crime

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…

Arrested for uttering forgery

Biloxi police have arrested two men on charges of uttering forgery. Eighteen-year-old Mark Lazar and 19-year-old Michael Earle of Biloxi were arrested at the Pass Road branch of Keesler Federal Credit Union after attempting to cash a stolen check for…

$700,000 of cocaine seized on I-10 in Hancock County

Mississippi Department of Transportation enforcement officers found approximately $700,000 in cocaine during a routine safety inspection in Hancock County. Officers stopped a 2000 freightliner tractor and van trailer eastbound on I-10 that was loaded with detergents and soap being transported…

Indecent exposure

The Biloxi Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying a white male who is a suspect in an indecent exposure investigation that occurred in the 1600 block of Pass Road. The incident occurred on January 9th and the subject…

Shoplifting suspects in Biloxi

Biloxi police are asking for assistance in identifying two suspects wanted in questioning for felony shoplifting that occurred at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Pass Road. On January 3rd at 10 a.m., the suspects arrived and left in a white…

Do you know these men?

Long Beach police need the public’s help identifying two suspects involved in multiple vehicle burglaries that occurred on or around January 6th of this year. Anyone with information regarding these incidents or the identities of these two people is asked…

Saucier man sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder

A Saucier man blamed drugs after pleading guilty to the 2014 murder of Brian Bachtel. Twenty-nine year-old Stephen Hagin was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the charge of second degree murder. Hagin admitted to shooting Bachtel with a…

Armed robbery arrest in Jackson County

One man has turned himself in for an armed robbery that happened on December 20th, 2017. The armed robbery involved two men in the Gulf Park Estates community of Ocean Springs. On December 26th, Walker Wells turned himself in and…

Arrested for felony DUI

One man is behind bars for felony DUI after officials responded to a hit and run off Highway 603 in Hancock County on Saturday. According to Bay St. Louis Police Department, 55-year-old Gerald Banks was involved in an accident on…

Residential burglary arrest

Two men are behind bars for their involvement in a residential burglary in Biloxi. Police received a call Sunday of a burglary in progress on Cedar Lake Road. A witness saw a white male suspect break into the home. That…

Three teens arrested, charged as adults in Jackson County

Three Jackson County teenagers have been charged as adults after barging into a home on New Year’s night. Seventeen-year-old Bryan Smith and 15-year-olds Keaton Taylor and Chandler Dixon were arrested this afternoon and charged with home invasion after reportedly kicking…