The Ocean Springs Police Department is searching for a man wanted for an attempted robbery of a Dollar General Store on Bienville Boulevard. Police say the masked man entered the store with a handgun, wearing a black beanie, white gloves,…
Nearly two years ago, Scott McGuire, a federal agent with the Homeland Security Investigation Unit in New Orleans and Gulfport native, was struck by a drunk driver in Miami just before getting into a taxi. The driver, then 21-year-old Jordana…
Twenty-four year-old Robert Petty of Magee, Mississippi was arrested on a charge of taking away a motor vehicle after a car was reported stolen from the Porter Avenue Service Drive. D’Iberville police located the vehicle within thirty minutes of the…
The so-called cigarette shoplifter in George County has been arrested. Twenty-four year-old Amos Rudolph Jr. of Mobile is currently in the Mobile Metro Jail awaiting extradition to George County on four felony shoplifting charges including one charge in Lucedale. This…
Biloxi police arrested a man found in possession of a stolen vehicle reported missing out of Pascagoula. Twenty-five year-old Christian Miller was met by police and arrested in the 1900 block of Beach Boulevard. He was taken to the Harrison…
An Ocean Springs man turned himself into police after realizing he was wanted for commercial burglary to a business on Bienville Boulevard. Police responded to the call of commercial burglary after the fact and were able to review footage of…
Robert Espinal, Jr., 52, of Cape Coral, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. today to 14 months in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens within the United…
The George County Sheriff’s Office needs help locating a man they say stole $10,000 worth of cigarettes from four Dollar General stores. George County deputies and Lucedale officers say the man in this picture is responsible. He was possibly seen…
A third defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to 40 years in prison in connection with the 2016 Pass Christian Parade shooting. Twenty-four year-old Malcom Dedeaux pled guilty to two counts of manslaughter Monday afternoon at the Harrison County Courthouse.…
A Gulfport man is now behind bars and is being charged with one count of burglary of an automobile. The Long Beach Police Department arrested 24-year-old Aaron Mays. According to officials, Mays and another suspect allegedly entered into a vehicle…
An 18-year-old was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting that happened in Gautier early yesterday morning. Police arrested Blake Anderson and charged him for the crime that took place just after 2:30 a.m. on Highway 90 near Dolphin Drive…
A one million dollar bond has been set for the father and son charged with the murder of Diamondhead native Philip Whitaker. Investigators in Hancock County arrested 70-year-old Terry Smith and his son, 46-year-old Carl Smith, yesterday after questioning the…
Jackson County officials say the two men charged with drive-by shooting yesterday are in jail under a $15,000 bond each. According to Spokeswoman Marcia Hill, 27-year-old Antonio Johnson of D’Iberville and 26-year-old Eric Price were arrested at an apartment complex…
A man on the run wanted for murder in Missouri was located and arrested in Gulfport yesterday. According to Independence County, Missouri officials, 46-year-old Nathan Hendricks was found hiding outside a Gulfport residence. Hendricks is charged with second-degree murder, first…
Biloxi police have arrested the men they believe are responsible for a drive-by shooting in the area of Judge Sekul Avenue and Bayly Drive earlier this week. Twenty-two year-old Emanuel Chavez is accused of leaning out of a car window…
Four people are charged in the shooting death of a Gautier man, but Pascagoula authorities say more charges are possible. On Friday, officers responded to shots fired in the area of Regency Wood Apartments. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased…
Hancock County Investigator Glenn Grannan says 70-year-old Terry Smith and his son, 46-year-old Carl Smith, have both been arrested in the shooting death of Philip Whitaker. The two were arrested after Whitaker's van was found in Poplarville at Ponderosa Trace…
The search is on for an armed and dangerous escapee from Alabama. Coosa County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. marshals are searching for 27-year-old Shane Anthony Vernon. He escaped from county jail on Sunday around 2:30 p.m. Authorities say Vernon was…
Forty-one year-old George Ramp Jr. pled guilty to three counts of exploitation of a child and two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes. The events in question occurred between May 27th, 2015 and May 31st, 2015. Ramp briefly…
Two men are in custody in Moss Point after police say they shot a man for no reason. Twenty-six year-old Patrick Thompson and 30-year-old Demetrius Howard, both of Pascagoula, were arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a 9-1-1 call…
Bond has been set for one of the three people arrested in connection with the Kingston Frazier case. Authorities say that a judge signed a bond order for Dwan Wakefield for $275,000. Wakefield, Byron McBride, and D’Allen Washington were all…
Thirty-one year-old Thomas Marshall Stewart of Gautier has been arrested on a charge of grand larceny. The arrest stems from an investigation into a theft at the Golden Nugget Casino. Stewart allegedly stole a casino patron’s wallet which contained over…
On November 15, 2017, Biloxi Police served an active warrant for Felony Shoplifting on Sadie Jean Bennett who, with the help of Crime Stoppers and other law enforcement agencies was identified as the last remaining suspect from the Victoria Secret…
The former tenant of the old skate park on Debuys Road, Kevin Mattina was arrested today on a felony charge after being accused of stealing equipment from the property owned by Harrison County. This all began about five months ago…