crimes

Police Searching For Keith Smith

The Moss Point Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a man they say should be considered armed and dangerous. Keith Smith is wanted on felony charges of burglary, home invasion, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and witness intimidation. Police…

Accused Of Leaving 4-year Old In Car

A 27-year old man has been accused of leaving a 4-year old child alone in a vehicle in the parking lot for 30 minutes while he went inside Baton Rouge's Hollywood Casino. Security footage shows "Quavis D. Grant" walking the…

Arrest In College Shooting

Police have made an arrest in connection to the Louisiana shooting that killed two college students. 22-year-old "Ernest Felton" of Miami, Florida was arrested Sunday on charges of attempted 2nd degree murder and illegal use of a firearm. Baton Rouge…

Students Return To Class Today

Students are back in school in North Gulfport today after a scary day Thursday when a student was arrested after bringing a gun to school. A 14-year-old was taken into custody for bringing a loaded gun, 100 rounds of ammunition,…

UPDATE: One dead in Gulfport shooting

One man is dead as a result of Wednesday night's shooting off Highway 49. Harrison County coroner Gary Hargrove tells News 25, 54 year old Mitchell Weathersby has died of a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at…

Man Charged with Capital Murder in Death of Hancock County Toddler

On March 31, 2016, Maddox Viergge, 16 months of age suffered fatal head injuries.  Medical evidence indicates the victim’s injuries are consistent with abusive head trauma.  On April 4, 2016, Charles Connetti III was arrested and charged with Capital Murder. …

Suspect in Waveland Barber College Shooting Caught in Las Vegas

Leif Dasco 28 years old, the suspected shooter at the Barber College in Waveland on 01-11-2016, has been arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop there and he was arrested without incident. The Waveland Police…

No Bond for Man Charged with Jackson County Murder

On 31 March 2016, Hubert Patrick Anderson, was brought before Judge T. Larry Wilson on the Charge of Capital Murder 97-3-21(3). Mr. Anderson was denied bond on the Capital Murder Charge consistent with state law. Mr. Anderson will remain in…

Stabbing Victim Identified

New details this afternoon about the home invasion Tuesday morning that resulted in a double stabbing in Pascagoula leaving one dead and another in the hospital. The man who died has been identified as 41 year old Joel Thornton of…

Firing Squad Bill Moves Forward

A suggestion from Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood to bring back a firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection as a form to execute prisoners is one step closer to moving through the state legislature. Under the proposed bill,…

Ocean Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud

Eduardo Guillermo Diaz, 58, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, pled guilty on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to one count of mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today. Diaz admitted that, while operating…

Second Man Pleads Guilty in Oxford

A second man has pleaded guilty in connection to a rope being tied around the neck of the James Meredith statue at the University of Mississippi. Former Ole Miss student Austin Reed Edenfield pleaded guilty to one count of using…

Home Invasion Leads To Manhunt

A bold home invasion in Gulfport, a woman reports at 7 o’clock Monday morning, two men inside her home. That invasion led to shots fired. A dog hit and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department on a manhunt. News 25’s Kristen…

Arrests Made in String of Gulfport Armed Robberies

Gulfport Police have made arrests in regard to a string of burglaries in Gulfport over the past week. 36 year old Kezi Latanya Jefferson has been charged with one count of armed robbery and 30 year old Rinaldo Eugene Norrial has…

Free Family Law Legal Clinic: March 31st

Do you need legal help with family law matters, but can't afford an attorney or legal advice? If this is the case, you may want to see if you qualify for an upcoming free legal clinic. From now until Wednesday,…

Worker’s Compensation Fraud Charges

Two Gulfport sisters have been indicted on multiple charges of worker’s compensation fraud, accused of receiving worker’s compensation benefits that were intended for their deceased father. Thirty-nine year-old Detria Vogle and 36-year-old Rachel Vogle are charged with four counts each…

Krystal Gonzalez Trail Today

The arson trial for a woman accused of setting fire to a D’Iberville apartment complex is set to start today. Jury selection is set for this morning with Krystal Gonzalez’s trial expected to begin after at the Harrison County Courthouse…

Three Biloxi Officers On Leave

Three officers are on administrative leave while the Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation looks into last week's fatal shooting. Biloxi police were among officers who answered calls from drivers who saw a man with a gun Thursday on the Popp's Ferry…

Men Charged With Armed Robbery In D’Iberville

Today, March 11, 2016, Chief of Police Wayne Payne announced the arrest of Jaquell Green, 18, of D’Iberville, Alloyshious Bennett, 18, from Biloxi and two juveniles on the charge of Armed Robbery. D’Iberville Police Captain Marty Griffin said a patrol…

Officer-involved shooting in D'Iberville

D'Iberville Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Quail Creek Circle. Police Chief Wayne Payne tells News 25 officers responded to a call of a burglary in progress. When they arrived, officers were met with a man holding a rifle.…

Pharmacy Burglary

D’iberville police are asking for your help identifying a man seen on surveillance video burglarizing a drug store. Police say it happened about 11pm on Tuesday at turner drugs on Auto Mall Parkway. The suspect was wearing black boots, black…