Shelby Thompson is recipient of the 2012 LA Sheriff’s Scholarship

Sheriff Wayne L. Jones announced that Shelby Thompson of St. John the Baptist Parish has been named the recipient of the 2012 academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program. Shelby, a 2012 graduate of Riverside Academy, plans to...

Former District Attorney John M. Crum, Jr passes away.

With sadness we advise that former St John Parish District Attorney John M Crum, Jr,  passed away today after an illness with cancer. Mr. Crum served as District Attorney for the 40th Judicial District in St John the Baptist Parish for 24 years from 1985 to his...

Be Alert of Potential Phone Scam

        In recent days, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has received two calls from citizens reporting an attempted credit card scam via text messages....