Stolen boat arrest in Waveland
A Bay St. Louis man is behind bars following a complaint of a boat stolen from a local business. Fifty-nine year-old Don Vicknair was driving a Dodge pickup truck and rammed open a gate at the business, taking a 24…
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Arrested after breaking and entering
An arrest has been made after a bizarre breaking and entering on Sunday at the Hideaway in Ocean Springs. Aaron Smith is behind bars after surveillance video showed the suspect drinking some of the liquor and beer, standing in the…
Shots fired, female driver injured in Gulfport
Around 3 p.m. this afternoon, Gulfport police responded to a shooting in a neighborhood near 28th Street. The shooting occurred in the area of 50th Avenue and Pacific Street while the victim, an 18-year-old female, was driving in the neighborhood. It…
Hideaway Burglary
On Sunday, Ocean Springs business The Hideaway reported that someone had broken into their building through the window. According to police, the suspect consumed some of the liquor and beer from inside and took a nap before leaving. The suspect…
Arrested after leading police on a chase in Jackson County
Jackson County authorities say a man led officers on a police chase after reportedly pointing a gun at another vehicle and firing two shots in the air. The man identified as David Achenbach led officers from the Jackson County Sheriff’s…
Waffle House shooting suspect arrested
Authorities say the suspect in a quadruple homicide at a Waffle House in Nashville has been arrested. Metropolitan Nashville Police announced Monday on Twitter that 29-year-old Travis Reinking was taken into custody not far from his apartment. Photos posted by…
Arrested for burglary
Nineteen-year-old Carlos Dukes Jr. of Pascagoula has been arrested for burglarizing several vehicles on April 5th in the City of Long Beach alongside two other suspects unknown at this time. Dukes was charged with six counts of burglary of an…
Police ask for helping find woman’s attacker
Last month, a Louisiana woman was assaulted inside her vehicle while parked at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino parking garage. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Alexander Oneil Stewart of Gautier. An arrest warrant has been issued for…
Credit card fraud arrest
A Biloxi woman was arrested for credit card fraud. Biloxi police arrested 34-year-old Desire Martinez from an investigation where the victim’s credit card number was used to make three transactions at the Walmart located on CT Switzer Drive, totaling nearly…
Burglary of a dwelling
Forty-eight year-old Charles Harris of Saucier has been arrested on felony charges for burglary of a dwelling and burglary of a shop. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, on April 11th, the victim contacted authorities and reported her father’s…
Raising Cane's Embezzlement
A Long Beach woman was arrested for embezzlement at a Raising Cane’s. Gulfport police arrested 30-year-old Kacey Roggendorff for embezzlement at the Raising Cane’s located on Highway 49. It was reported that bank deposits were missing, valued at one thousand…
Man sentenced for sexual battery
A man will be spending his life behind bars after pleading guilty to molesting two children. Fifty-seven year-old Ernesto Martinez will serve a life sentence plus 15 years. Martinez pled guilty to one count of sexual battery and one count…
Wanted for shoplifting
Biloxi police need help identifying two suspects involved with shoplifting at Footlocker in Edgewater Mall. The two suspects are described as black males. One is thin and wearing a white shirt, white-washed blue jeans, and blue shoes. The second suspect…
Woman charged for embezzlement
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that 53-year-old Melinda Rosetti-Spence pled guilty to one count of embezzlement from the Pink Hearts Foundation at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport. Rosetti-Spence previously served as treasurer for the Pink Hearts Foundation, a…
Theft reported at liquor store in Biloxi
Biloxi police are on the lookout for an unknown suspect who allegedly stole items from a local business. Officials say the theft occurred in the 500 block of Howard Avenue. The subject concealed a bottle of Seagrams gin in her…
Wanted for credit card fraud
Biloxi police are asking for help identifying a person wanted for felony credit card fraud. Police say it happened on March 30th at a kiosk inside Edgewater Mall where the suspect used a stolen credit card to make a purchase…
Arrested for aggravated assault
A man is behind bars today after reportedly shooting a woman in Biloxi last week. Eighteen-year-old Darrell Rankin Jr. turned himself in to police on a warrant for aggravated assault. The warrant stems from a story we first brought you…
Coast woman killed by fellow Airman
An enlisted man who admitted killing a colleague at a U.S. Air Force Base near Omaha has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Airman First Class Timothy Wilsey pled guilty to pre-mediated murder for the slaying…
Sexual assault of a juvenile
A Bay St. Louis man is now behind bars after officers received a report of sexual assault. Forty-seven year-old Willard Motes Jr. has been identified as the suspect of sexual assault involving a juvenile. Motes is charged with one count…
Victoria’s Secret theft
Biloxi police are requesting your help in identifying suspects in a felony shoplifting complaint from Victoria’s Secret in the Edgewater Mall. The two suspects entered the store on Friday and began adding numerous clothing items worth more than one thousand…
Over one pound of marijuana found in Pass Christian home
Pass Christian Police Chief Tim Hendricks announced the arrest of a man after more than a pound of marijuana was discovered inside a home on Fleitas Avenue. Raymond Alexander Jr. was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana based…
Arrested for capital murder
Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley announced the arrest of 24-year-old James Ward charged with capital murder in the death of a man in January. Ward turned himself in without incident this afternoon and is currently being held in the…
Man wanted for shooting in Ocean Springs
Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man considered armed and dangerous who shot another man during an altercation in what’s believed to be a drug deal gone bad. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Sunday, April 8th, the victim, Kevin…
Counterfeiters busted in Hattiesburg
Six southeast Mississippi residents face charges of passing counterfeit money in a scheme stretching back until at least 2016. Wednesday the federal court in Hattiesburg charged Richard Crabtree, Richard Cochran, Katie Tate, Kimberly Lynn Hutchinson, Christopher Bishop and Tyler Perry.…