crime

Arrested for felony eluding

A high speed chase in Biloxi early Sunday morning led to the discovery of a stolen vehicle from Louisiana. Forty-year-old Chad Kenney of Metairie was charged with felony eluding and receiving stolen property after a Biloxi police officer attempted to…

Couple arrested for credit card fraud

Biloxi police have a couple in custody who they say are responsible for credit fraud at Walmart. Forty-one year-old April Hart and 27-year-old Kevin Blue were arrested for active warrants for felony credit card fraud. The incident occurred on November…

Teens charged with auto burglary

Two juveniles in Jackson County are in custody, charged with several car burglaries. The crimes occurred early this morning in the Kaiser Place area off of Fort Bayou Road in St. Martin. Both juveniles are 17-years-old and each is charged…

Wanted for Credit Card Fraud

Biloxi police need help identifying a man they say used a stolen credit card to purchase merchandise in September. According to Lt. Christophert De Back, the unidentified man is wanted for using the stolen card in a Biloxi department store.…

Drive-by shooting at the Denny’s on Canal Road

At around 6:20 p.m., the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department received a call about a shooting at a Denny’s parking lot. Officers arrived on scene at the Denny’s on Canal Road off I-10, but found that the vehicle and suspect involved…

Wanted for questioning in trailer theft in Biloxi

Biloxi police need help identifying these subjects wanted for a grand larceny complaint that occurred in the 200 block of Eisenhower Drive on Christmas Eve. Police took a report of a stolen 1987 wells cargo utility trailer containing numerous items.…

Auto burglary arrest

Twenty-seven year-old Brent Cohran was arrested on a charge of auto burglary after being spotted through a camera at Harrah’s Casino exactly four months ago. The casino contacted Biloxi police after recognizing Cohran back on the casino’s property Sunday in…

Two women suspected of credit card fraud

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two women wanted in separate cases of suspected credit card fraud. The woman pictured on the left is wanted in relation to an incident that occurred on December 11th…

Grand larceny arrest

A Vancleave man is in jail after Jackson County sheriff’s investigators assisted Biloxi police serving an outstanding arrest warrant on him. Biloxi police served 29-year-old Ky Maultsby a warrant for grand larceny this morning. Sheriff Mike Ezell says they found…

Charged with manslaughter

A homeless man in Biloxi is being charged with manslaughter after beating a man to death over the weekend. Forty-two year-old Robert Kelly was arrested Friday afternoon after the Biloxi Fire Department responded to a woods fire and found a…

Armed robbery in Ocean Springs

Jackson County Sheriff’s investigators are looking for two men who they believe committed an armed robbery Wednesday night at an occupied home in the Gulf Park Estates community in Ocean Springs. Sheriff Mike Ezell says five people were inside the…

Vancleave man sentenced as habitual criminal

A Vancleave man was sentenced to 25 years in prison as a habitual criminal after an auto burglary in November 2016. Twenty-six year-old John Harrington pled guilty to one count of burglary of a dwelling and one count of auto…

Gulfport man sentenced to 30 years

A Gulfport man has pled guilty to an armed robbery that occurred almost three years ago. Twenty-nine year-old Ian Sims was sentenced to 30 years in prison today after walking into a Walgreens Pharmacy on Pass Road in Gulfport wearing…

Influx of crime in December in Gulfport

The holiday season has gotten off to a rocky start in Gulfport with six different shootings and aggravated assaults in the month of December. Starting with December 1st, a shooting on F Avenue which later led to an arrest and…

Charged with commercial burglary in George County

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a commercial burglary that happened earlier this month in George County. Twenty-five year-old William Pipkins was arrested along with 22-year-old Gunner Nichelson and 24-year-old Tara Kent, all of George County. They are…

Misdemeanor shoplifting and felony eluding

Biloxi police arrested a man after shoplifting from a Wal-Mart led to a high speed chase down Highway 90. Twenty-six year-old Michael Mateo of Pauley’s Island, South Carolina was charged today with misdemeanor shoplifting and felony eluding after being treated…

Two armed suspects break into Gulfport home

Police are looking for two armed suspects after reports of a home invasion in Gulfport this morning. Two men entered a home near 39th Avenue armed with handguns. Gulfport police say the female victim who reported the incident says the…

Man steals rug from Gulfport Police Department lobby

On December 19, 2017, at approximately 2:35 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department arrested 52 year old Ralph Eric Cox of Gulfport. Cox was charged with one count of petit larceny. Judge Walker set Cox’s bond at $1,000. The arrest was…

Armed Robbery in Gulfport

Gulfport police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 25-year-old in an armed robbery case. They’ve identified William Clifford Crittenden in a case that happened about 6:22 last night at the Chevron Food Market in the 1700 block…

Man wanted for taking wallet and purse

Biloxi police are looking for a man who they say stole a woman’s wallet and then went back for her purse when she wasn’t looking. Biloxi police say the man took the wallet and purse and left the IP Casino.…

Taking away a motor vehicle

A man in Biloxi was arrested for stealing a vehicle after staying over at a friend’s house. Neville Conner was staying at an apartment on Pass Road when he took the keys of the property owner’s vehicle and left without…

Counterfeit currency possession

Thirty-year-old Latisha Rich of Florida was arrested after attempting to use counterfeit money at an IP Casino table Saturday night. When Biloxi police located Rich she had already left the casino and attempted to flee the police in her car…