On June 20, 2026, the Ocean Springs Police Department was notified by the Ocean Springs School District of allegations involving an inappropriate sexual relationship between a teacher and a student. During the investigation, detectives determined that former Oak Park Elementary…
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the eight men indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last month pleaded…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- An update in a shooting investigation in Gulfport. A man that police had been searching for since early June turned himself into police Thursday. Twenty-year-old Richard Smith Jr. was wanted on charges of armed robbery and aggravated…
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says a multi-agency drug operation has led to dozens of arrests and major drug seizures along the Gulf Coast and Pine Belt. ‘Operation Liberty Strike,’ carried out over four days in Harrison and Lamar counties,…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Gulfport police made an arrest in a Tuesday armed robbery that began after an argument over a delivery fee. Officers responded to the 600 block of Sarazen Drive around 8:15 a.m. after reports of a person with…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pascagoula Police Department has identified the individual who was arrested Thursday for allegedly making a threat against Ingalls Shipbuilding. Twenty-six-year-old Ethan Laprade was taken into custody on Thursday evening. His arrest followed reports of a possible…
WAVELAND, Miss. (WXXV)-Waveland police say a Florida man is facing multiple charges after leading officers on a short chase along the beach. Police say an officer tried to pull over a Jeep traveling 44 miles per hour in a 25…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — An Alabama man has been arrested on multiple charges following an investigation involving a stolen fire truck and reported break-ins in Jackson County. According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, 26-year-old John Burhing III of…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting on Memorial Day in Pearl River County. Twenty-six-year-old Raheem Charles and 23-year-old Thomas Daniel have been arrested in that incident after investigators recovered evidence and…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- George County deputies say two juveniles are facing charges after a reckless driving call led to a damaged patrol vehicle and reports of vandalism. The George County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the Sally Parker…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A George County man is behind bars after a child reported sexual abuse to their parents. Dustin Merrill was taken into…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department is sharing details on an arrest made May 8. Robert Hayden was wanted on multiple warrants,…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-A Gulfport man is facing multiple charges after police say he fled a traffic stop in a car linked to a recent vehicle burglary. Fifty-eight-year-old Roy Rodney Robinson was arrested and charged with felony fleeing and burglary of…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A former Gulfport police officer has been charged in a prostitution solicitation investigation. Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper released a letter Friday about the matter, saying Kurwin Smith resigned from his position and is no longer employed…
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and GENE JOHNSON HONOLULU (AP) — A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal just off a Maui…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department is sharing details about an arrest made at the end of April. A traffic stop was made…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department is sharing details about an arrest made last week. On April 29, the sheriff’s department narcotics…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-A nation-wide human trafficking crackdown leads to multiple arrests and rescued victims in Biloxi. Three victims were recovered and four suspected traffickers were taken into custody in Biloxi as a result of Mississippi’s participation in Operation Coast to…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-A Southaven man has been arrested on a warrant on the charge of grooming a child after an investigation in Jackson County. Authorities say 38-year-old Justin Giles was taken into custody last week by the DeSoto County…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Authorities in George County have arrested two people following an investigation into the transfer of controlled substances. According to the George County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, working in conjunction with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Christopher…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- The Picayune Police Department is sharing an arrest that happened on Friday. Around 1:30 that afternoon, officers responded to a domestic dispute…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)-A Pascagoula police officer has been fired after being arrested in Mobile County on child abuse charges. Officials with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed that Thomas Horn is the officer in question and was booked on…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Florida woman is facing drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop on I-10 Wednesday led to the recovery of more than six pounds of cocaine. Amy Broadt of Fort Walton Beach is charged with aggravated…
A man known locally as Scuba Steve is facing charges after he impersonated an officer at a street fair. The incident happened Saturday morning during the Picayune Street Fair. Officers were clearing vehicles from a barricaded area when one driver,…