POLICE NEED HELP IDENTIFYING ROBBERY SUSPECT
POLICE NEED HELP IDENTIFYING ROBBERY SUSPECT
Crime
Protect Yourself from Porch Pirates This Holiday Season
So, how do you stop porch piracy? Home surveillance can help combat the problem and eventually, in some cases, catch the robbers, but we can't physically be everywhere at once, so, News 25’s Tanner Stewart caught up with Gulfport police…
Gulfport Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Producing Child Pornography and Sexual Battery of a Minor Child
In Gulfport, a woman has been sentenced to 20 years for producing child pornography and sexual battery of a minor child, according to Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood's office. Twenty-two year old Anika Moore Bruner of Gulfport appeared before…
Biloxi Man Arrested and Charged With Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes
A Biloxi man has been arrested and charged with touching a child for lustful purposes. According to Biloxi police, on December 13, they received reports involving a known suspect for allegedly touching a child for lustful purposes. The alleged incidents…
Sentenced for distributing child pornography
A Gulfport man will serve nearly two decades behind bars for distributing child pornography through ‘Dropbox’ using his cellphone last year. Thirty-seven year-old Jesse Nichols was sentenced to serve 17-and-a-half years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised…
Arrested for Petit Larceny
Another porch pirate has been arrested this month, this time in Gulfport. Jennifer Gibson arrested on charges of petit larceny and a felony warrant through the Department of Corrections after reports of two packages taken from a home and surveillance…
BREAKING: Charges dropped against man accused of killing son, another man
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — Charges have been dropped in the case against a Saucier man accused in the shooting death of his son and another man in February. Thirty-five-year old Billy Jack Roberts was released from the Harrison County…
Mississippi man tried for same crime 6 times, freed months after court rules racial bias
A Mississippi man who has been tried six times for the same crime was granted bond yesterday. Curtis Flowers was arrested 23 years ago for the murders of four people at a furniture store in Winona. The first three guilty…
Found not guilty of armed robbery
A Gulfport man is home free tonight after a jury unanimously found him not guilty on both counts of an armed robbery from 2016. The robbery was at the Exxon Station off 30th Avenue downtown. Police pulled Tevin Ball over…
Arrested for credit card fraud and possession of a controlled substance
A Biloxi man has been arrested and charged with credit card fraud and possession of a controlled substance. Today, Biloxi police arrested 52-year-old Michael Gillich III of Biloxi. His arrest stems from warrants issued as the result of an investigation…
Ocean Springs Police Ask Public to Report Any Business Contract Violations After Home Repair Fraud Arrest
Ocean Springs police have arrested and charged a South Mississippi man with home repair fraud and are asking for any other possible victims to call them. Police arrested Michael Jolley of Gulfport earlier this week after an investigation into a…
Second arrest made in Biloxi burglary
A second arrest has been made in the case of a reported burglary that was in progress earlier this week in Biloxi’s Goose Point subdivision. On Wednesday, police arrested 22-year-old Lindsey Griffin IV on Eisenhower Drive in Biloxi, less than…
Wanted for grand larceny
With the Christmas season comes porch pirates and Biloxi police are looking for this man wanted for allegedly stealing packages off a porch on Howard Avenue. Police describe him as a black male with a beard. The incident happened on…
Biloxi School Threat: Threat addressed, increased police presence to remain as precaution
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Don't be alarmed if you see more police on patrol and stationed at Biloxi schools this morning. The increased security and police presence is a cautionary measure after several reports of threats made on social media…
WANTED: Biloxi Police asking for help identifying burglary suspect
The Biloxi Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person suspected of burglary. On Monday, Biloxi Police responded to a residence located in the 300 Block of Goose Point Boulevard in reference to a residential burglary…
Arrested for third degree arson
The Biloxi Police Department arrested 43-year-old Christopher Lee Johns on a charge of third degree arson. The arrest was the result of an investigation into an arson incident reported on December 9th in the 700 block of Howard Ave in which…
Man charged with first degree murder in Sunday shooting in George County
On Sunday, December 8, 2019, the George County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a person being shot at a residence in the 100 block of Brock Road, in George County. Upon arrival at the residence, Sheriff’s deputies found…
Shooter at Naval Air Station in Pensacola is dead, 11 injured
A shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida Friday morning leaves several people dead and nearly a dozen more injured. Police confirming at least four people have died including the shooter. In total, eleven people were shot and…
Arrested for stolen property
Two men are now behind bars following reports of stolen property in Long Beach. Police arrested 30-year-old Shameek Webb of Long Beach and 30-year-old Matthew Curtrer of Biloxi and charged them with one count of possession of stolen property and…
Police: Slain Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard tried to grab kidnapper’s gun
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Police wrote in a court record filed Wednesday that they believe the slain daughter of a well-known UFC fighter fought back against her assailant. Twenty-nine-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed faces capital murder charges in the death of Aniah…
Lawsuit accuses Biloxi police officers of sexually harassing teenage girl during traffic stop
BILOXI, Miss. — A lawsuit filed against the city of Biloxi alleges police officers sexually harassed a teenage girl before arresting her without cause. According to our media partner, the Sun Herald, the lawsuit was filed by the teen’s mother…
Man charged with DUI, felony possession
A Gulfport man is facing several charges including one felony after a high-speed chase this morning. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, 44-year-old Charles Gill is being charged with driving under the influence, failure to stop, reckless driving, resisting arrest, and…
Seven arrested in armed robbery attempt
Seven people, including a 16-year-old, have been charged in an attempted armed robbery from last Friday in Ocean Springs. Jaylan Kirkland, Abbie Mayfield, Matthew Ramsey, Aleasha McGinnis, Kinlea Stephens, and 16-year-old Richard Figeueroa were charged after Jackson County Sheriff Mike…
Bail hearing set for Mississippi man tried 6 times on murder
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bail hearing has been set for a Mississippi man who has been tried six times for murder. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Joseph Loper scheduled the hearing for Dec. 16 in Walthall. The U.S. Supreme Court…