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GED Program Underway
Several men at the Sherman Walker Correctional Facility in LaPlace are now going to school with the hope of getting their high school diploma. After having to cancel the program in 2020-21 because of COVID-19, the SJSO began in February another General Education...
Det. Henry Receives Service Before Self Award
Det. Keniel Henry, an officer with the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office Special Operations Division, was honored with the top award, Service Before Self, during a recognition ceremony March 8, 2022 presented by the citizen-led volunteer nonprofit organization, Beyond...
SJSO Hosts Advanced Breaching Course
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team hosted in February an Advanced Kinetic Breaching Course in the areas of the LaPlace, Reserve, and Edgard housing developments, ahead of the scheduled demolition of these complexes. Multiple law enforcement agencies...
SJSO Donates to Local Charities
Sheriff Mike Tregre and the St. John Sheriff's Office Employees Club were excited to raise more than $2,000 during No Shave November and December when several officers paid a fee to grow beards and others donated money to the cause. Proceeds benefited Perry's Posse, a...
Hoopin’ It Up with St. Joan of Arc
Sheriff Mike Tregre and several officers were excited to participate in a fun basketball game with the middle school basketball team February 4, 2022 at St. Joan of Arc School in LaPlace as part of activities to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. St. Joan of Arc held...
Domestic Violence Investigation Seminar Held
The St. John Sheriff’s Office hosted a seminar on domestic violence investigation February 1, 2022 at the Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center in LaPlace. Several officers from the New Orleans and Baton Rouge area attended the program, “Protecting...
SJSO Honors Officers
Det. Sgt. Jonathan Walker was named 2021 Officer of the Year by the St. John Sheriff’s Office during the eighth Officer of the Year Awards Ceremony January 13, 2022 at the Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center in LaPlace. Sgt. Walker, a member of SWAT, was...
K9 Team Named Officer of Fourth Quarter
St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre has named the K9 team of Det. Sgt. Brian Schum and Milli as Officer of the Fourth Quarter for 2021. Sgt. Schum and Milli, a 2-year-old black lab, were recognized for their exceptional work with the Drug Enforcement Agency-New Orleans...
New K9 Officer Joins SJSO
Sheriff Mike Tregre recently commissioned a new officer - K9 Rico. Rico is a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois who has been trained to sniff out narcotics as well as to apprehend criminals and for tracking and handler protection. Rico is from the Netherlands and was trained...