Crime

Man charged with voyeurism in store restroom

A Guatemalan national was arrested in D'Iberville on Thursday morning, charged with voyeurism. Chief Shannon Nobles said 20-year-old Jesler Jairo Perez was charged with three counts of voyeurism. He was taken to the Harrison County jail and bond was set…

Harrison County man indicted on sex crime charge

A Harrison County man has been indicted on sex crime charges. According to the indictment, 20-year-old Dequon Johnson, is charged with one count of touching a child for lustful purposes. The indictment states that been May 28 and May 29,…

MBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Rankin County

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office that occurred on Walker Drive in Florence, Mississippi around 4 p.m. Sunday. Deputies with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for…

Stone County investigating Wednesday night fatal shooting

A Stone County man was shot in the head Wednesday night and the Sheriff's Department has a person of interest in custody. Sheriff Todd Stewart said 21-year-old Tyrese Moye was found at a residents on East Avery Road when deputies…

Man who fled traffic stop in Ocean Springs in custody

The Pascagoula Police Department has taken the man who fled from Ocean Springs officers when they tried to stop him for a traffic violation in custody. According to Pascagoula Police, the Pascagoula Crime Suppression Unit and Criminal Investigation Unit received…

Gulfport man charged with eluding Biloxi police

A Gulfport man has been charged with felony eluding after fleeing from police. On Tuesday, Biloxi Police arrested 20 year-old, Daleatric Quarles on a charge of felony eluding and possession of a stolen firearm. He was taken to Harrison County…

Two Gulfport men charged with receiving stolen property

Biloxi Police have charged two Gulfport men with receiving stolen property. 42-year-old Kevin Mosley and 32-year-old Justin Lewis of Gulfport were arrested March 17 and charged with receiving stolen property. The charges stemmed from a burglary investigation from March 16,…

Biloxi man charged with aggravated domestic assault

A Biloxi man has been charged with aggravated domestic assault in connection with an incident earlier this month. Police say on March 15, officers were sent to the 100 block of Beauvoir Road regarding a domestic complaint. Police found the…

Gautier man charged in Biloxi auto burglary case

A Gautier man was arrested in Biloxi on Wednesday, charged with breaking into vehicles. 30-year-old Theodore Towne is charged with burglary of an auto for an incident on February 29, 2004. Evidence collected after the burglary led to Towne being…

Man denied cigarettes charged with armed robbery

Gulfport Police have charged a man with armed robbery after he was denied sale of cigarettes. Police arrested 25-year-old Anival Avila and charged him with armed robbery. He was taken to the Harrison County jail and held on $100,000 bond.…

Suspect in Bay St. Louis fatal hit-and-run arrested

A Perkinston man is in jail, charged in the hit-and-run death of a woman in Bay St. Louis on Saturday night. 18-year-old Bryan Hathcock Jr., was booked into the Hancock County jail at 11:33 p.m. Monday night. He is charged…

Bay Police searching for truck in fatal hit-and-run

Bay St Louis Police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian on Highway 90. Police Chief Toby Schwartz said about 10:30 p.m. a  black Dodge truck hit 41-year-old Brandy Thames at the intersection of Highway 90…