Crime

Interim No Longer: Chapman named Chief of Police in Pascagoula

It’s official. Deputy Chief Matt Chapman has been appointed the new Chief of Police for the city of Pascagoula. Chapman had been serving as interim Chief of Police since the announcement of now-former Chief Kenny Johnson's retirement in early October.…

Arrest made in Gautier murder

Detectives with the Gautier Police Department have made an arrest in the murder that occurred yesterday morning at the Singing River Apartments. While following up on leads Officers Clayton Alexander and Jason Pitts discovered the location of Christopher Kimsey (23…

Three Men Charged with Burglary of An Automobile in Long Beach

Long Beach police have arrested and charged three men with burglary of an automobile. All crimes happened at separate locations, according to police. Nineteen-year-old Brendon Ainsworth of Long Beach, 34-year-old Ashtin Nichols of Gulfport and 20-year-old Fenwick Morgan of Long…

Arrested on warrant for robbery

On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 39-year-old Ryan Michael Salter of Biloxi, MS on an arrest warrant for robbery. The arrest stemmed from an investigation into a complaint, in which Salter allegedly followed an individual to…

Sentenced on one count of child exploitation

A D’Iberville man guilty of possessing child pornography will be spending a decade behind bars. Forty-two year-old Richard McIntyre was arrested at his home in May of 2017 following an investigation by Jim Hood’s ‘Internet Crimes against Children’ Task Force.…

Arrested for aggravated assault

A George County woman is behind bars tonight, facing aggravated assault charges in connection with a shooting overnight. The George County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home last night on Fulton Road in the Agricola Community where they found a…

Arrested for kidnapping and assault

Gulfport police arrested 19-year-old Zayron Seymour for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting his girlfriend. Seymour was arrested and booked into the Harrison County Jail on domestic violence, aggravated assault, and kidnapping of his 17-year-old girlfriend. According to the Harrison County Sheriff’s…

Suspect wanted for domestic violence arrested

Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of O’keem Anderson for aggravated domestic violence. The arrest stemmed from an incident in Jackson County where Anderson shot his wife during a domestic altercation. Anderson was broadcasted as a fugitive from justice and…

Domestic violence and aggravated assault

Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies are on high alert tonight following a shooting in the St. Andrews community yesterday. Investigators are looking for O’Keem Anderson, also known as Bo Love, on domestic violence and aggravated assault charges. He is accused of…

Three arrested for threat against St. Martin Middle School

The Jackson County Sheriff's Department have arrested three juveniles in two separate incidents since Saturday, October 5 for allegedly making threats against St. Martin Middle School. According to Sheriff Mike Ezell, the first arrest occurred Saturday, October 5th during a…

OS bus driver competent to stand sex abuse trial

Doctors say a Mississippi school bus driver is mentally competent enough to stand trial on charges including the sexual battery of a second grader. Our media partner, the Sun Herald, reports doctors testified last week that 69-year-old Sergio Sandoval is…

Biloxi Man Charged with Felony False Pretense

In Biloxi, a 36-year-old man has been charged with felony false pretense. Police made the arrest early Monday morning, after an investigation into a complaint filed back on August 14, alleging Dustin Elliott Broussard had obtained goods and services using…

Biloxi Police need help identifying suspects

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to identifying a B/M and a W/F involved in taking two laptop computers valued over $300 in the 2000 Block of Pass Rd.

Biloxi Police need your help identifying suspect

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to identify an unknown W/M subject who allegedly stole a wallet, including over $500.00 dollars in cash, in the 200 block of Beach Blvd.

Biloxi police looking for wig thieves

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to identifying two subjects for alleged shoplifting $110 in wigs, in the 1700 Block of Pass Rd.

Felony Sexual Battery Arrest

A Saucier man is behind bars tonight on three felony counts of Sexual Battery. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, on September 27th, parents of a juvenile victim reported sexual assault involving their 17 year old daughter with the Harrison County…

Manhunt for Richard Merritt ends in Nashville

Former Georgia attorney Richard Merritt, convicted of defrauding clients out of settlement money, is now accused of murdering his mother moments before a nationwide manhunt began.