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Drone Demonstration Part of Training at ESJH
Captain Chip Wale was excited to speak with students in the aviation and drone training program in September at East St. John High School in Reserve. Captain Wale demonstrated the SJSO drones and talked about how they aid officers in investigations. Students are...
Paying Tribute to Deputy Nielsen
On September 14, 2022, Sheriff Mike Tregre was pleased to make a very special donation in honor of Deputy Brandon Nielsen who was shot and killed in LaPlace August 16, 2012 by members of a domestic terrorist group. Deputy Nielsen, a motorcycle officer for the St. John...
Opportunity Now Graduates Recognized
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office presented its 18th class for its Opportunity Now Re-Entry Program for inmates during a graduation ceremony September 6, 2022 at the Sherman Walker Correctional Facility in LaPlace. Sheriff Mike Tregre congratulated the 14 graduates...
Sheriff Tregre Visits Second Graders
Sheriff Mike Tregre was happy to spend the morning of September 7, 2022 , speaking to second graders at Riverside Academy in Reserve. Sheriff Tregre spoke to the children about personal safety and “stranger danger.” He also stressed to the children that police...
SJSO Partners with LFCU to Pack the Pirogue
Sheriff Mike Tregre and the SJSO was happy to partner once again with Louisiana Federal Credit Union for the 2022-23 Pack the Pirogue campaign to provide school supplies to students in the River Parishes. Sheriff Mike Tregre and Deputies Ingrid Perrilloux, Ashley...
Officers Receive Award of Excellence
Captain Brandon Barlow and Lieutenant Carolina Pineda of the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office were honored with the Award of Excellence at the International Homicide Investigations Association’s training conference August 11, 2022 in New Orleans. With Cpt. Barlow and...
New SWAT Complex Opens
The St. John Sheriff’s Office held an official opening ceremony for a new tactical training facility on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Patrol Headquarters in LaPlace. This new 6,000 sq. ft. facility, built behind patrol headquarters, replaces the 18-year-old training area...
Training in Body-Worn Camera Underway
Patrol officers with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office are now equipped with body-worn cameras after Sheriff Mike Tregre purchased a program to equip, train, provide software, and storage at a total cost of $3.9 million over 5 years. The cost of...
Officers Attend Stress Management and Peer Support Training
Nearly 50 officers from throughout the New Orleans and Baton Rouge area attended basic critical incident stress management and peer support training August 3-4, 2022 at the Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center in LaPlace. Sheriff Mike Tregre arranged for...