Crime
36-year-old Ama man found dead after apparent shooting
A 36-year-old Ama man’s life was claimed Sunday night as result of an apparent shooting near his home. […]
St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office
Crime
Officers credited with saving man who tried to jump into river
A late June call to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office could have ended in tragedy if not for the quick thinking and applied training of Deputy Paul Quick and Deputy Alexis Agnelly. […]
Crime
Investigation ongoing into Luling shooting
A 22-year-old Boutte man was shot in Luling Saturday morning and a St. Charles Parish police investigation into the incident is ongoing. […]
Featured
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. […]
Featured
First responders celebrated in Luling parade
The flashing lights of police cars and fire engines were unmistakable at St. Charles Parish Hospital Monday night. In this instance it didn’t signify emergency, but a show of support, solidarity and gratitude. […]
News
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. […]
Crime
Luling woman arrested for arson after fire set in her home spreads to two others
A 47-year-old woman was arrested this week on suspicion that she set fire to her Luling home before the blaze subsequently spread to neighboring residences. […]
Featured
Former St. Charles inmate, America’s Most Wanted fugitive connected to 1996 murder
Police in South Carolina recently utilized DNA evidence to link Ronald Lee Moore, who committed suicide while incarcerated in St. Charles Parish in 2008, to the 1996 murder of a 23-year-old woman in the mid 1990s – the second of two unsolved murder cases in which Moore has had suspected involvement. […]
Lifestyles
Local business supports Sheriff’s Office’s Police Unity Tour
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office works tirelessly to ensure the safety of the entire parish’s citizens, often at the expense of their own safety. […]