Crime

Father's ashes stolen along with Gulfport woman's purse

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman is looking for an urn carrying her father’s ashes that was stolen along with her purse while she was celebrating her wedding. The Sun Herald reports that Jen Mullaney Jones had the ashes…

Homicide investigation underway in Moss Point

Moss Point police are investigating a New Year’s Eve shooting that claimed the life of one individual. At approximately 7:30 p.m. yesterday, officers responded to a shots fired call in the area of Richard Street and Martin…

Six charged in shooting that injured teen in Vancleave

Six people, including a 16-year old, are in custody in Jackson County charged with what authorities say appears to be a drug related shooting that injured another teen. Sheriff Mike Ezell says the shooting happened in the early morning hours…

Arrest made in Gulfport drive-by shooting

Gulfport Police Department made an arrest regarding a drive-by shooting that took place Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Highway 49 in reference to a drive-by shooting. Throughout the course…

Gulfport Police arrest suspect in drive-by shooting

Gulfport Police said a suspect they were searching for in connection to a drive-by shooting that occurred Tuesday morning has been located and arrested. In a press release, police said that on December 8, at approximately 11:18 a.m., officers responded…

Men identified in double murder in Gulfport

Two men were found murdered in a rental car on Westward Drive in Gulfport early Saturday morning after a resident heard what sounded like a car crash and called police. The man who heard the wreck tells…

Teenager Charged in Jackson County Weekend Shooting

A 15-year-old is charged as an adult in a weekend shooting in Jackson County that injured a juvenile. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Morgan Lee Beaugez of Ocean Springs is charged with aggravated assault, use of a deadly weapon to produce…

19-year-old arrested on one count of manslaughter

A 19-year-old was arrested this weekend by Gulfport police on one count of manslaughter. Around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, police responded to Memorial Hospital in reference to a juvenile shooting victim who later died from his…

Undercover human trafficking operation results in arrests of 6 men

The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Special Victims Unit conducted a joint undercover human trafficking operation on Friday, November 13, in Oxford resulting in the arrests of 6 individuals who were charged with procuring prostitution.…

Suspect pleads guilty to 2018 murder charge

Gulfport, MS - District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Dannie Bergeron Jr., age 22, plead guilty this week to First-Degree Murder for the killing of Tiffany Goodman. The defendant’s trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday and jurors were summoned…

Biloxi PD investigating auto burglary on Pass Road

The Biloxi Police Department is conducting an investigation into an auto burglary that occurred on November 9th in the 2600 block of Pass Rd. The alleged suspect is described as a white male in his 30’s to 40’s, brown hair…