crime

Retail crime patrol benefits the City of D’Iberville

For tonight’s Wanted Wednesday we go to D’Iberville, more specifically The Promenade, a place that falls victim to many crimes involving theft and robbery. The police department is hard at work to bring retail crimes down and put wanted criminals…

Commercial burglary arrest in Biloxi

A Biloxi man is behind bars after stealing from Josette’s on Howard Avenue. Twenty-six year-old Ryan McMillin is charged with commercial burglary. Police say surveillance footage from the business showed McMillin entering and taking items from Josette’s on March 9th.…

Gulfport man charged with murder

On March 14th, 2017 the Gulfport Police Department arrested 34-year-old Willie Cenales of Gulfport on the charge of murder. On March 2, 2017 at approximately 8:15 a.m. Gulfport police responded to the 4700 block 11th Street in reference to a…

Do You Know These Women?

The D’Iberville Police Department needs help identifying two women who are accused of making fraudulent charges on a stolen credit card. D’Iberville Police Captain Marty Griffin says a victim reported her purse stolen from a Dollar Tree. In less than…

Do you know these women?

The Biloxi Police Department needs help identifying two females accused of shoplifting. The two women are accused of shoplifting several items from a sports apparel store in the 2600 block of Beach Boulevard. The first woman is described as a…

Radio host charged with meth possession in Biloxi

A 97.9 WCPR radio personality is behind bars on a felony charge of meth possession. According to the Harrison County Jail Docket, 37-year-old Denver Crabb was arrested in Biloxi and booked at the Harrison County Jail at 3:43 this morning.…

Man charged with burglary of a vehicle

Biloxi police have arrested a man for a warrant for burglary of a vehicle. According to police, Solomon Williams-Brackett was arrested following an investigation into a vehicle burglary reported at Popps Ferry Road apartment complex on February 19th. Authorities say…

Biloxi bank robber busted

Police have taken a man into custody after a bank robbery occurred in downtown Biloxi this afternoon. Around 1 p.m., Brian Wesley Creel entered the Wells Fargo on Howard Avenue and handed a teller a note demanding money. He then…

Three people killed in New Orleans

A shooting in a New Orleans home has left a woman and two children dead and a second female in serious condition at a hospital. The coroner has identified the dead as 30-year-old Monique Smith and two boys, six-year-old Jumyrin…

Deaton makes his first court appearance in Pratt, Kansas

A fugitive from Mississippi suspected in crimes across three states was in a Kansas court today. Alex Deaton made his first court appearance in Pratt County, Kansas. The judge read Deaton his charges, including one count of attempted first degree…

Bank robbery in Biloxi

Police have captured the man they believe is responsible for robbing a Biloxi bank this afternoon. News 25’s Hank Davis is at the scene of the crime and has the latest on the robbery and the arrest.

Bank robbery this afternoon in downtown Biloxi

WXXV-TV is following Breaking News out of downtown Biloxi. The Wells Fargo Bank in the 800 block of Howard Avenue has been robbed. We have a reporter headed to the scene and will have an update later today. [gallery type="slideshow"…

Aggravated Assault arrest

Gulfport police have arrested a teen on two counts of aggravated assault. Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Brothern of Gulfport is accused of shooting another man in the upper back. The victim told police he was riding in a vehicle in the area…

Man pleads guilty to child porn charges

A 59-year-old Ocean Springs man pleads guilty to producing, transporting, distributing and possessing child pornography. Philip Spear was charged after a federal search warrant was executed at his home and numerous electronic devices including computers, a camera, and hard drives…

Aggravated Assault Arrest

A man is behind bars charged with burglary and aggravated assault after stabbing a man in the stomach yesterday. According to Sgt. Damon McDaniel, 37-year-old Philip Dwayne Kennedy of Gulfport turned himself in today at 11:45 and was taken to…

Sentenced to life for 2015 murder

Twenty-seven year-old Chris Fairley was found guilty of murder by a jury in Harrison County from a 2015 July murder. The jury deliberated for just over an hour before reaching a guilty verdict. Testimony showed the defendant had an ongoing…

Former Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced

A former Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy will spend the next forty years behind bars. 48-year old Jason McGrath was sentenced to 40 years, day for day, on four counts of sexual battery and one count Of touching of a child…

Mobile man behind bars after police chase

This weekend a chase took police from across the Gulf Coast on a pursuit from Pascagoula to Biloxi. Between gunfire and high speeds, no one was injured thanks to quick police work and cooperation. News 25’s Hank Davis brings us…

Mobile man’s initial appearance in court

A wild chase along the Gulf Coast this weekend ended with Terrell Lee Johnson of Mobile, Alabama behind bars. At his initial appearance in Jackson County this afternoon, Johnson’s bond was set at $50,000. News 25’s Hank Davis joins us…

Authorities work on extradition for Alex Deaton

Officials are working to get Alex Deaton, the man accused of multiple crimes in the state, extradited back to Mississippi. The 28-year-old was captured in Kansas Wednesday morning after shooting a convenience store clerk and leading troopers on a high…

No bond for accused killer

A judge revoked bond for the Long Beach man accused of murdering Deverick Johnson Monday night. According to the Harrison County Jail Docket, 28-year-old James McDowell is not bondable. McDowell is accused of shooting Johnson in the head and fleeing…

Two arrested for counterfeiting

Two Texas residents are behind bars in Pass Christian for using counterfeit money. Chiquita McCollum and Shantaysia Brown were arrested during a traffic stop after a complaint from a local business they paid with counterfeit bills. It turns out the…

Do you know this man? Wanted for armed robbery

Biloxi police are asking for help identifying the subject in these pictures. Authorities say he is wanted for an armed robbery which occurred near the 200 block of Porter Avenue on February 25th at 9 p.m. He is described as…

Murder suspect in custody after standoff in Gulfport

The suspect wanted in last night’s murder in Long Beach is now in custody after nearly a two and a half hour standoff with police. Gulfport police got a tip around 8 this morning that 28-year-old James McDowell was at…