Two men arrested in the act of separate burglaries or attempts in Chalmette; one found in a house and the other looking in vehicles and pulling on door handles

Timothy Eskine, 43, booked with residential burglary and attempted burglary in Chalmette.

Jeremiah Juneau,34, booked with three counts of attempted vehicle burglary in Chalmette.

Two men were arrested in the act of separate burglaries or attempts Tuesday night in Chalmette, one found in a house where the occupant wasn’t home and the other while looking in vehicles and pulling on door handles trying to get inside, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Timothy Eskine. 43, 2416 Pirate Drive, Chalmette, was booked with simple burglary of a residence, attempted burglary and criminal trespassing after incidents on Jean Lafitte Parkway, the sheriff said.

He tried to make entry into through the door of one home on Jean Lafitte while the occupant was there, then fled to another where the occupant wasn’t home and was arrested inside that when deputies responded to a call about the first incident.

Eskine was booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison and is being held without bond pending an appearance before a magistrate judge.

Separately, Jeremiah Juneau, 34, no address given, was booked the same night with three counts of attempted simple burglary of vehicles on Corinne Drive, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

A witness called the Sheriff’s Office to report seeing a man looking into a neighbor’s vehicle and pulling on a door handle trying to get inside, the sheriff said. Deputies arrived shortly and saw the man looking into two other vehicles and pulling on their handles, the sheriff said.

Juneau was arrested and booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison, where he is being held in lieu of bond set at $52,500.

Sheriff Pohlmann thanked residents for calling the Sheriff’s Office about suspicious activity, with the calls directly leading to the arrests.