Crime

Auto Theft Ring Arrests In Jackson County

The Jackson County Sheriff's Department has broken up what it calls an auto theft ring. Five suspects are now in custody each charged with two Countys of motor vehicle felony taking. On Christmas, deputies responded to a burglary in progress…

Don’t Let Your Home Become a Burglar Target

While most of us have opened up our holiday gifts, some thieves are just beginning their hunt for their holiday treasures. Police are warning against putting your new goodies on display by leaving boxes from big ticket items in the…

Purse Theft in Biloxi

Biloxi police need help identifying a woman responsible for a string of purse thefts. The suspect is described as a black female wearing glasses and carrying a large white purse. According to police, the suspect targets people at medical facilities.…

Men Wanted For Animal Cruelty Moss Point

Moss Point police have issued arrest warrants for the two men wanted for their involvement in an animal cruelty video that went viral on social media. 43 year old "Larry Rostchild Junior" and 24 year old "Laderrick Rostchild" are wanted…

Search Continues For Burglary Suspects

The search continues for a group of people authorities believe are responsible for a string of burglaries in Jackson County. The latest the robbery of a Shell gas station in St. Andrews early Monday morning, where three masked men entered…

Man Charged after Firing Shots at Party in St. Martin

A Pascagoula man is facing charges after shots were fired at a Christmas party in St. Martin. Twenty-two year-old William Liddell is charged with a misdemeanor violation of discharging a firearm. Jackson County deputies arrested Liddell at the Grand Biscayne…

Gas Station Robbed, Clerk Held Up in Jackson County

A store clerk is recovering after being held at gunpoint during an armed robbery early this morning in Jackson County. Authorities believe the three suspects that robbed the store are tied to two other incidents in Jackson County. Authorities are…

Shots Fired at an Apartment Complex in St. Martin

A man is now in custody after a report of shots fired overnight at the Grand Biscayne Apartments in St. Martin. According to authorities, an altercation broke out at a large party where 22-year-old William Liddell of Pascagoula fired a…

Christmas Eve Shooting in Pearl

Police in Pearl say a 22-year-old man fatally shot his girlfriend and wounded her father before killing himself on Christmas Eve. Reports say police received a call Saturday about a man with a gun at a Pearl home. Pearl police…

Police Investigating Home Invasion in D’Iberville

An elderly man is injured after a break-in early Christmas morning in D’Iberville. The victim of the home invasion told police two armed suspects broke into his home in the Forest Cove subdivision, stole money and valuables. D’Iberville police say…

Have You Seen This Woman? Wanted in Moss Point

Today, the Moss Point Police Department issued an arrest warrant for the woman authorities say filmed men pouring hot water onto a cat that was trapped in a cage. According to Moss Point Commander Stacey Deans, 23-year-old Karmen Coleman is…

Woman Arrested for Commercial Burglary

The Biloxi Police Department arrested a woman accused of robbing electronic devices from two Beach Boulevard condominiums. According to Biloxi police, 32-year-old Julia Newton was arrested on two counts of commercial burglary after an investigation into two condo burglaries reported…

Fire Had No Political Motivation Greenville

The Mississippi fire marshal says investigators don't see politics as the motivation for the burning of an African church in Greenville. Yesterday, Andrew McClinton was arrested and charged with first degree arson of a place of worship. Today his bond…

Wanted Wednesday: Stopping Career Criminals

On this week’s Wanted Wednesday, we introduce you to a criminal who has been wanted on and off since the 80s. Some may call him a professional criminal, a habitual offender and he’s not the only one of his kind.…

Burglary Suspects Arrested in Kansas

The two suspects wanted for the burglary of Sam’s Jewelry in Pascagoula who could also be linked to a triple homicide in Jackson have been apprehended in Kansas. Thirty-five year-old Jamison Townsend and 37-year-old Joshua Garcia were arrested in Junction…

Man Arrested for Burning Down Greenville Church

A man is now behind bars for burning down a Greenville church on November 1st. Greenville police arrested 45-year-old Andrew McClinton of Leland and charged him with one count of first degree arson of a place of worship. McClinton is…

Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime

A Lucedale man pleads guilty to a federal hate crime for assaulting and murdering Mercedes Williamson because she was a transgender woman. Joshua Vallum originally pled guilty to her murder back in July after admitting he beat her to death…

Pascagoula Robbery

The Pascagoula Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a person who robbed the army navy store earlier this month. Police believe the man you see here entered the store on Highway 90 on December 6 using the…

Burglary Suspects Possibly Spotted in Tennessee

Pascagoula police say they are very confident that the burglary of a jewelry store on Denny Avenue and a triple homicide in Jackson are related. Lieutenant Doug Adams with the Pascagoula Police Department says they have been working closely with…

Multiple Business Break-ins in Jackson County

The Ocean Springs Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects who are wanted for their actions in multiple business break-ins in Jackson County. The suspects are accused of burglarizing a Shell station on Bienville Boulevard…

Have You Seen These Two?

The Pascagoula Police Department needs help locating a couple believed to be responsible for commercial burglary of a jewelry store. According to Pascagoula Lieutenant Doug Adams, Jamison Townsend and an unidentified white male were spotted on security cameras taking items…