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911 Operators Honored at Council Meeting
St. John Parish President Jaclyn Hotard has presented the parish’s 911 operators a proclamation declaring April 9-15, 2023 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in St. John. President Hotard and the Parish Council recognized the dispatchers for their hard work...
SJSO Holds Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign
In observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office is participating in its own Pinwheels for Prevention campaign. Officers planted pinwheels outside the sheriff's office and the Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center...
Lt. Pineda Graduates from FBI Academy
Detective Lt. Carolina Pineda of the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office has joined an elite group of law enforcement officials after successfully completing training at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. Lt. Pineda was among 247 students from throughout the world...
Teen Dating Abuse Addressed at Local School
Unfortunately, teen dating abuse in high schools nationwide is all too common. Nationwide, 9.4 percent of students reported being hit, slapped, or physically hurt intentionally by their partner in the previous 12 months, according to CDC youth risk behavior data...
Officers Graduate from POST Academy
Three officers with the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office were among 12 graduates of the Peace Officer Standards and Training program (POST) conducted by the Kenner Police Department’s Training Academy in Kenner. Deputies Antonio Craig, Jesus Rodriguez and Ryan Edwards...
Deputy Kennedy Honored with Crimestoppers Award
Deputy Brian Kennedy Jr. was among several officers honored at the Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans’ annual awards luncheon March 14, 2023 at the New Orleans Sheraton. Deputy Kennedy received the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust-Crimestoppers Deputy of the Year...
SJSO Enjoys Coffee with the Kiwanis
Kiwanis of the Tri-Parishes presented a coffee social March 10. 2023 at PJ’s in LaPlace to show support for first responders as well as to promote the club’s mission of improving the lives of children one community at a time. The SJSO appreciates the Kiwanis support...
Vaping and Gummies Discussed at School
As the number of incidents involving e-cigarettes, or vaping, and edible marijuana, or THC gummies, rises among elementary through high school students nationwide, some local schools are calling on the St. John Sheriff’s Office to help spread the word about the...
Congrats to SJSO Top Fishermen
Congratulations to the winners of the St. John Sheriff's Office Employees Club’s bass tournament held March 4, 2023: Jonathan Walker and Khristian Rousseve, third; Durel Cook and Clarence Variste, first; and Brandon Mabile and Larry Thomas, second; and Carl Freeman,...