The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office sought information from the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office regarding robberies in Reserve and Garyville that are similar to brazen break-ins that occurred in Destrehan and St. Rose.
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a man who attempted to break into a St. Rose home and could also be involved in a Destrehan home invasion that took place the week before.
During that Destrehan attack, which occurred in the 100 Block of Villere Drive on Dec. 4, a couple was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man who broke into their home at night and stole cash and a cell phone. The robber grabbed the woman and tried to take her with him, however, his plan was thwarted when the woman pushed him out the door and locked it.
A week later, burglars tried to break into a home in the 200 block of Oak Street in St. Rose at 10:48 p.m. They kicked in a door that led to a storage room, but furniture blocked the way.
Detectives used surveillance footage from the home to nab Rodric Shorts, who they believe was the getaway driver. However, another suspect was able to escape.
“We’re hoping that by taking [Shorts] in to custody that it will [stop the burglaries], “LaGrange said. “We haven’t seen anything of that magnitude yet since taking him in to custody.”
In both the Destrehan break-in and another that occurred in Reserve in early October, victims described the perpetrator as a 5-foot-8 black male wearing a ski mask and gloves.
The most recent burglary in St. John occurred in Garyville on Dec. 14. In that instance, a 30-year-old mother had just set her home alarm when it went off. She saw a man dressed in black in her rear door. The woman locked herself and her daughter in a room and called 911. Police did not catch the unidentified man, and a search of the area did not turn up any suspects.
In the meantime, LaGrange urged citizens with surveillance cameras to assist the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office by registering those cameras. Registration allows investigators at the scene of a crime to know which cameras may have caught an image of the perpetrator, he said.
Those interested in registering their cameras should contact Lt. Derek Pertuis at (985) 783-1135.
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