One Suspect Identified

        St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives identified one of two suspects in surveillance video of two suspects trespassing on the Emily C. Watkins School grounds in the early morning hours on August 26.  Detectives...

Battery Investigation – LaPlace, LA

UPDATE 09-01-2015 :  Arrest made in connection with this incident,  click here Original Post of 08-28-2015             On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at 8:21 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish...

Subjects Arrested in Battery Investigation

  Kailin Holland St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested four females in connection with the battery of a 16-year-old female on August 26. The 16-year-old victim was working the drive through window at a fast food restaurant in...

Jonathan Mehrtens Arrested in Brazen Burglary

Jonathan Mehrtens On Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 3:55 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 1700 block of East Frisco Drive in LaPlace for the report of a male subject who entered or attempted to enter several cars and...

Chad Petit Arrested for Defacing Property

Chad Petit On Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 1:07 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 600 block of Main Street in LaPlace when a passerby reported that a subject was spray painting graffiti on a building. When deputies...

Burglary Investigation – Emily C Watkins Elementary School

On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at 9:53 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Emily C. Watkins Elementary School in LaPlace for the report of a burglary. The initial investigation revealed to deputies that a perpetrator or...