crimes

Police Search For Armed Robbery Suspects

The Wiggins Police Department is seeking public assistance in identifying and locating suspects involved in an armed robbery Saturday. Police say an unknown black male dressed in camouflage pants, a blue hoodie entered the cabin store on Parkway Drive just…

Pascagoula City Worker Arrested for Selling Drugs

A part time City of Pascagoula employee has been arrested for selling drugs while working. Thirty-nine year-old Wesley Hall was taken into custody after he was caught selling a form of methamphetamine while at work and in a city truck.…

Charged With Sexual Battery

A man was arrested in Biloxi Sunday morning after a woman says he pulled her into a dark area and forced her to perform a sex act without her consent. Biloxi police arrested 55-year-old Michael Preston Kinney after responding to…

Search for Coastal Man

Mississippi Gulf Coast native Mark Bakotic II has been missing since December 30th, when he left friends at a New Orleans nightclub after ingesting a drug called 2CE. New Orleans police have traced Bakotic's credit cards back to two New…

Habitual Offender Sentenced To 5 Years

A Long Beach man will spend five years behind bars without the possibility of early release for robbing a business in October of 2015. Fifty-three year-old Patrick Todd Young pleads guilty today to robbing the Oil Plus on Pineville Road…

Man Charged For Burning Down Church

The man accused of burning a church in Greenville and spray painting "Vote Trump" on the side of the building will appear in court today. Andrew McClinton is charged with first degree arson of a place of worship. He’s accused…

Armed Robbey

An armed robbery leads to a high speed chase, leaving one suspect in an overturned Lexus on the median of I-110 late last night. Officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Dollar Tree located at D'Iberville…

Armed Robbery At Family Dollar

Gulfport police are looking for help identifying the suspect in an armed robbery at the Family Dollar on Dedeaux Road over the weekend. On Saturday, a black male entered the store with a gun, took cash, and fled on foot.…

Arrested For Murder of Vancleave Woman

A Moss Point man is behind bars now accused of killing a Vancleave woman Saturday night at her home. 32-year-old Brandon Colby Smith is charged with the murder of 30 year old Elizabeth Jones. A motive is still under investigation,…

George County Man Arrested

One George County man is behind bars for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. 35 year old Jerry Street was arrested on Roy Street in George County yesterday. When law enforcement authorities arrested him, they found about…

Aggravated Cruelty to an Animal

Moss Point police are still searching for of the second man wanted for their involvement in pouring boiling water on a cat, while it was in a cage, has turned himself in. Yesterday, 43 year old Larry Rostchild Junior of…

Man Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop

A man is in custody after fleeing a traffic stop in Harrison County this morning. Authorities caught the man just minutes after he fled on foot in the Whitney Drive area.   K-9 unit leaving the scene at Whitney and…

Sixth Arrest In Auto Theft Ring

Stolen vehicle has been recovered from an auto theft ring in Jackson County. A sheriff's deputy on patrol in Vancleave spotted a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro which was reported missing from an auto auctions business near Moss Point. Sheriff, Mike Ezell,…

Auto Theft Ring Arrests In Jackson County

The Jackson County Sheriff's Department has broken up what it calls an auto theft ring. Five suspects are now in custody each charged with two Countys of motor vehicle felony taking. On Christmas, deputies responded to a burglary in progress…

Men Wanted For Animal Cruelty Moss Point

Moss Point police have issued arrest warrants for the two men wanted for their involvement in an animal cruelty video that went viral on social media. 43 year old "Larry Rostchild Junior" and 24 year old "Laderrick Rostchild" are wanted…

Search Continues For Burglary Suspects

The search continues for a group of people authorities believe are responsible for a string of burglaries in Jackson County. The latest the robbery of a Shell gas station in St. Andrews early Monday morning, where three masked men entered…

Holiday Shopping Safety

The chaos of last minute holiday shopping can put consumers at a greater risk for theft. News 25’s Kendra Turley shares several holiday safety tips to keep in mind while you’re out shopping over the next couple of weeks. Christmas…

Fire Had No Political Motivation Greenville

The Mississippi fire marshal says investigators don't see politics as the motivation for the burning of an African church in Greenville. Yesterday, Andrew McClinton was arrested and charged with first degree arson of a place of worship. Today his bond…

Stolen Caterpillar Skid Steer

Biloxi police are asking for the public's help with information about who stole a caterpillar skid steer from a construction site on Woolmarket Road. The one taken is the same model as the one in this photograph. If you have…

Pascagoula Robbery

The Pascagoula Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a person who robbed the army navy store earlier this month. Police believe the man you see here entered the store on Highway 90 on December 6 using the…

Four Additional Arson Charges

The man accused of setting fire to Hillside Baptist Church over the weekend has been charged with four additional counts of arson. During a follow up investigation authorities found four more fires they believe 22 year old "Caleb Bell" intentionally…

Three Men Wanted For Grand Larceny

Biloxi police are seeking the public's help after three men stole equipment from the Beau Rivage. Three white males stole equipment from beau back on November 30 then fled in this white Chevy Silverado Z-71 extended cab. The license plate…

Gulfport Man Found Guilty of Murder

One Gulfport man will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his own uncle. 29 year old Dante Taylor was found guilty of first degree murder. As a habitual offender, he was given the mandatory sentence of…

Man Pleads Guilty To First Degree Murder

A coast man pleads guilty to first degree murder on the day he was scheduled to begin his second day of trial. A judged sentenced 44 year old Johnny Owens the third to live in prison. Owens pleaded guilty to…