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Oct07
Mississippi Duo Arrested Following Slidell-area Battery
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a father and son from Mississippi after they forced their way into a Slidell-area home last week severely beating a man. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, STPSO deputies responded to a Slidell-area residence located in the 200 block of Bishop Drive in reference to an aggravated battery. The homeowner told deputies two men had forced their way into his home…
Oct09
STPSO to Participate in Night Out Against Crime
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office will join other South Louisiana law enforcement agencies in celebrating National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Numerous National Night Out parties will be hosted throughout unincorporated St. Tammany Parish. National Night Out is a nationwide crime prevention event. Traditionally, the event is held during the month of August, but due to the extreme heat in some areas of the country,…
Oct10
STPSO Employee Arrested on Causeway Bridge
UPDATE: ***STPSO Deputy Chief Terminated*** Sheriff Randy Smith announces that as of 9 a.m. Friday (Oct. 11), the employment of Gregory Longino, a 29-year veteran of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office was terminated. An employee of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is on administrative leave after being arrested on the Causeway early this morning (Thursday, Oct. 10). Shortly before 5:30 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 10) the St. Tammany…
Oct10
Arrests Made Following Damage at St. Tammany Dirt Pit
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested two individuals after it was discovered they were responsible for causing a significant amount of damage at a local dirt pit. On Sept. 28, STPSO deputies responded to a dirt pit on Highway 1129 near Covington after an employee discovered damage to the work site and pieces of equipment when he reported to work that morning. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office…
Oct11
Elderly Man Dies after Vehicle Found Submerged at Boat Launch
An elderly man has died after a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputy discovered a vehicle submerged at a boat launch in the Lacombe area Friday morning (October 11). An STPSO deputy was conducting a routine patrol at the Main Street Boat Launch shortly after 8:00 a.m. when he observed what appeared to be the roof of a vehicle submerged in the water. Members of the STPSO Marine Division, the STPSO…
Oct11
Elderly Man Dies after Vehicle Found Submerged at Boat Launch
An elderly man has died after a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputy discovered a vehicle submerged at a boat launch in the Lacombe area Friday morning (October 11). An STPSO deputy was conducting a routine patrol at the Main Street Boat Launch shortly after 8:00 a.m. when he observed what appeared to be the roof of a vehicle submerged in the water. Members of the STPSO Marine Division, the STPSO…
Oct11
Subjects from Mississippi Wanted for Thefts in St. Tammany
Two Mississippi residents are wanted by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office for theft, bank fraud and vehicle burglary. On Monday, September 30, two subjects entered several local fitness clubs and stole personal items and vehicle keys from multiple victims’ lockers. The two subjects then burglarized some of the victims’ vehicles in the parking lot of the fitness clubs and made fraudulent charges with victims’ credit cards. Following a social…
Oct14
Mandeville Man Arrested After Making Plans to Meet Teen for Sex
A Mandeville man has been arrested after he showed up at a residence looking to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday (Oct 11), St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Harry Lemons Road in Mandeville in reference to a man who was at the residence attempting to locate a teenage girl who he said told him to meet her there. Bruce…
Oct17
Covington-area Man Arrested for First Degree Rape
A Covington-area man has been arrested after he raped his medically-handicapped neighbor.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office was contacted Wednesday night (Oct. 16) by family members after a mentally-handicapped Covington-area woman was lured into a neighbor’s residence and repeatedly raped.
Joshua Brown, 24, was arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on one count of L.R.S. 14:42 First Degree Rape.
Oct17
Covington-area Man Arrested After Taking Photos of Men in Public Restrooms
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Covington-area man after he photographed/videoed men in local restrooms. Kyle Hanna, 24, of Covington was arrested Tuesday (Oct. 15) on a warrant for one count of L.R.S. 14:283 Video Voyeurism after a medical professional contacted the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office concerning Hanna taking photos/videos of men using restrooms at St. Tammany-area businesses. It does not appear the men knew they…
Oct21
High School Equivalency Diploma Graduation Ceremony Held at St. Tammany Parish Jail
Saturday (Oct. 19), 25 inmates at the St. Tammany Parish Jail traded their stripes for a cap and gown as they received their high school equivalency diplomas as part of the St. Tammany Parish Jail’s first graduation ceremony. Family members looked on while these inmates, turned students, proudly walked across a makeshift stage after completing the necessary course work and passing the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET). Through a…