputies responded to the report of 3 subjects, 2 males, ages 22 and 19, and a female, age 21, all of LaPlace being robbed at gunpoint. The 3 victims told deputies that while riding a golf cart they were approached by two male subjects. One of the perpetrators told...

St. John Deputies arrest trio of armed robbers including two juveniles

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested two juveniles and a 17-year old who are accused of robbing a LaPlace bicyclist early Thursday morning. According to a Sheriff's Office report, Deputy Anthony Cox and Deputy Sidney Triche were on routine patrol in...

Arrest Made in Sunshine Equipment Burglaries

Sunshine Equipment located at 100 Circle Drive in Laplace was burglarized 5 times in the last month. On Tuesday, June 19, 2012, members of St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff' Office Patrol Division discovered that Sunshine Equipment had been burglarized. Officers...

Burglaries Reported – July 12, 2012

Sheriff Tregre requests that St John Parish citizens keep an eye out for suspicious persons in your neighborhoods,  and to call 911 to report any.  Burglaries are occuring in both neighboring parishes so we need to be alert for potential burglaries. Below...

Sheriff Tregre advises of Burglaries

Sheriff Tregre requests that St John Parish citizens keep an eye out for suspicious persons in your neighborhoods,  and to call 911 to report any.  Burglaries are occuring in both neighboring parishes so we need to be alert for potential burglaries. Below...

Daily Incidents – June 1-3, 2012

1800 block of West Airline Highway, LaPlace, a vehicle was reported broken into on June 1. 500 block of Revere Drive, LaPlace, gunfire was reported on June 3. 1399 block of East Airline Highway, LaPlace, property was reported vandalized on June 1. 100 block of Grove...

Daily Incidents – May 24th – May 30, 2012

1800 block of West Airline Highway, LaPlace, items were reported stolen from a residence on May 24. 1700 block of West Airline Highway, LaPlace, money and jewelry were reported stolen from a residence on May 24. 100 block of August Lane, Edgard, gunfire was reported...