Citations issued for underage sales in Picayune
Over the past several weeks, the Picayune Police Department Narcotics Division attempted to buy tobacco, vape, and alcohol products from 14 different businesses within city limits. They used someone…
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Suspects wanted for property theft in Jackson County
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help finding two suspects in a burglary, accused of stealing over $35,000 worth of property. The burglary happened in Vancleave.…
USPS removes outside mailboxes at post office in effort to reduce theft
Have you noticed that the post office no longer has outside dropboxes for mail? That’s because the United States Postal Service has taken them…
Gulfport Police searching for suspect in armed robbery
Gulfport Police are searching for a man accused of holding up a shop at Premium Outlets at gunpoint. Police were called to the outlet mall about 6:18 p.m. Tuesday about an armed robbery. Detectives learned that a suspect, identified as…
Gautier Police investigating shooting a party
Gautier Police are investigating a Saturday night shooting at the community center. Gautier Police said an altercation broke out at a birthday party at Gautier Community Center on Library Lane. The altercation was between multiple people attending the party. When…
Gulfport man charged with sex crimes
A Gulfport man has been charged with sex crimes against a juvenile. Harrison County Sheriff's Office arrested 37-year-old Jeremy Dujuan Walker on one count of statutory rape and one count of sexual battery. He also faces a charge of enticing…
Suspect charged with charging at officers with a knife
Gulfport Police have charged a man with trying to injure police officers by charging them with a knife. Officers on Thursday arrested 44-year-old Dartanion Jovan Chandler. He has been charged with two counts of attempted aggravated assault on a police…
Kiln man charged with statutory rape of 12-year-old girls
A Kiln man is in jail, charged with statutory rape of two 12-year-old girls in Harrison County. 18-year-old Drew Emile Gallardo is charged with two counts of statutory rape. His bond was set at $850,000. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson…
MBI investigating officer involved shooting in Stonewall
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving Enterprise Police Department that occurred on June 30th, 2023, around 3:30 p.m. on River Road in Stonewall, Mississippi. Officers were attempting to serve the subject when…
Gulfport man sentenced to maximum forty years for second-degree murder in death of six-week-old
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Kendall Pritchett Sr., age (27), of Gulfport, MS, was sentenced last week to the maximum 40 years in prison by Circuit Court Judge Larry Bourgeois. Pritchett had previously entered a…
Saucier man convicted for murder of girlfriend
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Jeremy Charles Childress, age 48, of Saucier, MS was convicted yesterday for the murder of his girlfriend Melinda Hester, at the home they shared on Haley Road in Saucier. The…
Hancock County investigating drive-by shooting in Bayside Park
Hancock County deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting that happened in Bayside Park this afternoon. Sheriff Ricky Adam said the male victim was sitting in a parked car just after…
Arrest made in Picayune homicide investigation
Picayune Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of Michael McDonald. 28-year-old Decorion Myers has been charged with first degree murder. He also faces an aggravated domestic violence charge, according to the jail docket at the Pearl River…
Picayune police investigating shooting death over the weekend
Picayune police are investigating the death of a man that happened over the weekend. Officers were called to a home on Morris Street a little after 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the…
Two arrested for sexual battery in unrelated cases in George County
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, George County Sheriff’s Office Deputies took a report regarding possible sexual battery of a minor child. After further investigation, the GCSO Criminal Investigations Division arrested Richard William Nichelson (23) of Lucedale, MS, on one count…
Man sentenced to life in fatal Waffle House shooting
A Biloxi man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of a Waffle House waitress in 2015. Fifty-two-year-old Johnny Max Mount was…
Pascagoula PD searching for stolen vehicle
The Pascagoula Police Department is requesting your assistance in locating a vehicle. The 2013 Toyota Tacoma was stolen from Williams St. in Pascagoula, on June 14th, 2023. It is dark grey, has a vinyl bed cover, a Resurrection Baseball sticker…
Armed robbery suspect in custody
We have an update on the armed robbery suspect we told you about yesterday. Anthony Kirkland has been taken into custody in Mound City, Missouri. Kirkland was accused of robbing stores…
Man wanted for multiple armed robberies
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a man wanted for multiple armed robberies that happened yesterday. The suspect is Anthony Kirkland. Investigators say the robberies happened…
Woman pleads guilty to child abuse
A woman has pleaded guilty to child abuse after a five-month-old infant was found with multiple brain bleeds and skull fractures. Rosa Robicheaux went to the hospital with the child…
Man charged in June 2 shooting arrested in Gulfport
Gulfport Police have arrested a man charged with shooting someone earlier this month. Police say 40-year-old Elvenis Davis was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault. He was taken to Harrison County jail. His bond is set at $250,000. On…
Jackson County arson suspect has charges reduced
In an update on an arson arrest from over the weekend, 29-year-old Branson Causey’s felony charge of arson was reduced to a misdemeanor during his initial appearance today. Causey…
Picayune man arrested for meth found in Cheetos bag
A Picayune man is behind bars after officers found meth in a Cheetos bag inside his car. Jeffrey Effler is now charged with felony trafficking of a…
Man charged with arson after fire on Old CCC Camp Road
An Ocean Springs man is behind bars, charged with arson. Jackson County Sheriff’s officials say 29-year-old Branson Causey is charged with arson after a fire…