Members of the community are cooking up some support for Gulfport police officers at a BBQ going on downtown. The BBQ is put on by recently formed nonprofit Gulfport Community Organizing Police Support or GCOPS. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson joins…
Tonight in Orange Grove, one local group put down the welcome mat and gave local law enforcement a big thank you for their service. The group behind that law appreciation banquet is Advocates for Victims of Impaired and Distracted Driving,…
Tonight in Gulfport, local law enforcement officers will be honored for helping our community. Agencies from across the Coast have been invited to attend an appreciation banquet at the Orange Grove Community Center. News 25’s Hank Davis is in Gulfport…
Today we remember family, friends, and heroes at the Gulfport Police Department’s Fallen Officer Ceremony. From 1900 to 2008, the Gulfport Police Department has lost eight brave men in the line of duty. News 25’s Taylor Rubach spoke with family…
Every year, officers from all five law enforcement agencies in Jackson County take part in the Special Olympics Torch Run. All together the route is nearly 12 miles long. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson caught up with officers to find out…
Our local police officers are the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect and take care of our safety every day, but who takes care of them? That’s where GCOPS steps in. Gulfport Community Organization…
Jackson County law enforcement spent the afternoon honoring several fallen officers. Several remembrance ceremonies took place near grave sites at the Serene Memorial Gardens in Moss Point. Pascagoula Police Officer Terry Michael Byrd was one of the individuals honored this…
Part of being a safer community starts with being able to depend on the law enforcement agencies that protect it. That’s what a group of senior citizens at the Pascagoula Senior Center say they were learning this afternoon. The senior…
With a vote of 94 to 18, the Mississippi House has passed the Back the Badge Act. House Bill 645 would enhance penalties for crimes committed against law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency responders. The bill now heads to Governor…
Gulfport police officers met with students at Climb CDC this morning to prep for tomorrow’s big basketball game. Ten students are playing with the Gulfport Blue Crew team tomorrow night at 7 at Gulfport High School. At first, the CDC…
Now for part two of our series ‘Behind the Badge,’ active shooter training prepares for the dangerous realities police officers could face at any moment. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports. 2016 was a brutal year for law enforcement. A 56…
We begin our two part series, Behind the Badge, tonight with Shoot or Don’t Shoot, the split second decisions officers make which could mean life or death. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports. Viral videos of officer involved shootings sweep the…
House Bill 2469, the Blue Lives Matter Bill, is on its way to the House and one step closer to becoming law. Today, News 25 reached out to the author of that bill Senator Sean Tindell of Gulfport. He says…
A bill to double penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters, and medics has passed the Mississippi Senate. Senators voted 37-13 Thursday to send Senate Bill 2469 to the House. The Blue Lives Matter proposal says any crime committed against…
Tonight the Gulfport Police Department’s Blue Crew took to the court for the second time. Their first game was an exhibition game against high schoolers from their community. That game drew plenty of attention. This time, D’Iberville Police Department joined…
A bill to double the penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters, and medics moves forward in the Mississippi Senate. The Blue Lives Matter Bill passes committee and will now head to the full Senate. The proposal says any crime…
Governor Phil Bryant says Mississippi faces a critical shortage of state troopers. Only 489 of the 650 state trooper positions allowed by state law are filled. Bryant said the shortage is both troubling and dangerous. Bryant says he plans to…
The Gulfport Police Department released a recruitment video less than two weeks ago which not only grabbed the public’s attention online, but caused recruitment numbers to skyrocket. Joining law enforcement was always in the back of Aaron Ashcraft’s mind, but…
The new year is bringing new opportunities in making sure streets are kept safe in Gulfport. The Gulfport Police Department is beginning 2017 with a change in how they recruit officers. The recent violence against police officers across the country…
Just in time for Christmas, local law agencies are delivering a surprise to the families of the officers killed in the Baton Rouge shootings this summer. In the wake of the police shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana earlier this year,…
On November 19th, law enforcement agencies from the Mississippi Gulf Coast welcomed the families of officers involved in the deadly police shootings in Baton Rouge to a benefit in the honor of those fallen heroes. Thanks to that benefit, each…
A new perspective for Gulfport police officers: state of the art body cameras. Before the mass install, a handful of officers are field testing the equipment. News 25’s Laurene Callander reports. Senior DUI Officer Blake Tucker is a seven year…
The Gulfport Police Department's Blue Crew basketball team took on members of Gulfport High School’s Solution All Star Squad tonight. The competition was fierce, but the outcome was a huge win for everyone in the City of Gulfport. News 25’s…
Gulfport High School has a storied basketball history with the trophies and banners to prove it, but their gym might have finally witnessed the most important win in the history of Gulfport. The police department’s Blue Crew came together for…