Crime

Good Samaritan Stabbed at Dollar General

Two men are behind bars after allegedly robbing a Dollar General and stabbing a Good Samaritan. News 25’s Kendra Turley brings us the latest on this investigation. Richard Griffin is just one of the many Gulf Coast residents who frequently…

Pet Dog Saves Family in Home Invasion

A family pet is given credit for saving its family’s life during a home invasion. According to the Gautier Police Department, around 5 a.m. Wednesday, a woman was entering her vehicle on Soundview Drive when she was struck in the…

Good Samaritan Stabbed at Dollar General

Two men are behind bars after allegedly robbing a Dollar General and stabbing a Good Samaritan. Twenty-two year-old Marces Rush is charged with felony armed robbery and aggravated assault. Sheriff Troy Peterson also announced the arrest of 25-year-old DeMarcus Leshore…

Man Pleads Not Guilty in Transgender Death

A Navy sailor from New Orleans has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of stabbing and slashing a transgender woman 119 times in a Jackson County hotel room. Twenty-year-old Dwanya Hickerson is charged with capital murder of 25-year-old Dee…

Direct Insurance Armed Robbery

The Gulfport Police Department needs help locating a suspect involved in another armed robbery in Gulfport. Officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Direct Insurance on East Pass Road around 10 o’clock this morning. According to police,…

Three Men Wanted For Grand Larceny

Biloxi police are seeking the public's help after three men stole equipment from the Beau Rivage. Three white males stole equipment from beau back on November 30 then fled in this white Chevy Silverado Z-71 extended cab. The license plate…

Gulfport Man Found Guilty of Murder

One Gulfport man will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his own uncle. 29 year old Dante Taylor was found guilty of first degree murder. As a habitual offender, he was given the mandatory sentence of…

Have you seen this Woman? Wanted Since 2011

The Coastal Narcotics Enforcement Team need help locating a woman who is wanted for allegedly manufacturing meth out of her home in Biloxi. Thirty-six year-old Jessica Goldsmith has been MIA since 2011 when Harrison County deputies acted on information that…

Alleged Purse Snatchers Caught in Pennsylvania

Authorities in Greensburg, Pennsylvania captured the two suspects who allegedly snatched a purse from an elderly woman after shoving her to the ground. Thirty-eight year-old Archie Culbreath and 28-year-old Lindsey Newman of Kentwood, Louisiana sit in the Westmoreland County Prison.…

Felony Shoplifting

Two Jackson County residents are charged with felony shoplifting after allegedly stealing from three Dollar General stores. Fifty-two year-old Alan Sellers and 40-year-old Monica Montgomery allegedly stole merchandise from the stores on Highway 63, 613, and 614. Sheriff Mike Ezell…

Man Pleads Guilty To First Degree Murder

A coast man pleads guilty to first degree murder on the day he was scheduled to begin his second day of trial. A judged sentenced 44 year old Johnny Owens the third to live in prison. Owens pleaded guilty to…

Two Suspects Accused in Purse Snatching

Gulfport police have now identified the two suspects wanted for a purse snatching last week that injured a woman. The police department is asking for your help in locating Archie Culbreath and Lindsey Newman who are both charged with simple…

Facing Aftermath of Church Fire

A church community left scrambling for a place to hold worship after a devastating fire in Gulfport. Gulfport police arrested 22 year old Caleb DeAndre Bell after the Hillside Baptist Church on Robinson Road went up in flames Saturday morning.…

Missing Person

The Pascagoula Police Department is asking for your help locating a missing woman. 24 year old "Holly Joiner" was last seen leaving her father's residence on Agnes Street on Wednesday December 7. Joiner has mental deficiencies and does not have…

Opioid And Heroin Task Force Executive Order

Governor Phil Bryant is issuing a task force to help combat drug abuse in Mississippi. The Opioid and Heroin Study Task Force will make recommendations to the governor of how to best fight drug abuse and prevent it in the…

Felony Eluding

A Moss Point man is behind bars after attempting to elude Biloxi police near Edgewater Mall. Bobbney Fairley is charged with felony eluding after police say he failed to comply with being pulled over for reportedly shoplifting. Fairley attempted to…

Felony Sexual Battery and Molesting

Harrison County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Biloxi man on a felony charge of sexual battery and molesting of two female children. Howard Jones is accused of sexually assaulting two girls nine years ago when they were eight and six years…

"Blue Lives Matter" Bill Mississippi

As police ambushes have become more frequent across the country in the last year, state lawmakers want to ensure our men and women in uniform are better protected. A "Blue Lives Matter" bill will be introduced when the 2017 session…

Suspect Allegedly Steals Boat Motor

In Moss Point, authorities need help locating the suspect who allegedly stole a grey Honda motor and gas tank from the back of a boat at a residence in the east side of Duck Lake Drive. If you know anything…

Elderly Woman in Hospital after Robbery

An elderly woman is in the hospital after she was robbed and pushed down at a Gulfport Walmart last night. The woman was standing near her car when a man shoved her to the ground and stole her purse at…

Suspects Wanted in Connection to Car Thefts

Three suspects are wanted for their part in multiple car thefts that occurred in Biloxi last month. The suspects are accused of stealing two different vehicles from the 700 block of Beach Boulevard. Biloxi police are asking for your assistance…

Missing Jackson County Inmate Back in Custody

Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says inmate worker Donald Matheny is back in custody after walking off Tuesday night from the courthouse where he was assigned work duty. Sheriff Ezell says Matheny stole a pickup truck from a gas station…

BREAKING: Jackson County Inmate Missing

Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is searching for an inmate worker who walked away from the courthouse where he was assigned work. Forty-one year-old Donald Matheny of Pascagoula was discovered missing this morning when deputies noticed none of his duties had…