crimes

Crime Prevention Workshop

Happening tonight in Moss Point a crime prevention and awareness workshop, tonight’s topic is crimes against specific populations as well as human trafficking. For those interested in being part of the conversation with city leaders as well as police, the…

Vancleave Man Arrested for Felony Eluding

Early this morning, one man led law enforcement across three counties on a high speed chase. Henry Michael Griffith of Vancleave was arrested this morning on charges of felony eluding. Biloxi police were called to the area of a marina…

Capital Murder Suspects Escape

Two capital murder suspects have escaped from the Hinds County Jail. The escapees are "Gerome Montreal Moore" and "Malcol Jamal Landfair". They were last seen during a routine head count at 4 a.m. and were discovered missing shortly after. Moore…

Gulfport Murder Suspect Arrested in Florida

Gulfport Police Sergeant Damon McDaniel tells News 25 18 year old Juwan Johnson has been arrested in Lake County, Florida.  Johnson was wanted in the June 8 killing of 21 year old Stanton Saunders. Police say Johnson shot Saunders in…

Wanted For Murder

The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating 18 year old Juwan Rashard Johnson on the charge of Murder. On June 8 Gulfport officers found Stanton Saunders suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso in the…

Supreme Court Orders Case Re-Examination

The U.S. Supreme Court orders lower courts in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana to re-examine three death penalty convictions for evidence of racial prejudice in jury selection. the decisions follow the high court's may decision to overturn the conviction and death…

Gulfport Town Hall Meeting On Wednesday

Gulfport officials are prepared to put a stop to the spike in crime around their city. District Four Supervisor Kent Jones and Gulfport Councilwoman Ella Holmes Hines will be holding a town hall meeting tomorrow night at 6 pm. The…

Mississippi Burning Case

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announces an end to the active federal and state investigation into the 1964 murders of three civil rights volunteers in Neshoba County. At a press conference this morning hood said investigators have concluded there are…

Guilty Plea

Margaret Sanchez has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in the stabbing death of a Bourbon Street dancer and mother whose dismembered body washed up along the Mississippi Gulf Coast back in 2012. Margaret Sanchez, of Metairie, Louisiana pleaded…

Armed Robbery Suspect

The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating the suspect wanted for armed robbery. On June 18th the Gulfport Police Department responded to family dollar to a reported armed robbery. Police say one black male suspect entered…

Search For Fraud Suspect

Biloxi police are asking for help identifying this woman. She is wanted in connection with felony credit card fraud, which police say happened at multiple locations in both Biloxi and Gulfport. She is believed to have used a stolen fuel…

Police Investigating Possible Shooting

A man is recovering after being shot in Gulfport last night. Around 9:30 Gulfport police received a call about shots fired in the west Gulfport area in the neighborhood near 45th avenue. Later police learned a male was being treated…

Biloxi Police Searching for Shoplifting Suspects

Biloxi police are searching for two women who are accused of stealing merchandise from a department store in Edgewater Mall. The theft occurred on May 26th and police say security footage shows two females concealed clothing from the store in…

On The Phone: Dylon Hoffpauir

Guest live on the phone. Dylon Hoffpauir, a resident of Orlando tells us about the reaction over the Shooting in Orlando.

Vancleave Teen's Hearing Postponed

The preliminary hearing for Dexter Kelley has been postponed pending a psychological evaluation. The 19 year old Vancleave teen is accused of beating his cousin to death back in April. 16 year old Cliff Allyn was reported missing after he…

32 Counts Touching Child

There may be a new victim testifying against an Ocean Springs bus driver accused of sexual abuse. Prosecutors are asking a judge to allow a girl to testify about how Sergio Sandoval gave her candy, rubbed her back and gave…

Shooters Father Speaks Out

In an interview with NBC's Kerr Sanders, Seddique Mateen says he is shocked by his son's actions. No supers early this morning the gunman's father posted a video on Facebook apologizing for his son's actions in his native language of…

Biloxi Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Child Pornography Case

Biloxi native Ruben Ralph-James Masters has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography and 25 years for production of child pornography. Those sentences will run concurrently. Masters was also ordered to pay a fine of…

Vancleave Teen's Prelim Hearing Monday

The Vancleave teen accused of beating his cousin to death is scheduled to have his preliminary hearing on Monday. Nineteen-year-old Dexter Kelley is accused of murdering his 16-year-old cousin Cliff Allyn back in April. Allyn was reported missing after he…

Arrested Twice In One Month

Former Mississippi State and Long Beach basketball star Marcus Bullard has been arrested for the second time in one month. On Wednesday, Bullard was arrested for possession of meth and resisting arrest. This comes just weeks after he was arrested…

Shooting At Moss Point

Police are searching for a black male who fired shots inside a Social Security Office around 11am off Highway 63 in Moss Point. Police Chief Art McClung tells News 25 the suspect was not happy inside the store, walked out…

A Gulfport Man Is Dead After A Late Night Shooting

On June 8, 2016, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 19 year old Gary Desean Perkins, of Gulfport, on the charge of Murder. The arrest was the result of a patrol response, at 11:26 p.m., to an address in the area…

Family Dollar Robbery

Gulfport police need your help finding two men in connection to a robbery last night. Shortly before 9:30, Gulfport police received a call that two black males entered the family dollar on Dedeaux Road, one in a black hoodie and…