August 2017
Aug02
California Man Arrested After Found Transporting Drugs Thru St. Tammany
Members of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Highway Enforcement Unit arrested a California man in possession of approximately 2 pounds of high-grade marijuana following a traffic stop on I-12. Deputies initiated a traffic stop early Tuesday morning after observing a rental car with a California license plate driving eastbound on Interstate 12 at a rate of 86 miles per hour. The driver, Donald Roots-Scott Jr., admitted to deputies that his…
Aug03
Property Tax Sale Statistics Released
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith today released the statistics from the 2017 property tax sale. On July 31, 2017, 202 individuals registered as potential buyers for this year’s sale. Registration was open to anyone interested in bidding on the properties being auctioned. A total of 855 properties were scheduled for the sale due to unpaid property taxes. This is the smallest sale we have had in 18 years despite…
Aug08
Man Rescued from Canal After Fleeing to Evade Arres
Members of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested a man after a short pursuit that ended when an STPSO detective saved him from drowning in a local canal. Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force were conducting an undercover operation Thursday evening in the parking lot of a restaurant located on Oak Court in the Slidell area when they observed the subject of their…
Aug11
Local Teen Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges
The St. Tammany Parish Narcotics Task Force arrested a local teenager on multiple drug charges Wednesday after a state issued search warrant was executed at his residence. St. Tammany Parish Narcotics Task Force detectives had been investigating complaints of suspected drug use and sales by a school-age teenager residing at 2315 Crossing Court in Mandeville. Detectives orchestrated the timeliness of the search of the residence to coincide with…
Aug15
Mandeville Man Arrested For Local Vet Clinic Burglaries
Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Property Crimes Division arrested a Mandeville man Monday for burglarizing local veterinary clinics. Michael Blake Jackson (DOB 6/26/1982; 200 Driftwood Street) was arrested after he was identified as the suspect responsible for four separate burglaries of two different veterinary clinics that occurred over the past three months in the Mandeville/Covington area. A Mandeville-area vet clinic was burglarized on June 16, on July 17…
Aug15
Undercover Operation Targets Underage Alcohol Sales
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office recently conducted two undercover operations targeting Juvenile Underage Drinking Enforcement (J.U.D.E.). The operations were funded by a federal grant through the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. A total of 65 businesses on both sides of the parish were checked during the operations that took place between August 7 and August 9. With the 2017-18 school year just underway, deputies want to ensure that alcoholic…
Aug18
Arrest Made After Princess Abita Statue damaged
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a man for damaging and stealing a portion of the town-owned bronze Princess Abita statue last month. Andrew Corkern (DOB 2/3/1997; 23049 Third Street, Mandeville) was arrested earlier this month after it was discovered he was the individual responsible for breaking off the bronze feather portion off the statue, which is located at the Abita Springs Trailhead. On July 23, a vendor from the…
Aug18
STPSO now Accepting Applications for Next Citizen’s Academy
Are you curious about how the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office works? Do you want a behind the scenes look at our operations? Now is your chance! The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office will hold its next Citizen's Academy this fall. Class size is limited to 50 participants, and the class, which is free, is open to St. Tammany Parish residents age 21 and over, but you must…
Aug24
Sheriff Urges Residents to Secure Valuables After Series of Vehicle Burglaries in St. Tammany
In less than an hour’s time Tuesday evening (August 22) three cars at three different Slidell-area child care facilities were burglarized, prompting Sheriff Randy Smith to once again remind residents to be vigilant when it comes to securing valuables inside their vehicles. Between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday the passenger side window of a vehicle was smashed and a purse stolen while the vehicle was parked outside a child care…
Aug30
Detectives Asking For Help in IDing Robbery Suspect
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who robbed a Slidell-area gas station overnight. Shortly after 1:30 Wednesday morning (August 30) a man walked into the Circle K Gas Station on South Military Road and demanded money. The cashier gave the man an undisclosed amount of cash from the register, and he fled on foot headed south on South Military Road. …
Aug30
***Two Lacombe Men Arrested on Drug Charges***
Two Lacombe residents were arrested after detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force located various drugs and drug paraphernalia in one of their homes. As part of an ongoing investigation, task force members executed a search warrant on August 21 at a residence at 29169 Clesi Avenue. During the search, St. Tammany Parish Narcotics Task Force detectives discovered and seized approximately 10.5 grams of Methamphetamine, several Ecstasy (MDMA) tablets, one schedule IV…
Aug31
***STPSO Narcotics Task Force Makes Two Arrests in Drug Investigation***
Two Lacombe area residents were arrested after detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at their home early Tuesday morning (August 29) following an investigation. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force searched the residence of Terrence Ordone and Alexius Zenon, located at 28058 Joe Road, Lacombe. Detectives discovered and seized approximately 228 grams of powdered cocaine, 22 grams of crack…