Sheriff’s Office to discontinue unlocking vehicles.

        St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputies will no longer unlock vehicles with keys locked in them except in the case of emergency situations.  Due to liability concerns and the recent increase in the...

Sheriff’s Office announces Service Fee changes

        St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office announces a change in fees for services offered to the public.  The fee for personal background checks, copies of accident reports, and fingerprinting is ten...

Subjects Arrested in Armed Robbery Investigation

Deputies responded to the report of 3 subjects, 2 males, ages 22 and 19, and a female, age 21, all of LaPlace being robbed at gunpoint. The 3 victims told deputies that while riding a golf cart they were approached by two male subjects. One of the perpetrators told...

Arrest Made in Sunshine Equipment Burglaries

Sunshine Equipment located at 100 Circle Drive in Laplace was burglarized 5 times in the last month. On Tuesday, June 19, 2012, members of St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’ Office Patrol Division discovered that Sunshine Equipment had been burglarized....

Burglaries Reported – July 12, 2012

Sheriff Tregre requests that St John Parish citizens keep an eye out for suspicious persons in your neighborhoods,  and to call 911 to report any.  Burglaries are occuring in both neighboring parishes so we need to be alert for potential burglaries. Below...