Retired Jackson County deputy dies from ALS
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said goodbye to a former deputy today. Retired Deputy John Burkes died this morning after a battle with ALS. Burkes worked for the Gautier Police…
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Applications open for Santa Wears a Badge campaign in Jackson County
The ninth annual Santa Wears a Badge campaign kicks off today. As many different local organizations find ways to give back to their communities, the…
Child pornography and extortion cases on the rise in Jackson County
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is seeing an increase in child pornography and extortion cases. Just last month, the department received ten reports on social media…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department gets new K9 vests
Today, three Jackson County K9s tried on their brand-new protective vests for the first time. Trooper pups Lars, Markos, and Sniper were brought to the steps of the…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department holds annual rodeo
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department put on their ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots, and danced their way to the Conrad Mallett Arena for the annual Jackson County Rodeo. This is…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department opens crime lab
In Pascagoula, Sheriff Mike Ezell of Jackson County opens up the department’s crime lab, the first in the state to be owned and operated by a local agency. The…
Metro Enforcement Team Crime Lab opens in Jackson County
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has announced the opening of their new crime lab. Sheriff Mike Ezell announced the opening of the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team…
Push up challenge raises money for MS Special Olympics
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies broke a sweat doing pushups for a good cause. Each year, Jackson County deputies challenge themselves to raise money for the Mississippi Special…
Deputies pushing up for Special Olympics
Today at Rock N’ Nutrition in Escatawpa, Jackson County sheriff’s deputies were collecting donations for Special Olympics Mississippi. For every dollar donated, the deputies will do one push up. On…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department to open new substation
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is opening a new substation in Hurley. It’s located on Highway 613 across from the golf course. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for…
Fundraiser for Jackson County Sheriff Deputy battling colon cancer
To help a fellow officer, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a t-shirt fundraiser for Deputy Nick O’Bryant. Last November, Deputy O’Bryant found out he had…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department kicks off Santa Wears a Badge toy distribution
The eighth annual Santa Wears a Badge Toy Distribution kicked off this morning. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department sponsors the program, which is funded…
UPDATE: Moss Point chief says woman held gun to her head, then turned it on officers
Moss Point officers shot a woman after she turned a gun on police during a standoff on Tuesday evening. Moss Point Chief Brandon Ashley said in a press release that…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy receives $15K for ALS help
A Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy received a $15,000 check raised from a law enforcement golf tournament. Deputy John Burkes was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease,…
Spaghetti benefit for Deputy Robert Verzal
To honor the life of Deputy Robert Verzal, the Pascagoula Elks Lodge 1120 and Jackson County Sheriff’s Department came together to host a spaghetti benefit. Deputy Robert Verzal worked for…
Forty-four year-old remains identified in Jackson County
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department investigators identified the remains of a woman found back in 1977. Skeletal remains of a woman known as the Escatawpa Jane Doe had gone unidentified…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department warning of lottery scam
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is alerting citizens they should not believe any texts of Facebook messages they might receive saying they won a lottery. Earlier this week, a Vancleave woman sent in thousands of dollars to two different addresses…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department sends off DNA samples of Baby Jane Doe II
On June 28th, 1988, two men fishing in the Pascagoula River near the wildlife management area in Wade found an infant’s body, which…
Saddling up! Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Rodeo
An annual event to help out the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is coming back to life this year. The annual Jackson County Sheriff’s Rodeo will kick back up again this year after last year’s event was canceled due to…
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell donates van to Calhoun County
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department received information that another Mississippi sheriff’s department was in need of a new van so Sheriff Mike Ezell jumped into action to make sure they were taken care of. Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Dept. searching for person who made bomb threat at East Central High
Jackson County Sheriff’s investigators are looking for the person who made a bomb threat Thursday morning at East Central High School. The threat was written on the wall of one of the boys’ restrooms. Sheriff Mike Ezell says students were…
Diamond Championship Wrestling hosting Santa Wears a Badge benefit
‘Tis the season to be jolly and it’s also the season of body slams courtesy of Diamond Championship Wrestling! The wrestling promotion will host two action packed events Saturday, December 12th and December 19th. DCW is teaming…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Dept. to announce new findings in Baby Jane Doe case Friday
It’s been nearly 38 years since Jackson County authorities pulled a toddler’s lifeless body from Dog River beneath the west bound lane of I-10 in Pascagoula. To this day, authorities have never been able to identify her.…
‘Santa Wears a Badge’ campaign under way at Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
Across the Coast, local organizations and groups are helping make the holidays a little better for those less fortunate this season. One of those organizations is the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. They recently kicked off their annual…
