Joel Martin Arrested in Home Invasion

 On Thursday morning, November 6, 2014, the U.S. Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force arrested Joel Martin, 27, of LaPlace on an outstanding St. John the Baptist Parish judicial court ordered arrest warrant. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office...

Juvenile Arrested for Burglary of a Motor Vehicle

  On Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 9:14 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 700 block of Colony Drive in LaPlace for the report of the burglary of car in progress. A witness saw a male juvenile rummaging through a parked...

Veronica Jarrow Wanted for Aggravated Battery

  On Saturday, November 1, 2014, at 2:30 am, a St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy met with a 23-year-old Reserve woman at the Ochsner Health Center in LaPlace. Medical staff treated her for cuts, one on her forehead and one below her left...

Suspect Identified in Shooting Investigation

On Monday, November 3, 2014, at 10:47 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 100 block of Dove Street in LaPlace for the report of a shooting. Responding deputies located the victim in the driveway of a residence on Hawk...

Aggravated Burglary Investigations – Central Ave, Reserve

On Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 11:39 pm, deputies responded to a residence in the 300 block of Central Avenue in Reserve for the report of a man armed with a knife in the complainant’s residence. When deputies arrived, the 41-year-old female victim told...