crime

Embezzlement Arrest

Long Beach police have arrested two women on embezzlement charges. Forty-three Michelle Fowler of Long Beach allegedly embezzled nearly $35,000 from a Long Beach business. She is being held at the Harrison County Jail on a $20,000 bond. Police also…

Bond Set for Alleged Home Invader

Bond has been set for the man accused of breaking into a Vancleave home with a pickaxe early Friday morning. Thirty-six year-old Anthony Lee Smith of Prairieville, Louisiana is being held at the Jackson County Jail on a $25,000 bond…

Moss Point Police Looking for Shooting Suspect

On 8/12/2016, Moss Police responded to the area of Shortcut Rd and Frederick St. in reference to a Shooting. Upon arrival Officer located a black male lying in the ditch with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to the…

Shooting in Moss Point

A shooting this afternoon in Moss Point has left one man injured. Details are still very limited at this time, but we do know that the victim was shot around the area of Frederick Street and Shortcut Road. Moss Point…

Biloxi Armed Robbery Arrest

A 21-year-old man is in jail tonight charged with armed robbery at a Biloxi gas station. Police arrested Jonah Jackson shortly after the robbery took place at the Fernwood Shell gas station early this morning. Authorities say Jackson was found…

Man Armed with Pick Axe on the Loose

The search is on for a man armed with a pickaxe. Authorities say he broke into a Vancleave home early this morning. Jackson County authorities say a homeowner woke up to a man standing inside the house on Wire Road…

One Dead after Late Night Shooting in Gulfport

An Alabama man has been charged with murder in last night’s fatal Gulfport shooting. Thirty-year-old Peter Henderson is accused of shooting and killing Chandler Pugh shortly after 9:30 last night at the Citgo Gas Station on Pass Road. Gulfport police…

BREAKING: Shooting in Gulfport

Gulfport police are on the scene of a shooting at a Citgo gas station on Pass Road. Sergeant Damon McDaniel did confirm that shots were fired. One man is dead and another is in custody at this moment. No charges…

Have you Seen These Three Suspects?

Today, August 09, 2016, Chief Wayne Payne announces the D’Iberville Police Department is requesting the assistance of the public in identifying three individuals who are responsible for stealing laptop computers and a Hover board from Best Buy on August 06,…

Gunshot Victim Recovering in Hospital

One man is recovering from bullet wounds while another man is in custody for allegedly pulling the trigger. Authorities say 27-year-old Rico Raschwan Brown of Gulfport is responsible for pulling the trigger and shooting the victim which we now know…

Jackson County Deputies Search for Hit and Run Suspect

Jackson County deputies need help locating a car that left a 42-year-old man injured in a ditch. Deputies found Donald Goff of Hattiesburg surrounded by a group of people on Cook Road in St. Martin around 9 o’clock Friday night.…

Have You Seen These Two? Sunglass Hut Shoplifting

Gulfport police need help locating two suspects accused of shoplifting sunglasses. Public Information Officer Damon McDaniel says a man allegedly entered the Sunglass Hut on Factory Shops Boulevard with a female. McDaniel says the male suspect took several pairs of…

Sentenced 15 Years for Molesting a 15-Year-Old

A Jackson County man was sentenced 15 years in prison for molesting a 15-year-old girl. According to the district attorney’s office, 32-year-old Michael Jacob Hilton will serve two years of that sentence in prison and the remaining 13 will be…

Woman Tied to Two Bank Robberies

The woman accused of robbing a Hancock Bank in Ocean Springs is now accused of a bank robbery in Saucier that happened in April. Harrison County investigators were able to obtain evidence from this week’s robbery that tied 28-year-old Brittnei…

Storage Shed Arson Arrest

A man is behind bars at the Harrison County Jail tonight charged with arson. Gulfport police arrested 48-year-old Derrick Demetrios Speed after he was seen walking in the area of Old Pass Road and Fournier Avenue after an outside shed…

Auto and Residential Burglary Charges

An Ocean Springs man is behind bars accused of at least eight auto and residential burglaries in the Stark Bayou subdivision. Officials say 18-year-old Allen Bersonett is accused of stealing loose change, handguns and personal items from vehicles and homes…

D’Iberville Waffle House Robbery

D’Iberville police are also requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for robbing a Waffle House on Bobby Eleuterius Boulevard. According to police, a white male entered the restaurant shortly after 5 this morning and demanded money while…

Charges Made in Bay St. Louis Double Murder

A Bay St. Louis man has been charged with two counts of murder in Saturday’s double homicide in Hancock County. Twenty-six year-old Myrick Laneaux made his initial appearance in court today. A judge set his bond at $1 million for…

Hancock Bank Robbery in Ocean Springs

Police are still on the hunt for a woman who robbed a bank in Ocean Springs this afternoon. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the scene with the latest.

BREAKING: Bank Robbery in Ocean Springs

Police are searching for a woman who robbed a Hancock Bank around 2 this afternoon. She is described as a black female and was last seen wearing dark glasses and a hoodie. She was driving what appeared to be a silver…

Two Facing Bribery Charges in Epps Case

Two more people have been indicted on bribery charges in the kick back corruption case involving former MDOC Commissioner Christopher Epps. Fifty-four year-old Teresa Malone of Carthage has been indicted on charges for paying kickbacks to then-Corrections Commissioner Epps in…

Armed Robbery in Long Beach

One man is in custody after allegedly robbing two women at gunpoint. Thirty-three year-old John Strickland of Gulfport is charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. The robbery took place around 11:30 this morning in…

Bay St. Louis Homicide Update

Authorities are still looking for answers in a weekend shooting that left two Bay St. Louis residents dead and injured an infant. Hancock County officials say the suspect arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing a car from one of the victim’s…