Sheriff Randy Smith and the St. Tammany Deputy Sheriff’s Association have announced the date for the 2019 Senior Citizens Holiday Dinner. It will be held Monday, December 16th at the Castine Center. Doors open at 8 AM. They will begin serving at 10:30. In addition to great food there will be music and Santa. Please…
Law enforcement officers from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Slidell Police Department, Probation and Parole, and other departments, participated in a 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team training last week at the STPSO Training Facility. The CIT course was instructed by deputies from STPSO Crisis Intervention Team as well as subject matter experts…
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards says two residents were arrested in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Pere Jackson of Hammond. 18- year-old Gerrell Perry of Independence was charged with accessory to first degree murder and obstruction of justice. 24- year-old Julius Gales of Hammond was charged with possession of stolen property and a…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration listed Interstate 10 as the deadliest highway in America. Statistics show it’s likely to be at its deadliest this week. The most Thanksgiving traffic fatalities in the nation from 2015 to 2018 have occurred on I-10 and its most treacherous stretch includes the 275 miles it travels through Louisiana,…
The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals and are looking to identify and arrest more following an incident that occurred late last week in the Tammany Hills area near Covington. Shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to the area of Sixth Street and Henry Clay Avenue near Covington in reference to an…
After a weekend of significant progress in the network restoration following a cyber-attack, OMV officials anticipate opening eight main regional offices as of today. In addition, all Public Tag Agents will be open and available to assist with vehicle registrations only. While many systems are back online, technicians will be at each location to troubleshoot…
Last week Hammond Police officers responded to an incident of shots fired at the corner of North Morrison Boulevard and Blackburn Extension that began inside the His Fashion store at 1001 North Morrison Boulevard. HPD detectives learned that a male went into the business brandishing two pistols and began to shoot. Initially, detectives believed that…
Two arrests have been made in relation to the shooting at a local Slidell McDonalds last week. Slidell Police arrested 19-year-old, Joshua Dixon, for Attempted Second Degree Murder and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. 17-year-old, Aaliyah Richardson, was also arrested and charged with Attempted Second-Degree Murder. Last Wednesday, Slidell Police were called to a…
Crews from as many as 9 departments across St Tammany battled a fire burning at a scrap yard that sent towers of black smoke into the sky. Tires, garbage, and scrap began burning at P&W Industries off of Hwy. 59 at around 8:00 a.m. yesterday. Fire officials said it took some time to get the…
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that 19 YO James Salvant surrendered himself at the Parish Jail Wednesday night and was booked on one count of Illegal Use of a Firearm and four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm. The shooting occurred last week when the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office responded to the…