LAPLACE – Detectives with the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating two male subjects who are suspected of stealing power drills from Home Depot in LaPlace on July 10.

One subject was wearing a gray T-shirt, blue jeans and a cap. The other was wearing a white T-shirt, dark colored shorts and a cap. The man in the gray T-shirt exited the store while the other man walked to the checkout counter with the drills, according to police. As the cashier scanned the item, he grabbed the items and fled on foot and entered a silver older model Honda Accord with no license plate driven by the man in the gray T-shirt.

Anyone who may be able to identify these subjects is encouraged to call the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office TIPS line at 985-359-TIPS or the Criminal Investigations Division at 985-359-8644. Citizens can also submit tips on the Sheriff’s Office website at http://stjohnsheriff.org/submitatip.php.

 

UPDATE ON 6/28/19 SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT:

Jesse Tippett, 30, is wanted on the charge of theft by shoplifting in a June 28 incident at Home Depot in LaPlace. Detectives believe he may be staying in Tangipahoa Parish.

Anyone who may know Tippett’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office TIPS line at 985-359-TIPS or the Criminal Investigations Division at 985-359-8644. Citizens can also submit tips on the Sheriff’s Office website at http://stjohnsheriff.org/submitatip.

 — Submitted by St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office