CRIME & SAFETY

Slidell Police say they are searching for a kidnapping suspect. The children have been successfully recovered, but the male suspect is on the loose.

Vicksburg kidnapping suspect Eric Eugene Rawlings Jr. has still not been found after a manhunt that has lasted more than nine hours. “After exhausting every available resource (manpower, K9, drone, helicopter), and searching for over eight hours, we still have not located the suspect,” the Slidell, La., Police Department said in a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday […]

A woman arrested for DWI Sunday died in the St. Tammany Parish Jail late Monday night. The STPSO announced the death today. “Sheriff’s detectives are investigating following an apparent medical-related death of an inmate…

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a Mandeville-area couple on numerous narcotics charges after more than 2,700 counterfeit pills were found at their residence. Detectives arrested Amanda Flocke and John Joiner Saturday, Sept. 23, after receiving anonymous complaints of narcotics activity at the...

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Louisiana State Police reports a New Orleans man is dead following a car crash in St. Tammany Parish on Saturday, Sept. 23. LSP officials said troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on the U.S. Highway 11 bridge in St. Tammany Parish around 3:00 a.m.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man. STPSO detectives were notified Tuesday (September 19) after a State Trooper located a truck with the windows down and hood in the opened position on the shoulder of Highway 90 in Slidell approximately one mile east of the intersection with Highway 433 near the Rigolets. Inside the vehicle was two cellphones and a dog. Believing the occupant of the vehicle departed to seek assistance, no action was taken at that time.

Though there’s no guarantee that the first Tuesday in August will be the hottest day of the year in the southern U.S., it’s pretty sure to be a scorcher. That’s why St. Tammany Parish residents wait an extra two months to celebrate National Night Out, when temperatures tend to be much more accommodating for locals to come together with local law enforcement agencies for outdoor meet-and-greets.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — A former deputy with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office has died from injuries she suffered during an accident that killed her fiancé 16 years ago, the sheriff’s office said. Mary Mayo died Sept. 21 due to long-standing medical complications caused by...

Two incidents occurred in Slidell, Louisiana this week. The first incident involved a high-speed chase that spanned multiple parishes and lasted nearly an hour. Two suspects in a box truck were apprehended by law enforcement. The second incident caused a traffic disruption when a trailer fell off a semi-truck, leading to congestion and delays at a major intersection.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office will once again be hosting its own parties for National Night Out Against Crime this year. On Tuesday, October 3, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office will join other law enforcement agencies in southeast Louisiana as they participate in the annual event. The...

A former St. Tammany Parish special education instructor pleaded guilty this week to two counts of simple battery spurred by abuse allegations from the family of autistic students. Janine Rowell was sentenced to six months' probation, the north shore District Attorney's Office said. The two counts stemmed from physical and...

An inmate from the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center is hospitalized following an apparent suicide attempt. At approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday (September 17), an STPSO Correctional deputy located a 53-year-old inmate attempting to hang himself in a top tier of the maximum security quarantine dorm where he was being housed. The inmate was awaiting trial on a charge of Aggravated Crimes Against Nature - Victim Under 13 Years of Age.

This week in Slidell, Louisiana, there were three notable incidents. A man was injured while trying to put out a fire in his home on Venus Road. In a separate incident, proactive patrolling by St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's detectives led to the arrest of a convicted felon in possession of an illegal firearm and narcotics. Lastly, four individuals were arrested in connection with a deadly home invasion, where one suspect was shot and killed by the homeowner.

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Arkansas (KHBS) -- A jury handed a 100-year sentence to a man who pleaded guilty in a wreck that killed three Louisiana residents on motorcycles on Interstate 40 in Arkansas. Ivan Santos, 30, of Norman, Oklahoma, was drunk when he drove his pickup truck in the wrong direction...

Sep. 13—WATERTOWN — A Louisiana man is being held at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building for being a fugitive of justice on an alleged attempted murder charge. According to the Metro-Jefferson Drug Task Force, James Arrington, from Louisiana was arrested Thursday by the task force. He was wanted...