Sgt. Caroline Chevez named Officer of the First Quarter

Sgt. Caroline Chevez named Officer of the First Quarter

Sgt. Caroline Chevez has been named Officer of the First Quarter for an exceptional job performance during a recent execution of a high risk search warrant at a LaPlace home. Presenting the award is Sheriff Mike Tregre. Sgt. Chevez was requested by the SJSO SWAT and...
Joseph Meyers Awarded LSA Scholarship

Joseph Meyers Awarded LSA Scholarship

Sheriff Mike Tregre was excited to present Joseph Meyers with the 2023-24 academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Program. Meyers, a 2024 graduate of Riverside Academy in Reserve, will attend Nicholls State University to study...
SJSO Confiscates Cocaine, Guns, Fentanyl

SJSO Confiscates Cocaine, Guns, Fentanyl

About 95 kilos of cocaine with a street value of about $2.5 million were confiscated during a drug bust March 19, 2024 at a LaPlace home. Officers also discovered eight firearms and about 45 grams of suspected pressed fentanyl pills. Three LaPlace men were arrested in...
Timothy Johnson Arrested in Double Shooting Investigation

Timothy Johnson Arrested in Double Shooting Investigation

Timothy Johnson, 24, of LaPlace was arrested Friday, May 10, 2024, for shooting two women and killing one of them. The SJSO arrested Johnson for the murder of Todmonique Joseph, 38, of LaPlace. On May 7, 2024, about 7 p.m., officers responded to the area of South Fig...

Arrests of May 8, 2024

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