Crime

One Killed In Bourbon St. Mass Shooting

One person is dead and nine others are injured after gunfire erupts in the heart of New Orleans’ France Quarter overnight yesterday. Police say shots rang out around 1:30 Sunday morning on the famous Bourbon Street. They say 25 year…

Armed Robbery Escalates Into Shooting

One person is injured after an early morning shooting at an apartment complex in Pascagoula. Pascagoula police say the shooting happened at the Eastwood Townhomes at 3 a.m. on Sunday. According to authorities, the shooting stemmed from a robbery, leaving…

Simon City Royals Kidnap Other Members

Three Gulfport Simon City Royals gang members are behind bars and charged with kidnapping two other Simon City Royals. According to Gulfport Public Information Officer Sergeant Joshua Bromen, Gulfport police arrested 23-year-old Blaklyn Taylor, 28-year-old Brett Ridens and 26-year-old Elizabeth…

Suspects Starts Fires after Vehicle Chase

A man and women did nearly everything they could to avoid authorities this morning. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, deputies attempted to pull over a pickup truck with no tag. The driver fled the deputy and entered into…

Armed Suspects Rob Gulfport Gas Station

The Gulfport Police Department is asking for help in bringing two suspects to justice after an armed robbery took place at a gas station yesterday evening. At 7:36 p.m. last night, police responded to the scene of the robbery, the…

Armed Robbery Investigation

Gulfport police are investigating an armed robbery that happened last night around 7:30 at the Chevron Gas station on Kelly Avenue. Police say two suspects entered the business wearing gloves and masks. One pulled out what appeared to be a…

Biloxi Police Search for Bank Robbery Suspect

A manhunt is still on for the person who robbed The Peoples Bank on Pass Road in Biloxi this afternoon. The male suspect entered the bank unarmed and demanded money from two different bank tellers. He fled the scene on…

Arrests Made in St. Martin Burglaries

Two teenagers and a middle-aged man are all behind bars after unrelated burglaries occur in the same area of St. Martin. Nineteen-year-old Desrae Durden of Biloxi is charged with one count of burglary of a dwelling, stemming from a burglary…

Three Men to Face Charges after Shooting

A Biloxi man shot in the leg will join two others involved in a Gulfport shooting in custody after he gets out of the hospital. Three men will be facing charges after Gulfport police responded to an attempted robbery and…

Woman Sentenced for Scam in Chambers Death

A Mississippi woman is going to prison after using an internet scam to try to profit off the burning death of a teenager. Attorney General Jim Hood says 41-year-old Janet Lee Posey of Blue Springs pleaded guilty Thursday to one…

Arrest Made after Police Chase in Jackson County

A police chase in Jackson County seriously injures a woman passenger and lands the Moss Point driver in jail. The chase began around 6 on Tuesday night when a detective saw 28-year-old Brian Teague allegedly trying to break into a…

Police Departments Team up to end Chase

Today, police officers from D’Iberville and Biloxi teamed up to end a high speed chase turned foot pursuit. It was a joint effort from the Biloxi and D’Iberville Police Department to end a pursuit that started on the interstate and…

Auto and Residential Burglary Arrest

A 12-year-old walks in on a man burglarizing his own home on Old River Road after hearing his dogs barking. According to Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell, 25-year-old Vancleave resident John Herrington walked through an unlocked door and began rummaging…

Teen Pleads Not Guilty

Dexter Kelly, the man charged with murdering his cousin has pleaded not guilty. A Jackson County Grand Jury has indicted Kelly on a charge of murder. The 19 year old Vancleave teen is accused of beating his cousin to death…

Dewitt To Hear Back On Appeal Today

Today a judge is expected to issue a ruling on a request for bond in the case of a former Hancock High School coach sentenced to 30 years in prison for unlawful touching of a child for lustful purposes. Circuit…

Shoplifting Suspects Wanted

The Gulfport Police Department need your help finding two women accused of shoplifting. Gulfport PD was called to iota beauty on both October first and November sixth. The women you see here were caught on surveillance camera taking numerous bottles…

Danielle Dewitt Appeal In Court

Former Hancock High School Coach Leslie Danielle Dewitt should find out the outcome of her appeal today. Her appeal is against the 30 year sentence she received after being found guilty on two counts of unlawful touching of a child…

Arrest in MS State Student Murder

Four men have been charged in the death of a senior marketing major at Mississippi State University. Joseph Tillman, from the Delta town of Schlater, was found dead early Sunday from what authorities believe stemmed from an attempted robbery. The…

Police Make Arrest In Stabbing Investigation

An arrest is made in the stabbing that injured three people Saturday night in Pascagoula. Thirty-six year-old Della Latrice Ward is being held at the Jackson County Jail in connection with a stabbing that authorities say involved two women and…

Charged With Assaulting an Officer

A Biloxi man was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer this morning. Thirty-two year-old Robert Dunn was arrested following an investigation into a domestic assault incident. Police say Dunn assaulted the Biloxi officer as the officer attempted to…

Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes

Biloxi man, Fabio Fernando Joaquin Mateos was taken into custody today for touching a child for lustful purposes. Police arrested Joaquin Mateos during a traffic stop when they learned he had an arrest warrant. Back in July police first responded…

Christopher Epps Testifies For Bond After Burglary Arrest

Former Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps says he was not thinking and made a mistake by removing items from the house he forfeited to the federal government. His bond revocation hearing continues today as a federal judge considers evidence about whether…

Felony Child Abuse Arrest

A 26-year-old man is behind bars, charged with felony child abuse. Police arrested Jacob Moss. He is accused of causing significant injuries to an 8 year-old that was at Moss's residence. Police say the young victim has multiple scars and…