Waveland residents used their home security cameras to help police solve a pair of thefts this week. Chief Mike Prendergast said Taylor Ryan Passantino, 33, has been charged in both burglaries investigated by his officers. Passantino was charged with burglary…
A Waveland man is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile. Waveland Chief Mike Prendegast said officers received a complaint last weekend that a female juvenile was being molested. After investigating the complaint, Michael Eugene Moore, 67, of Waveland,…
A Waveland man faces felony drug charges after cocaine, pills and marijuana were found during a traffic stop on Thursday. Waveland Chief Mike Prendergast said officers stopped a gold Lexus on Highway 90 about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. During stop, officers…
A man wanted in Biloxi on molestation charges now also faces felony eluding charges after leading law enforcement on a chase through the county Thursday. John Pierre, 42, of Biloxi was charged with one count of molestation. He is being…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former police officer in Mississippi received a five-year prison sentence Wednesday for the 2019 beating death of a man who was pulled from a vehicle during a manhunt. The former Jackson detective, Anthony Fox, was…
A Gulfport woman has been charged in the burglary of a vehicle at Scarlet Pearl Casino. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said 33-year-old Jessica Anjanet Harris is charged with burglary, theft from a motor vehicle. Police received a report of…
A Gulfport were were each sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated assault. Judge Christopher Schmidt handed down the sentence in Harrison County Circuit Court after last week's guilty pleas. 29-year-old Aaron Mays had 10…
A Moss Point will spend more than 17 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking case. Labaron Mitchell, 38, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport to 211 months, or 17 years. He will serve…
Suspects in an early morning armed robbery in Pass Christian are now in custody. According to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers, Pass Christian Police were asking for help to identify the truck and the suspects inside. The report said about 5…
Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers have posted signs in locations around Gulfport, hoping the public will help provide information that will lead to answers about what happened to Kevin Slater.…
An Ocean Springs man will spend 17 years behind bars after pleading guilty in a DUI causing death case. David Thomas Pelkey, 30, pleaded guilty this week to driving under the influence causing death and driving under the influence causing…
Two men are now charged in the fatal shooting of a Pascagoula man in his apartment. The shooting happened around 7:40 Sunday night at an apartment building on Agnes Street. Pascagoula police say they found 68-year-old Claude Bivins Jr. suffering…
Ocean Springs police have identified two people suspected of stealing the Miner’s Toy Store Statue. Police say David and Katja Malin are wanted for grand larceny in…
A suspect wanted in connection with an armed carjacking case in St. Martin is in custody. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers updated its post saying Kevin Chau Bui was in custody. A search of jail records shows he was booked into…
A mainstay in downtown Ocean Springs has gone missing. The statue of two children on a tricycle -- an 90th birthday present to John and Maryalice Miner that sat in front of their store, Miner's Doll and Toy Store on…
A Mobile man pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of animal crushing in the wounding of Moss Point K9 Buddy, the U.S. Attorney announced today. Richard J. McGuire, 44,…
What started out as a call to Waveland Police about a possible drug overdose ended with two people in jail, charged dealing drugs. Waveland Chief Mike Prendergast said officers were sent…
A 21-year-old man is in jail, charged with stealing a vehicle that was left on the roadside. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said Dylan John Lebouef was arrested Sunday and is in the Harrison County jail on a $25,000 bond…
Pearl River County Sheriff's Department is looking for the owner of this black truck that deputies believe was used in several vehicle burglaries. Pearl River authorities say the vehicle burglaries happened in the Apple South subdivision over the weekend. The…
A Kubota Skid Steer was stolen from a residence on Fiber Street in Bay St. Louis between July 4 and July 15. Bay St. Louis have few leads, but are asking the public's help. Anyone with information is asked to…
A Gulfport man will spend 30 years in prison as a habitual offender after pleading guilty this week to armed robbery, aggravated assault and burglary. Andrew Treadaway, 34, pleaded guilty in Harrison County Circuit Court and was sentenced by Judge…
D'Iberville Police are investigating a Wednesday evening shooting that injured a man. About 9 p.m., officers responded to a call at the Timber Grove Apartments on Automall Parkway about reports of gunfire. Officers found an 18-year-old black male with a…
Two men are behind bars, accused of stealing mowers from a lawn care business. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said in a press release that deputies made a traffic stop at Canal Road and Interstate 10 this morning because a…
The Nichols Elementary principal arrested Wednesday is one of three former Coffeeville School District employees facing fraud charges in the case of that district. State Auditor Shad White announced today that former Coffeeville School District Superintendent Vivian Robinson, Tammy Briggs…