Paying Tribute to Deputy Nielsen

Paying Tribute to Deputy Nielsen

On September 14, 2022, Sheriff Mike Tregre was pleased to make a very special donation in honor of Deputy Brandon Nielsen who was shot and killed in LaPlace August 16, 2012 by members of a domestic terrorist group. Deputy Nielsen, a motorcycle officer for the St. John...

Detectives Investigate Homicide of LaPlace Woman

Detectives with the St. John Parish Office are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of Yasmine Halum Haitham, 19, of LaPlace. On Sunday, October 9, 2022, about 3 p.m., deputies responded to a complaint in the 1400 block of Van Arpel Drive in LaPlace in...
Ashley Johnson-Washington Arrested in Shooting Death

Ashley Johnson-Washington Arrested in Shooting Death

Ashley Johnson-Washington, 21, of Reserve, was arrested Sunday, October 2, 2022 in connection to the shooting death of Andrew Turcuit Sr., 70, of Reserve. On the morning of Saturday, October 1, 2022, deputies responded to the 100 block of East 21st Street in Reserve...
Montz Man Arrested for Burglary

Montz Man Arrested for Burglary

Christopher Frasier of Montz, Louisiana was arrested on Friday, October 1, 2022, in connection with the burglary of a Mini Storage Complex in Laplace that occurred on Thursday, September 30, 2022. Deputies responded to the business and were informed by the owner that...

LaPlace Man Arrested for Criminal Damage and Arson

Martrell LaShawn Tuco, 37, of LaPlace was arrested after throwing a rock, shattering the window of a police unit in the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office parking lot in LaPlace, then setting fire to a local business. On Thursday, September 8, 2022, about 9:30...