Crime
St. Charles Parish overall crime increased in 2020
Overall crime in St. Charles Parish increased 25% during the 2020 calendar year. […]
Sheriff Greg Champagne
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Rivalry Week antics lead to drug arrests and other criminal charges
The week leading up to the Destrehan vs. Hahnville high school football game is called Rivalry Week due to St. Charles Parish’s two high schools battling it out on the field. […]
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71-year-old Destrehan woman still missing
Authorities reported Monday morning that the search for Anna Mae Chauvin, a missing 71-year-old Destrehan female, is still active. […]
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Man arrested in Friday morning Luling shooting
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting that occurred on Elm Street in Luling just before 7:00 a.m. today (Nov. 20). […]
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Fate of local Mardi Gras parades still up in the air
While 2021 Mardi Gras parades in neighboring St. John the Baptist Parish have already been cancelled by parish government officials, local krewes in St. Charles Parish are still holding out hope that they’ll be able to ride in 2021. […]
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Dozens of St. Charles Parish Correctional Center inmates test positive for coronavirus
St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne announced today that over the last several days there have been a total of 39 inmates who have tested positive for coronavirus at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center. […]
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Sheriff reflects on career as he becomes longest tenured
Surrounded by family, friends and colleagues, St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne held up a photograph taken as he was first sworn into office in 1996. Among those in the shot was his daughter, Rochelle, then just 12 years old. […]
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Sheriff says pandemic diminished supply of illegal drugs across country
While crime rates in St. Charles Parish hover at a low rate, collective crime activity – including drug-related arrests – in the parish has been on an uptick recently as people begin to emerge from coronavirus quarantine. […]
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Sheriff: “I was sickened” by treatment of Floyd, ensuing riots and looting
St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne said he was sickened after viewing the video of the Minneapolis incident that saw George Floyd killed while in police custody, as well as the event’s aftermath that has seen “rioting, looting and violence around the country.” […]
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Crime low, but some arrested for violating stay-at-home order
With unemployment – and in many cases uncertainty – on the rise nationally, locally something of extreme importance is remaining low – the crime rate in St. Charles Parish. […]
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Veterans breakfast draws impressive crowd
St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne’s veterans breakfast held Wednesday (Nov. 13) morning drew more than 100 veterans and family members. […]
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Sheriff touts app that helps keep children safe from sex offenders
St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne said a newly-launched app, OffenderWatch Safe Virtual Neighborhood, will help deter child sex offenders and provide parents “some peace of mind” about what their children are doing online. […]