crime

Arrests made in Gautier shooting

The Gautier Police Department have made two arrests in the Robbery and Shooting of a 17 year old male. Trevon Grasper (17) and Kewesi Barial (16) have both been charged with Robbery and Aggravated Assault. Bonds for each charge have…

Have you seen this couple? D’Iberville Best Buy theft

D’Iberville police need assistance in identifying two crafty individuals. According to police, around 7 p.m. on April 2, a male and female entered Best Buy and appeared to use a distraction technique to divert Best Buy employees attention. After completing an…

Have You Seen this Man?

Your crime of the week on Wanted Wednesday comes out of Hancock County. According to investigators, 46-year-old Harry James Morel is wanted for touching a child for lustful purposes. If you know his location, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-877-787-5898…

Harrison County man arrested in hit and run

A Biloxi man is behind bars following an overnight arrest. Thirty-four-old Robert Champagne was arrested without incident on a felony warrant for a hit and run that occurred last month. The Ford F-150 he was driving collided with a motorcycle…

Golf club thief in Biloxi caught on video

Video of a woman stealing golf clubs at a Biloxi house has gone viral. Here is video from a home-security system in Biloxi on Carter Road. In the video you see a barefoot woman approach the front porch, look around…

Harrison County man charged with sexual battery

According to officials, a 56-year-old man is behind bars in Harrison County on three felony counts of sexual battery charges after a 12-year-old victim told her mother. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, Ocean Springs resident Ernesto Martinez was arrested after…

Students vandalize West Wortham Elementary School

Officials at West Wortham Elementary and Middle School are still assessing the extent of vandalism committed by students over the weekend. The damage, which is expected to cost West Wortham somewhere around $30,000, was mostly done in the six portable…

Two counts of burglary of a motor vehicle

D’Iberville police arrested Michael Toler for two counts of burglary of a motor vehicle. Captain Marty Griffin says officers were working one scene on Amber Drive where Toler allegedly fled before they arrived when they had a call for another…

Man turns himself in on embezzlement charges

D’Iberville police have arrested a man on the run for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from Hertz Rental Car. According to Captain Marty Griffin, Charles James Thompson turned himself in today on the charge of embezzlement. Griffin says while an…

Saucier man arrested after roommate was found beaten

A Saucier man is charged with felony aggravated assault after allegedly beating his roommate during an argument at their home. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 29-year-old Matthew Scott Hale told deputies he beat his roommate. The victim was…

D’Iberville man charged with rape

D’Iberville police arrest 21-year-old Wayne Dev’ante Fountain on the charge of rape. Captain Marty Griffin tells News his arrest was the result of an investigation which started after a juvenile victim reported to school officials she was sexually assaulted in…

Slot machine cash out ticket stolen at Beau Rivage Casino

Biloxi police are searching for two suspects wanted for stealing a slot machine cash out ticket. Police say the ticket was stolen after the victim left the machine unattended at the Beau Rivage Casino. Christopher Kinney and Gina Kinney were…

Man locates lost keys, takes vehicle

Biloxi police need help identifying a man who they say stole a woman’s car keys and then took her vehicle for a ride. According to authorities, a woman reported losing her keys inside of the IP Casino. Surveillance video shows…

Gulfport man charged with murdering his wife

The Gulfport Police Department arrested 48-year-old William Douglas Bryant Jr. of Gulfport on the charge of murdering his wife. Police arrived on scene with Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove to Legacy of Gulf Pointe apartments on Lindh Road around 3…

Crime of the Week: Armed Robbery at Ocean Springs Sonic

Police in Ocean Springs are searching for two suspects who allegedly robbed the Bienville Boulevard Sonic at gun point. Authorities say two men wearing red shirts entered the fast food restaurant on Bienville Boulevard at 2:30 a.m. Saturday. One of…

Have you seen this woman? Wanted in multiple counties for theft

Forty-nine year-old Jackson County resident Janet Goff is still wanted in two counties. Authorities need help locating her. Goff has been arrested multiple times in Harrison County. Now she’s on the run and wanted for thefts in Jackson County and…

Jackson County pursuit ends in Alabama

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department says a Moss Point man is behind bars for refusing to pull over on East Highway 90 around 1 this afternoon. Sheriff Mike Ezell tells News 25 the pursuit continued into Alabama on Highway 90…

Arrest made in Gulfport apartment death

On May 3, 2017, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 48-year-old William Douglas Bryant Jr., of Gulfport, on the charge of murder. Bryant’s arrest was the result of a patrol response to Legacy Apartments located at 820 Lindh Road in reference…