A California man is in custody in Harrison County after deputies arrested him for one felony count of receiving stolen property. Sheriff Troy Peterson says 58-year-old James Franklin of Apple Valley, California was pulled over on Interstate 10 near mile…
The Pass Christian Police Department is seeking information on the theft of two boats. On June 29th, 2017, the Pass Christian Police Department received a grand larceny report for theft of two boats. One was a 15 foot camouflage aluminum…
There is new information regarding an armed robbery that happened at the Regency Inn Hotel in Pascagoula Sunday night. The Pascagoula police arrested 19-year-old Anthony Hurst Jr. after he matched the description of a suspect who tried to rob a…
Eighteen-year-old William Vinson Smith Belcher of Waveland has been arrested on the charges of aggravated assault, domestic violence, and kidnapping. According to Chief David Allen, Waveland police officers responded to Belcher’s residence in reference to a domestic violence incident. Upon…
The Gulfport Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred earlier this evening in Gulfport. The shooting happened at the Arcadian Plaza Shopping Center just north of the Golden Corral on Highway 49. Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania says the…
A Jackson County man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison today. Sixty-one year-old Juan Guzman was sentenced to thirty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections where he will serve 15 of those years…
Gulfport police released new details regarding the shooting that took the life of Zaylan Sparkman. According to Chief Leonard Papania, the gun used to kill the child was illegally obtained. Police found Zaylan suffering from a single gunshot wound on…
A man is recovering after a shooting in the Bay Side neighborhood of Bay St. Louis over the weekend. The incident happened just west of Highway 90. According to neighbors, a man was walking down Sunflower Street between West Greene…
According to Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove, six-year-old Zaylan Sparkman has died from gunshot wounds. Gulfport Police Department responded to a shooting victim at the 3600 block of Sabine Street around 6 p.m. When officers arrived they found the little…
The six-year-old boy who was shot this evening has died. According to Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove, Zaylan Sparkman was pronounced dead at 7:12 tonight. Gulfport Police Department responded to a shooting victim at the 3600 block of Sabine Street…
Gulfport police department investigating a shooting involving a six-year-old boy, who was shot in the stomach and transported to a local hospital. No suspect at large. Investigation ongoing.
It’s been a week since a Harrison County deputy was shot and the case remains unsolved. In an effort to bring transparency to the investigation, Sheriff Troy Peterson says multiple agencies, including the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Biloxi…
A Gulfport man is sentenced to 32 years in federal prison for armed robbery. According to the Department of Justice, this sentencing comes after 32-year-old Joseph Towner Jr. pled guilty to two counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime…
Biloxi police are looking for these men in reference to multiple burglaries of vehicles. The incidents occurred at the Days Inn on Beach Boulevard. Police responded to a complaint of multiple vehicle burglaries in the parking lot. Surveillance footage of…
It’s been a week since a Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputy was targeted near the intersection of 605 and Highway 67 and still the culprit roams freely. As the deputy remains on administrative leave spending time to recover, Mississippi Coast Crime…
An Ocean Springs couple is behind bars for having an inappropriate relationship with a juvenile. The Gautier Police Department received information that 40-year-old Cory Skalla and his wife Ariel Skalla of Ocean Springs were having a sexual relationship with a…
An Ocean Springs woman is behind bars for sexual battery of a juvenile. The Ocean Springs Police Department received a complaint from a parent of a 15-year-old boy who said their son was having a sexual relationship with an adult…
Harrison County investigators say a man is facing federal drug charges after heroin was found in a Gulfport hotel room. Sheriff Troy Peterson says 40-year-old Archie Alexander of Gulfport was arrested on federal charges of possession of heroin with the…
A Mississippi judge is still denying bail to one of three teenagers charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a six-year-old boy. Madison County Circuit Judge Bill Chapman denied the request made today by 17-year-old Dwan Wakefield who…
A former Hancock County Justice Court employee is facing criminal charges after special agents with the state auditor’s office say she embezzled thousands of dollars. Dana Sue Beaman was arrested Friday on the charges of embezzlement and making false entries…
Investigators seek the public’s help in locating a man wanted for shooting a Harrison County deputy on Friday. Authorities have spent the past several days piecing together evidence and following leads from the community. The deputy was sitting inside of…
The Harrison County deputy that was shot this morning has been released from the hospital in Mobile. News 25’s Taylor Rubach is on scene with details.
A Harrison County deputy is recovering after being shot in north Harrison County just before noon today. The officer was parked in his patrol car near the intersection of Highway 605 and Highway 67 when a man walked up and…
A Harrison County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been shot and injured, but his injuries do not appear to be life threatening. It happened after 11 am today about a quarter mile south of the intersection at Highway 605 and Highway…