A former Jackson County deputy faces a felony charge of bringing contraband into the adult detention center. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 21-year-old LaShayla King of Moss Point was arrested this weekend for introduction of contraband into a correctional facility. King…
Police say three people were injured after gunfire erupted during a concert at a Biloxi nightclub. Our media partner the Sun Herald reports three people with gunshot wounds were taken to a hospital early Sunday. Biloxi Police Major Chris De…
Two suspects involved in a drive-by shooting yesterday morning in Gulfport are now in police custody. Gulfport police arrested 17-year-old Kobe Hawthorne on one count of drive-by shooting and five counts of aggravated assault. His bond is set at $600,000.…
The Bay St. Louis Police Department and Agents from the FBI arrested Kaiam Donovan, a 37-year-old male from Queens, NY. Donovan was wanted by the FBI as a felony fugitive from justice. Donavan was taken into custody without incident at…
Officers with the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to the 400 block of Bechtel Boulevard for a physical domestic disturbance. Officers were advised one half of the disturbance left the scene in a gold car. The officers spotted the suspect’s…
Wednesday the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to a possible domestic disturbance at 3419 Bienville Boulevard. Officers came in contact with Ira Henry. According to police, Henry made threats to assault responding officers. After a brief struggle, a stolen firearm…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the depicted vehicle and its occupants. The vehicle was allegedly involved in a number of burglaries in Biloxi and Harrison County in the past two weeks. Anyone with information…
Gulfport Police are investigating a shooting overnight that left two people in critical condition. Gulfport Police information officer Jason Ducre said officers were informed about 11:43 p.m. that two people were taken to a local hospital in a private vehicle…
The Biloxi police responded to the 2100 block of Beach Blvd in reference to a vehicle theft that just occurred. The victim informed the officers his red Dodge Ram was just stolen. Officers located the stolen vehicle traveling east on…
Biloxi Police announced that the vehicle and suspects they asked for the public's help with have been identified and contacted in relation to a Sept. 9 shooting. Maj. Christopher DeBack said in a press release on Wednesday morning that the…
The Biloxi Police Department arrested a 55-year-old National Lugskie Sandifer of Biloxi, MS for robbery and aggravated assault. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where Sandifer allegedly assaulted the victim who sustained severe bodily injuries, and during the assault Sandifer…
The Biloxi Police Department arrested 25-year-old Tyrell Jauan Gholar of Hattiesburg, MS for burglary of an occupied dwelling located in the 200 block of Covenant Square Dr. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where Gholar allegedly gained entry into the…
The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied a motion for rehearing in the case of Alberto Garcia versus the state of Mississippi. Garcia pled guilty and was convicted in the brutal killing of five-year-old Janaya Thompson in Gulfport in 2014. Garcia…
Waveland police need help identifying a man wanted for armed robbery at a gas station on September 7th. Police say it happened at 9:54 p.m. at the Chevron Eat and Run. The suspect is described as a black male wearing…
CLARKE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issues a state-wide alert asking for help in a death investigation. Clarke County deputies and MBI investigators found a cross on a silver chain on an unidentified man’s neck. Law enforcement hope someone will recognize the cross because no one has been able to identify […]
Mississippi Department of Corrections said 64-year-old Charles E. Wilson died at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility Sunday night.
A routine traffic stop in Ocean Springs resulted in the arrest of a Pass Christian man wanted on armed robbery charges. Wednesday, an officer with the Ocean Springs Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Highway 90 for a traffic…
On Tuesday, September 1st, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 19-year-old Edward Payton Jr. of Biloxi for shooting into an occupied dwelling. The arrest stemmed from an investigation initiated on August 30th after a complaint of a residence being shot several…
A Biloxi woman is behind bars after allegedly shooting into a home overnight. Just before 1 this morning, officers with the Biloxi Police Department were in the 600 block of Division Street when they heard gunshots in the area. A…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he's not currently thinking about pardoning a woman who is serving a life sentence after she was caught with marijuana during a traffic…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — A Biloxi woman is behind bars after allegedly shooting into a home overnight. Just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, September 2, officers with the Biloxi Police Department were in the 600 block of Division Street when they…
A Bay St. Louis woman is now behind bars for child neglect that occurred at an in-home daycare on Old Spanish Trail. According to Police Chief Gary Ponthieux, Connie Cuevas was arrested for child neglect following an investigation by the…
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office has arrested one man on a felony charge of sexual battery. Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 79-year-old Westley Andrew Gervais in Saucier. According to the sheriff, deputies received information that Gervais engaged in…
LOWNDES COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)-One of the largest embezzlement cases in the state of Mississippi is happening in the Friendly City. Former Chief Financial Officer, Milton Rawle Jr. is accused of swindling $290,000 in a scheme that reportedly went on for two years. City leaders had long suspected something was wrong with how the city’s finances were […]