Chief Leonard Papania

Retirement parade for Police Chief Leonard Papania

Sirens were blaring outside of the Gulfport Police Department this morning as officers threw a parade for their soon-to-be-retired chief. Police Chief Leonard Papaina waved as his officers and members of the Gulfport fire and police departments drove by. Papania…

Shots Fired In Gulfport

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Chief Leonard Papania about the shots fired in Gulfport off of 25th Street. After distraught individual surrendered himself after firing shots in his home.

Black Lives Matter Meet Up

Last weekend the community came together in Gulfport for a Black Lives Matter meet-up, hoping to create a dialogue in regards to recent racial tension in America. A small group, armed only with signs, prayer and hope, gathered at Jones…

Student Bringing Gun to School Presser

“Something significant was prohibited yesterday,” that’s what Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania had to say at a press conference today, addressing the questions of why a 14-year-old would bring a gun to school with over 100 rounds of ammunition and…