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Sheriff Wayne L. Jones announced that Shelby Thompson of St. John the Baptist Parish has been named the recipient of the 2012 academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs' Scholarship Program. Shelby, a 2012 graduate of Riverside Academy, plans to attend...

With sadness we advise that former St John Parish District Attorney John M Crum, Jr,  passed away today after an illness with cancer. Mr. Crum served as District Attorney for the 40th Judicial District in St John the Baptist Parish for 24 years from 1985 to his...

Tonight on America's Most Wanted,   watch John Walsh's follow-up story on the capture of Errol & Tonya Victor, interviews of Deputy US Marshals who made the arrest, and  local Tifton GA residents where the arrest was made. ...

        In recent days, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office has received two calls from citizens reporting an attempted credit card scam via text messages....

Sean Schnyder, 44, of LaPlace, was arrested Friday morning on a judicial court-ordered arrest warrant and booked with simple robbery and false impersonation of a police officer.     On Wednesday afternoon, February 22, 2012, just before 2:30 pm, St. John the...

NEWS RELEASE On Monday, January 23, 2012, at 6:54 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Detectives arrested Spence Adams, 17, on a judicial court ordered arrest warrant for second degree murder.  Adams was wanted by St. John the Baptist Parish...

Lt. LaNard Robinet, who worked with the SALT and TRIAD programs, passed away Sunday, Jan 22, 2012, following a lengthy illness.   LaNard began with the St John Parish Sheriff's Office April 1991 and had been assigned to the Community Relations Division. SERVICE...

St. John Parish Sheriff's Deputy Amanda Roh was recently presented with a Certificate of Commendation by Sheriff Wayne L. Jones for her actions in saving the life of a new born baby.  Deputy Roh, who is currently assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division, was...