JACKSON, Miss. – On Friday, July 09, 2021, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation launched an undercover operation in Lee County, which resulted in the arrests and charges of 8 individuals and the identification of 7 human trafficking victims. “My administration…
A former Picayune Police sergeant was arrested July 15, 2021 on a series of charges stemming from an investigation into child exploitation. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the FBI and Picayune Police Department worked together on the case, after a…
The Biloxi Police Department is warning the public of a scam after a Biloxi citizen reported they received a call from a male who identified himself as a Coast Electric employee. The individual told the citizen Coast Electric merged with Mississippi…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is alerting citizens they should not believe any texts of Facebook messages they might receive saying they won a lottery. Earlier this week, a Vancleave woman sent in thousands of dollars to two different addresses…
A South Mississippi nurse practitioner has been arrested for prescription drug fraud and theft. The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics began investigating 46-year-old nurse practitioner Leslie Wilbourne.…
A Biloxi man is behind bars after allegedly shooting at Biloxi officers who responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home. Capt. Brian Dykes said in a press release over the weekend that on July 10, officers arrested Michel…
A man trying to sell cigarettes door-to-door after a convenience store was robbed has been charged in connection with the case. Ocean Springs police said in a press release that on Thursday, a report was filed of a commercial burglary…
Catalytic converter theft is on the rise here on the Gulf Coast. To help prevent theft, local law enforcement released these tips to help: Park in a garage or secure…
On July 7, 2021, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 18-year-old Terrence Cortney Dwight Hayes Jr. and charged him with one count of 1st Degree Murder. Hayes’ bond was set at $2,000,000. On July 7, 2021, at approximately 1:32 p.m., the…
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that Rickey Roger McGill, 63, of Gulfport, plead guilty to touching of a child for lustful purposes. Circuit Court Judge Randi P. Mueller sentenced McGill to 15 years in the…
Charges have been upgraded for the 17-year-old who was arrested in a drive-by shooting that happened July 2nd. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Erick Martin, of Biloxi, was arrested Friday…
Two people were sent to the hospital and one man is behind bars following a shooting at an apartment complex on Saturday in Gulfport. The Gulfport Police…
On July 2nd, 2021, Biloxi Police Officers arrested 39-year-old Jared Courtenay Bell of Biloxi, Mississippi on the charge of Auto Burglary. On June 30, 2021, officers responded to a report of numerous vehicle burglaries in the 200 block of Delauney…
A George County man who was charged on June 2 in a case involving the sexual assault of a minor now faces additional charges, Sheriff Keith Havard said in a press release. John William Tuneburg Sr., 76, was charged with…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police are investigating after about two dozen gunshots were fired into the house of an Alabama lawmaker who wasn’t home at the time. The Mobile Police Department tells local news outlets that the shooting happened around…
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department needs help to identify a man who is caught on Ring Doorbell video stealing a catalytic converter. Sheriff Troy Peterson says this…
A suspect wanted in the shooting of an FBI agent over the weekend has been taken into custody. The FBI said in a press release that Demario Lamar Cotton was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday morning in Jackson.…
A third suspect wanted in connection with the May 27 shooting death of a man on Lilly Circle was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Moss Point Police posted on its Facebook page that Jamichael Jacquiz Jenkins was taken into custody…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An FBI special agent has been shot and wounded in Jackson, Mississippi, and is expected to survive the injury, authorities said. The agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jackson field office was shot Saturday night,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail inmate awaiting extradition to Mississippi to face a homicide charge died at a hospital where he was taken Tuesday after he was found unresponsive at the lockup, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office…
Officers responded to a McDonald’s in Pascagoula following reports of a shooting this afternoon. Police say it happened just after 3 p.m. near a McDonald’s near Fulton Avenue and then at the section of Market Street and Jackson Avenue. The…
Moss Point Police have arrested one person in connection with a May 27 shooting on Lilly Circle and are asking the public's help to find two more suspects in the case. Police Chief Brandon Ashley said in a press release…
On Sunday, Executive Director Francisco Gonzalez showed up to work at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum to find one of the museum’s large glass windows shattered. Gonzalez says someone had thrown…
In an effort to decrease vandalism and to promote safety, the City of Waveland has plans to install surveillance cameras on its properties. The restrooms…