crime

Stabbing leaves one man dead

One man is dead and a woman is behind bars after a stabbing in a Moss Point bed and breakfast. According to Police Chief Calvin Hutchins, officers responded to Old Saracennia Road for a report of a stabbing. Authorities located…

Two Gulfport men arrested for selling fake televisions

Yesterday afternoon during a Mardi Gras parade, Slidell Police responded to a report of two men trying to sell televisions at a Shell Gas station (1610 Gause Boulevard), which was near the parade route. Undercover detectives responded to the call,…

Auto burglaries in Gautier

Three people have been charged in connection with the string of auto burglaries in Gautier. Nineteen-year-old Kaderrick Robinson has been charged with auto burglary and credit card fraud. Twenty-one-year-old Elijah Bolton has been charged with auto burglary. Twenty-year-old Tyrone Davis…

Victim identified in Pascagoula deadly shooting

The Pascagoula Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another behind bars. Last night at about 11 p.m., Pascagoula police received a 911 call saying that someone was shooting at their vehicle on Jerry St.…

Commercial burglary arrest in Moss Point

Twenty-seven year-old Gerry McGee is being held in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center on burglary and drug charges. A deputy noticed the closed Orange Grove School had been broken into. Shortly after, the deputy stopped McGee while he was…

Unusual spike in auto burglaries in Gautier

Gautier police are urging residents to lock up after an abnormal amount of auto burglaries throughout the city. Authorities say over a dozen vehicles were burglarized over the weekend, mostly on the south side of Gautier. Gautier police tell News…

Gang members sentenced for kidnapping and armed robbery

Two Simon City Royals gang members pled guilty in Harrison County Circuit Court to kidnapping and armed robbery. Twenty-seven year-old Colton Delaughter and 24-year-old William Stockstill of Picayune were each sentenced to 40 years in prison with 25 years to…

Search for man and stolen vehicle in Jackson County

Around 4:30 a.m., a search for a man and a stolen vehicle near the Mississippi-Alabama state line was suspended. Mobile police were chasing a man driving a stolen vehicle through Mobile County early this morning. The man then crossed over…

Police need help identifying fraud suspect

Biloxi police need help identifying a person suspected of credit card fraud. Surveillance camera photos were taken from the Winn-Dixie on Pass Road where police say the suspect used a credit card without the victim’s knowledge or permission. The transaction…

Edgewater Park Estates Residential Burglary

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a black male suspected of a Residential Burglary in the Edgewater Park Estates neighborhood to the east of the Edgewater Mall. The burglary occurred just before 8 AM on…

Enticement of a child arrest

Another arrest has been made for enticement of a child. Gulfport police arrested 70-year-old Walter Chesman II on one count of enticement of a child to meet for sexual purposes. The mother of a 16-year-old male reported that Chesman had…

Arrested for enticement of a child

A Gulfport man has been arrested for enticement of a child to meet for sexual purposes. According to Gulfport police, the father of a 13-year-old girl reported that 53-year-old Steven Hudson, an acquaintance of the family, had sent text messages…

Suspects sought in storage unit burglary

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting assistance identifying the people in these photos in reference to the burglary of multiple storage units at the Stor-By-U Storage unit complex located on Woolmarket Road. The crimes occurred early Sunday morning. Police say…

Belk shoplifting

Another shoplifting in Biloxi, this one at the Belk Department Store located in the 2600 block of Beach Boulevard. Biloxi officials say the man took several pieces of clothing from the store. He concealed the items and left the store…

Man wanted for shoplifting

The Biloxi Police Department is asking the public’s assistance to help identify a man who shoplifted items in the 2600 block of CT Switzer Road in Biloxi. The unknown subject took several video games and concealed the games and left…

Burglary in Moss Point

A Moss Point man is behind bars for burglary of a dwelling. Moss Point police responded to a burglary in process at 6606 Gregory Street on January 16th. When officers arrived on scene they discovered the front door was kicked…

Armed robbery arrest

Two suspects in connection with the Grand Lido Lane armed robbery that occurred on January 8th have been arrested. On January 14th, Dwayne King turned himself in at the Gulfport Police Department. His bond is set at $50,000 for one…

Back to back shootings have Gulfport residents concerned

Back to back shootings just hours apart in Gulfport are leaving neighbors uneasy. Officers are investigating two shootings. Both incidents surfaced yesterday. Most recently was a shooting on the 100 block of Holly Circle. Police responded to Garden Park Hospital…

Armed Robbery Arrest

Gulfport police arrested 26-year-old Melvin Fennell of Sumrall, Mississippi. He is charged with armed robbery, tampering with evidence and false information. According to Gulfport police, this morning at 2:10, Fennell robbed the Exxon gas station located on 30th Avenue wearing…

Armed robbery arrest

A Biloxi man arrested on Sunday for three counts of burglary is now being charged with armed robbery in another incident. A victim claimed 38-year-old Charles Wayne Tharpe robbed them at gunpoint at an ATM on Porter Avenue around 9 p.m.…

Local brewery broken into

Gulfport police are looking for a suspect after a break in. An unknown man broke into the Chandeleur Brewing Company located on 14th Street in downtown Gulfport where he tried to steal money from the cash register. The suspect entered…

Shooting in Gulfport

Breaking news out of Gulfport tonight. News 25 has learned of a shooting about 8:30. Details are limited but we do know there have been multiple injuries. The shooting happened on Highway 49 near MLK and Louisiana Streets.

Armed Robbery Arrest

Gulfport police have arrested one of the suspects wanted for their part in an armed robbery at a motel in December. The robbery happened on December 10th around 1 a.m. at Motel 6 on Highway 49. Investigators found that two…