crime

Bike bank robber arrested in Long Beach

The man wanted for robbing a Hancock Bank in Long Beach on Wednesday is now in custody. Long Beach police arrested him on Beatline Road, not far from where the robbery occurred. Authorities say the suspect walked into the bank…

Police Search for Bank Robbery Suspect

The search continues for the person who robbed The Peoples Bank on Pass Road in Biloxi Monday afternoon. Police say the male suspect entered the bank unarmed and demanded money from two different bank tellers. The suspect is described as…

Jackson County murder suspect faces preliminary hearing

Today in Jackson County, murder suspect James Vanlaningham Jr. had a preliminary hearing for the charge of first degree murder of his girlfriend Amanda Hicks. The judge ruled there was enough evidence to send the case to a Jackson County…

Bond is set for former Jackson County martial arts teacher

A $40,000 bond is set for the Ocean Springs martial arts instructor accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile. Forty-eight year-old Allen Todd Pisarich appeared before a judge at his initial hearing this morning in Jackson County court. Pisarich is facing…

Charged with aggravated domestic assault

A Biloxi man was arrested this weekend after witnesses say they saw him choking then dragging his girlfriend on the concrete. Police responded to reports of the assault in the 2600 block of Le June Drive around 8:30 Saturday morning.…

Man shot in groin in St. Martin

Jackson County sheriff’s deputies are looking for two people allegedly involved in a shooting that left a man injured in his groin in St. Martin today. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says around 3:30 this afternoon, 18-year-old Raheem Johnson of…

Vancleave man guilty of auto burglary

After a 40 minute deliberation, a jury found a Vancleave habitual offender guilty of auto burglary. Thirty-year-old John Dennis was found guilty by a Harrison County jury late yesterday afternoon. D’Iberville police officers and the victim testified that  surveillance video…

Recognize these women?

The Biloxi Police Department needs help identifying two females that are wanted for questioning in reference to a shoplifting that occurred at Bath and Body Works in Edgewater Mall on March 14th. Their vehicle appears to be a grey, four…

Meth recovered in home raid, three arrested

Biloxi police have three people in custody facing charges of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. According to investigators, 31-year-old David Powell of Gulfport, 27-year-old Brittany Thorton of Gulfport and 33-year-old Sandra Ramirez were arrested after…

Couple facing Meth, fleeing charges in Harrison County

Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson says this couple is facing felony drug charges for possession and intent to distribute meth and failing to yield during a traffic stop. According to Sheriff Peterson, when agents attempted to stop a blue Nissan…

Man charged with felony DUI

A Gulfport man is behind bars for a DUI, but he won’t be getting out of jail anytime soon. According to Gulfport police, 38-year-old John Wesley Carter was arrested during a traffic stop after 3 a.m. Sunday on Gulf Avenue…

Pascagoula students fail breathalyzer on way to prom

A group of high school seniors Saturday night didn’t get to enjoy prom after failing breathalyzer tests. Police were called to the Hilton Garden Inn in Pascagoula Saturday night. Fifteen students failed the breathalyzer. One of the students, an 18-year-old…

Vendor arrested for drug trafficking

Biloxi police arrested a self-proclaimed vendor of Black Beach Weekend goods who was carrying ecstasy. Police say 33-year-old Leroy Jimad Jackson of Houston, Texas is charged with trafficking of a controlled substance. Police say the arrest stemmed from a traffic…

Traffic stop leads to pot bust

The Gulfport Police Department has seized over 100 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on the interstate. Gulfport police learned the drugs were destined to Gulfport to be sold during this weekend’s Spring Break event. In total, 109 pounds…

Wanted shoplifter

Biloxi police are asking for help identifying a female who is accused of shoplifting. The suspect is described as a black female with red and black hair. The suspect allegedly stole several items from the Footlocker Department Store on Beach…

Man wanted for sexual assault in Wiggins

The Wiggins Police Department is currently seeking information on the whereabouts of a man wanted for allegedly molesting and sexually assaulting a five-year-old. Dale McInnis is wanted for the molestation and sexual assault of the female child back in 2016.…

Do you know what happened to this vehicle?

The St. Martin girls’ softball league is asking for help to figure out what happened to a valuable piece of field maintenance equipment. The softball league found their once missing John Deere Gator, except it’s nowhere near the condition it…

70-Year-Old linked to series of armed robberies in Gulfport

A 70-year-old man is behind bars, being held on a $100,000 bond and charged in connection with a recent armed robbery at a tobacco store in Gulfport. As News 25’s Gina Tomlinson shows us, this is the fourth armed robbery…

Man arrested in connection to Gulfport shooting

Authorities are now releasing the name of a Gulfport man who was killed yesterday evening. According to Harrison Country Coroner Gary Hargrove, 48-year-old Robert Walters of Gulfport died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Thirty-four year-old Stephen Redmond was…

Armed Robbery Arrest in Gulfport

Gulfport police arrest one out of the two suspects wanted in connection to a residential burglary and armed robbery on Second Street. Officers arrested 26-year-old Ray Devon Fairly of Gulfport on the charge of armed robbery. Fairly and another individual…

Suspects wanted for shoplifting

Biloxi police needs help identifying two suspects wanted for shoplifting from Belk’s Department Store in the Edgewater Mall. One suspect is described as a skinny black man with possible short dreads. The other is described as a skinny black male…