crime

Vancleave man sentenced as habitual criminal

A Vancleave man was sentenced to 25 years in prison as a habitual criminal after an auto burglary in November 2016. Twenty-six year-old John Harrington pled guilty to one count of burglary of a dwelling and one count of auto…

Gulfport man sentenced to 30 years

A Gulfport man has pled guilty to an armed robbery that occurred almost three years ago. Twenty-nine year-old Ian Sims was sentenced to 30 years in prison today after walking into a Walgreens Pharmacy on Pass Road in Gulfport wearing…

Influx of crime in December in Gulfport

The holiday season has gotten off to a rocky start in Gulfport with six different shootings and aggravated assaults in the month of December. Starting with December 1st, a shooting on F Avenue which later led to an arrest and…

Charged with commercial burglary in George County

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a commercial burglary that happened earlier this month in George County. Twenty-five year-old William Pipkins was arrested along with 22-year-old Gunner Nichelson and 24-year-old Tara Kent, all of George County. They are…

Misdemeanor shoplifting and felony eluding

Biloxi police arrested a man after shoplifting from a Wal-Mart led to a high speed chase down Highway 90. Twenty-six year-old Michael Mateo of Pauley’s Island, South Carolina was charged today with misdemeanor shoplifting and felony eluding after being treated…

Two armed suspects break into Gulfport home

Police are looking for two armed suspects after reports of a home invasion in Gulfport this morning. Two men entered a home near 39th Avenue armed with handguns. Gulfport police say the female victim who reported the incident says the…

Man steals rug from Gulfport Police Department lobby

On December 19, 2017, at approximately 2:35 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department arrested 52 year old Ralph Eric Cox of Gulfport. Cox was charged with one count of petit larceny. Judge Walker set Cox’s bond at $1,000. The arrest was…

Armed Robbery in Gulfport

Gulfport police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 25-year-old in an armed robbery case. They’ve identified William Clifford Crittenden in a case that happened about 6:22 last night at the Chevron Food Market in the 1700 block…

Man wanted for taking wallet and purse

Biloxi police are looking for a man who they say stole a woman’s wallet and then went back for her purse when she wasn’t looking. Biloxi police say the man took the wallet and purse and left the IP Casino.…

Taking away a motor vehicle

A man in Biloxi was arrested for stealing a vehicle after staying over at a friend’s house. Neville Conner was staying at an apartment on Pass Road when he took the keys of the property owner’s vehicle and left without…

Counterfeit currency possession

Thirty-year-old Latisha Rich of Florida was arrested after attempting to use counterfeit money at an IP Casino table Saturday night. When Biloxi police located Rich she had already left the casino and attempted to flee the police in her car…

Shooting At Nightclub

Police say at least four people were injured at a nightclub in Waynesboro Mississippi Sunday night. Waynesboro Police Chief Holt Rossy says one person was shot in the hand, one person was shot in the foot, and another person was…

Charged with burglary

Last night Biloxi police arrested a man wanted for a burglary that happened back in June. Twenty-one year-old Rodarrius Ward was arrested in the 300 block of Abbey Court around 9:30. Back in June, the victim told police Ward broke…

Biloxi police seek suspect’s identity

The Biloxi Police Department is asking the public’s help identifying a person seen using a debit card stolen during an auto burglary. These are images from surveillance video as the debit card was used on Kensington Drive in November. Also…

Police seek identity of man in this video

The Ocean Springs Police Department needs help identifying a person seen on surveillance video dumping a purse full of stolen goods into the trash. In the surveillance video from Bao-Wow’s on Government Street you can see the driver of the…

Charged with five counts of petty larceny

Jackson County sheriff’s investigators arrested a man this morning who they say has been a Grinch. Thirty-four year-old Jason Robert Phillips is suspected of stealing packages that were delivered to homes in the St. Andrews neighborhood and dropped off on…

Aggravated assault

Gulfport police are investigating a shooting that happened early this morning. Forty-seven year-old Antonio Edwards was charged with one count of aggravated assault. The arrest was a result of an investigation of a shooting that occurred on F Avenue after…

Felony Embezzlement Arrest

A woman faces embezzlement charges after turning herself into the Biloxi Police Department today. According to Lieutenant Christopher De Back, 46-year-old Kimberly Diane Dearmon of Chickasaw, Alabama is accused of misusing her employer’s credit card. Authorities say Dearmon had been…

Calvin Jackson arrested for aggravated assault

Gulfport police have arrested 21-year-old Calvin Jackson. He is responsible for the shooting that took place on Sunday night. Jackson has turned himself in to the Gulfport Police Department today. Authorities say Jackson is charged with aggravated assault. The warrant…

Suspect on the run for multiple charges

South Mississippi: be on the lookout for a white male on the run for multiple charges. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson says 32-year-old Wade Willard is wanted through MDOC for escape and burglary and for aggravated assault on an officer…

Assault on a fireman

Two Biloxi firefighters were assaulted over the weekend after responding to an injured person report. Thirty-eight year-old Michael May was arrested Saturday after Biloxi police received a report of a medical emergency in which May had possibly injured himself. When…

Gulfport man arrested for child molestation

A local Gulfport man has been arrested on three felony counts of touching of a child for lustful purposes. Thirty-eight year-old Nicholas Puffer was arrested after the female victim filed a report with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office. The victim,…

Video of suspect holding Dollar Store employee at gunpoint

The Ocean Springs Police Department is searching for a man wanted for an attempted robbery of a Dollar General store on Bienville Boulevard. Surveillance video shows the masked suspect threatening a Dollar General employee with a handgun. Police say the…