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• Teens arrested on hate crime charges for allegedly stealing, burning Louisiana woman's LGBTQ+ pride flag

  June 25, 2024 12:30 PM

  MANDEVILLE — Three teens were arrested on hate crime charges after they allegedly stole and burned a Mandeville-woman's LGBTQ+ pride flag while making derogatory remarks, St. Tammany Parish deputies said Tuesday. Two 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old allegedly stole a woman's pride flag and burned it in the middle of... more »

• Mandeville parking lot spat turns violent, ends in arrest

  December 14, 2021 11:01 AM

  MANDEVILLE - Mandeville Police on Monday responded to a disturbance call that appeared to develop when one driver felt that another driver was maneuvering their vehicle a little too close to their own while backing out of a parking spot. According to WWL-TV , the incident occurred at a... more »

• Mandeville may have been hit by a tornado, Sunday night

  April 20, 2020 9:17 AM

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH — Sunday night's storms may have included a tornado that swept through parts of Mandeville, based on the amount of damage left in the storm's wake. WWL-TV reports that the Mandeville Police Department posted photos of the damage after severe thunderstorms moved through the area between... more »

• Deputies captured man who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl

  February 20, 2020 1:05 PM

  LACOMBE - With the public's help deputies were able to locate and arrest 35-year-old Lee Cousin Thursday evening. An arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office for Cousin who is suspected of raping a 12-year-old girl. ... more »

• Slain Mandeville officer patrolled Baton Rouge with son, a BRPD officer, after 2016 ambush Play Video

  September 20, 2019 3:43 PM

  MANDEVILLE – Mandeville Police Capt. Vincent “Vinny” Liberto, Jr., was killed during a police chase Friday afternoon in St. Tammany Parish. Capt. Liberto was about to celebrate his 26th year on the force. The 58-year-old father of seven was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps after serving his... more »

• Drunk driver rescued from Lake Pontchartrain after striking two vehicles

  July 20, 2019 4:38 PM

  MANDEVILLE - State Police rescued a drunk driver from Lake Pontchartrain that drove the wrong way, struck two vehicles then flipped into the water. The incident happened around noon, on I-10 Eastbound just beyond mile marker 260. Police say the driver was traveling the wrong direction going eastbound.... more »

• Snowball stand owner guilty of having sex with teen workers

  December 5, 2017 9:19 AM

  MANDEVILLE- A snowball stand owner pleaded guilty on Monday to paying his teenage employees money and drugs in exchange for sexual favors, according to officials. WWL-TV reports that 56-year-old Anthony Fortune, the owner of Shiver Shack Snowball Stand, was arrested in July 2016 by the Mandeville Police Department. Police... more »

• Man arrested Saturday in domestic-related homicide, later linked to string of burglaries

  December 2, 2017 10:33 PM

  MANDEVILLE- A man arrested Saturday has been accused of a domestic-related homicide. Authorities say he's also responsible for four business burglaries that occurred early Saturday morning. 39-year-old George Dargis of Mandeville was booked with second-degree murder and simple burglary, officials say. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's... more »

• K-9 locates missing elderly man in Mandeville

  November 29, 2017 6:24 PM

  MANDEVILLE- A K-9 who specializes in tracking down missing persons found a 93-year-old man lost in the woods Tuesday. Deputies from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence in Mandeville around 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 28 after a man called to report his missing father,... more »

• North Shore firefighter dies in crash on way to fire

  July 9, 2017 3:43 PM

  MOUNT HERMON, La. - A community is mourning the death of a volunteer firefighter after she was killed in a crash while responding to a house fire Thursday. According to a report from WWL-TV, a news partner of WBRZ, the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of... more »

• Authorities seek person of interest in fatal St. Tammany Parish stabbing

  June 26, 2017 3:21 PM

  ABITA SPRINGS - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking a person of interest in connection with a fatal stabbing in the Abita Springs area. Deputies are currently seeking a Honduran national known as "Veto". He is in his mid-to-late 50s and approximately 5’6” tall. He has a... more »

• 19-year-old killed in Mandeville shooting

  March 19, 2017 12:40 PM

  MANDEVILLE - A 19-year-old was shot and killed on Ridgewood Loop in Mandeville Saturday. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies discovered the victim, 19-year-old Vincent Cuccia, was shot several times. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but died as a result of his injuries. ... more »

• STPSO arrest suspect in Covington stabbing

  March 8, 2017 3:27 PM

  COVINGTON - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force have arrested a man wanted for allegedly stabbing a man following an argument Tuesday. Deputies responded to the stabbing at the victim's home on Narrow Road around 2:30 p.m. During the investigation, witnesses told... more »

• Man arrested in attempted murder on West Chimes Street

  February 8, 2017 3:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Mandeville man has been arrested in connection to an attempted murder and armed robbery on on West Chimes Street. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, an unidentified male robbed the victim in his apartment at gunpoint around 12 a.m. Dec. 22, 2016. The... more »

• St. Tammany Sheriff addresses rough start to 2017

  January 24, 2017 12:35 PM

  ST. TAMMANY - St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith addressed the busy start to 2017 with the release of the office's 2016 Uniform Crime Reports. According to a release from the STPSO, crime is down in St. Tammany Parish, but the overall number of crimes reported has stayed virtually... more »

• Man dies after rear-ending 18-wheeler in Iberville Parish

  August 3, 2016 11:34 AM

  RAMAH – A man from Mandeville is dead after he rear-ended an 18-wheeler on I-10 in Iberville Parish. On Tuesday around 10 p.m. Louisiana State Police Troop A responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-10 westbound, east of Whiskey Bay that took the life of 50-year-old Marty Wyatt of... more »

• Missing Mandeville woman found dead

  March 27, 2016 9:23 PM

  NEW ORLEANS ( WWLTV ) - The New Orleans Police Department has confirmed a missing Mandeville woman has been found dead in New Orleans. NOPD made the announcement Sunday afternoon. Haley Saltaformaggio was found unresponsive in her locked car around 5 p.m., according to authorities. Police said her car... more »

• Missing woman last seen leaving French Quarter

  March 26, 2016 8:52 PM

  NEW ORLEANS ( WWLTV ) – New Orleans Police are looking for Haley Saltaformaggio, a resident of Mandeville who was last seen in New Orleans Friday, March 25. She was reported missing Saturday March 26 after friends and family said they had not heard from her. According to... more »