crime

Operation Crackdown arrests 29 people in George County

Nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies from the George County Sheriff’s Office to the FBI arrested 19 people today in what authorities are calling Operation Crackdown. Operation Crackdown consists of 42 charges that stem from selling methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and…

Alabama attempted murder suspect arrested in Biloxi

The search for an Alabama man wanted for attempted murder ends in Mississippi. Twenty-six year-old Byron Miller was wanted for the domestic violence stabbing of a Baldwin County woman. Authorities say the woman was stabbed early this morning and underwent…

Indicted on felony charge of embezzlement

A former public information officer with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department finds herself behind bars now, indicted on a felony charge of embezzlement. According to the indictment, 47-year-old Cherie Ward of Ocean Springs is accused of converting her own use…

Burglary of an automobile arrest

Long Beach officers have captured a teenager wanted for auto burglary. Nineteen-year-old Antonious Young of Gulfport is in custody for entering a vehicle on Kirkendall Place and stealing items from the car. Young is at the Harrison County Adult Detention…

Man indicted in double homicide in Bay St. Louis

A Bay St. Louis man has been indicted in the 2016 killings of two people, Kristina Quintini and Norris Demetrius Mueller. Myrick Laneaux was indicted on two murder charges, a charge of aggravated assault ‘manifesting extreme indifference to human life’…

Three men charged after Biloxi home invasion

Three men are in custody after a 9-1-1 call alerting authorities of a home invasion on Halloween night in Biloxi. William Dodson and James Bullock are charged with home invasion burglary and Richard Covey Jr. faces accessory after the fact…

Wanted for auto burglary

Long Beach police need help finding a man wanted for allegedly burglarizing a car. This man is Antonious D. Young of Long Beach. He’s wanted on the charge of burglary of an automobile. Anyone with any information as to the…

War memorial vandalized in Ocean Springs

Two bronze plaques were partially removed at the war memorial on the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center by vandals sometime last week. The bronze plaques are part of the benches that sit outside on the front lawn of the cultural…

Former Jackson mayor paddles would be car burglar

The former City of Jackson mayor subdued and paddled a man who police say was burglarizing his vehicle. Jackson police arrested 22-year-old Juwaun Bibbs on Sunday at Tony Yarber’s house. Yarber told the Associated Press on Tuesday that he caught…

Shooting at Jason Aldean concert in Tupelo

For a second time this month, gunfire erupted at one of Jason Aldean’s concerts. This past Friday, police in Tupelo say 22-year-old Steven Hulbert fired multiple times in the parking lot of an arena where Aldean was performing. One person…

Charged with two counts of armed robbery

A Gulfport man is behind bars following two consecutive armed robberies last night. Thirty-year-old Christopher Powell was arrested and charged with two counts of armed robbery. Police say at about 7:50 last night a report came in of a white…

Wanted for a drive-by shooting in Gulfport

Gulfport police are looking for two suspects involved in a drive-by shooting that left one person with minor injuries. Authorities say on Thursday arrest warrants were issued for 25-year-old Damaro Robertson and 16-year-old Rakim Jones for drive-by shooting. Police say…

Spring Break pot sentencing

A man has been sentenced to over eight years in prison after being arrested with more than one hundred pounds of marijuana. Thirty-five year-old Keandre Marks will serve 21 months for the April 6th bust. Marks was arrested while on…

Child exploitation and drug charges

A Hancock County man is facing child exploitation and possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture charges. According to Hancock County Sheriff’s investigators and the Waveland Police Department, 50-year-old Bruce Woods faces two charges of child pornography along…

Moss Point mayor charged with domestic violence

News 25 has learned Moss Point Mayor Mario King and his wife are both facing domestic violence and simple assault charges after an incident at their home last Thursday. In the report we have obtained from the Jackson County Sheriff’s…

One man arrested for homicide in George County stabbing

The George County Sheriff’s Department has captured one suspect in connection to a fatal stabbing that took place Tuesday in the Barton Basin community in the area of Salem Campground Road. When deputies arrived on scene they found 41-year-old Christopher…

Wanted for questioning

The Wiggins Police Department needs help identifying two suspects wanted for theft. They’re looking for the pair seen in this snapshot from surveillance video at the Wiggins Walmart. The two are wanted for questioning in connection to stealing a purse.…

Long Beach Dollar General armed robbery

The Long Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects involved in an armed robbery. The incident occurred at the Dollar General store on East Railroad Street Monday around 10 p.m. The suspects entered the store,…

Burglary of an occupied dwelling

An Ocean Springs man is behind bars after police say he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and attempted to attack her current boyfriend. Twenty-nine year-old Jose Gramajo was arrested by Biloxi police on a charge of burglary of an occupied…