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Celebrating Independence
Sheriff Mike Tregre and several officers were happy to join families and friends for fellowship, food, fun, and fireworks during the annual Independence Celebration and fireworks show July , 2021 at St. John the Baptist Church in Edgard and St. Peter Catholic Church...
POST Corrections Graduates Recognized
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office recently held its 12th class for Peace Officer Standards and Training for Correctional officers. Officers from the SJSO who participated in the 110-hour POST Corrections training graduated June 29, 2021 during a ceremony at the...
Citizens Academy Class of 2021 Graduates
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office concluded its fourth Citizens Academy with a graduation ceremony for participants June 23, 2021 at the Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center in LaPlace.Sheriff Mike Tregre said he was very pleased with the academy and...
Tactical Training Center To Be Built
The St. John Sheriff's Office held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new tactical training facility on Friday, June 11, 2021 at Patrol Headquarters in LaPlace. This new 6,000 sq. ft. facility, which will be built behind patrol headquarters, replaces the 18-year-old...
New Field Training Officers Receive Certification
Sheriff Mike Tregre announced seven senior patrol officers graduated June 4, 2021 from the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Field Training Officers third class. These newly certified FTOs will now help new patrol deputies navigate their way through the first few...
Opportunity Now Graduates Recognized
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office recognized nine inmates who successfully completed the Opportunity Now Re-Entry Program at a graduation ceremony May 20, 2021 at the Sherman Walker Correctional Facility in LaPlace. Warden Gordon Jeffcoat and Assistant Warden Geo...
DARE Wraps Up at Local Schools
Sgt. Danielle Falgoust and Captain Marshall Carmouche were excited to award certificates to several fifth graders who successfully completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program this month. Sgt. Falgoust was the DARE instructor at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary,...
SJSO Recognizes its New POST Graduates
St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre is proud to announce that two of his officers were among 15 graduates of the Peace Officer Standards and Training program (POST) conducted at the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Training Facility in Luling. The 15-week program included...
Keep St. John Beautiful Provides Surveillance Cameras
Sheriff Mike Tregre recently accepted a check from Greg Maurin of Keep St. John Beautiful for new surveillance cameras to be used throughout St. John as part of the parish’s litter abatement and beautification program. Litter/illegal dumping hot spots will be...