Feb 27, 2020
Each week, Rev. Ernest August and volunteer ministers from local churches strive to bring light into the darkness of jail. Each week, these ministers meet with inmates, offering them hope and healing. They pray for lives to be changed, for hope to be restored, and for...
Feb 27, 2020
Crime scene officers captured the attention of several Cub Scouts last week when they led a lesson in crime scene investigation for members of Bear Pack 93 and 318 at Patrol Headquarters in LaPlace.Fingerprints and DNA play a key role in solving crimes and catching...
Feb 21, 2020
Sheriff Mike Tregre and several officers with the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office had the privilege of participating in the 2020 royal Mardi Gras Ball at Twin Oaks Nursing Home in LaPlace February 20, 2020.Julian Leesman and Virgie Watkins reigned as 2020 King and...
Feb 21, 2020
To improve public safety in St. John the Baptist Parish, Sheriff Mike Tregre is proud to announce the completion of a radio communications tower, greatly enhancing 911 communications radio coverage in the community.On February 19, 2020, a ribbon cutting of the new...
Feb 21, 2020
As part of their study of the letter S, students at St. Timothy’s Preschool in LaPlace recently welcomed Sheriff Mike Tregre to their class.Sheriff Tregre, along with Officers Michael Harris, Michael Whitcomb and Darlene Cooper, also talked to the children about...
Feb 21, 2020
Omar Lopez, 25, and Roxana Morales, 28, both of Houston, Texas were arrested February 10, 2020 after a traffic stop in which St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office K9, Titus, alerted officers to illegal narcotics inside a spare tire of their vehicle.On February 10, 2020,...
