A Gulfport man faces six sex-crime related charges as a result of an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Gulfport Police on Wednesday morning arrested 39-year-old Otis Penn at a Gulfport residence on outstanding warrants from MBI. The charges,…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Ridgeland Police Department that occurred on December 31st, 2024, near 1000 Highland Colony Parkway. Officers with the Ridgeland Police Department were conducting surveillance on a vehicle. An officer…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Vicksburg Police Department that occurred on December 4th, 2024, near a residence on Bazinsky Drive in Vicksburg. Officers with the Vicksburg Police Department were attempting…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Monticello Police Department that occurred on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Officers with the Monticello Police Department encountered a subject near a gas station who presented a weapon at…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is leading an investigation of an officer-involved shooting with the Olive Branch Police Department that happened Monday morning. MBI was notified about 9:50 a.m. Officers with the Olive Branch SWAT Team were trying to serve…
After serving her community for 20 years — giving her all to keep them safe — Special Agent Christa Groom is learning to let other people take care of…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating separate officer-involved shootings in the state -- one in Greene County and the other in Meridian. In Greene County, the Sheriff's Office was involved in a pursuit when a deputy was struck by the…
JACKSON, Miss. - Today, Commissioner Sean Tindell announced the appointment of James “Jimmy” Herzog as the Lieutenant Colonel and Director of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI). He will assume this position on February 1st, 2024. “I congratulate Jimmy Herzog…
A former Gautier police officer was sentenced for using a city gas card to pay for fuel for his personal vehicle. Eric Maye was sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court to 5 years of house arrest and 5 years probation…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened in Amory on Wednesday night. MBI said Amory Police were called to Tschudi Street regarding a someone firing a weapon. When officers arrived, the subject began firing at…
COLUMBIA, Miss. (AP) — Deputies in Mississippi fatally shot a person Tuesday while attempting to serve a warrant, state investigators said. The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. near Highway 35 in Columbia, a south Mississippi town. Marion County sheriff’s deputies…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting involving George County Sheriff’s Department that happened about 5 a.m. this morning near a residence on Jordon Road…
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in south Mississippi on Sunday shot and killed a person who approached the deputy’s parked vehicle while holding a weapon, a state agency said. A news release from the Mississippi Department of Public…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Sherman that happened early this morning. Sherman, a town of about 600, is located northwest of Tupelo and its city limits incorporate Lee, Pontotoc and Union counties. MBI said the…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving Harrison County Sheriff’s Department. According to MBI, deputies responded to a suspected burglary near Merlin Lane and Orange Grove Road in Gulfport about 10:15 p.m. Monday night. Two suspects…
A Jackson County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a Vancleave man late Friday afternoon. Sheriff Mike Ezell says around 5:00 deputies responded to a shots fired call at Brad-AI Drive in Vancleave. When they got there, the sheriff says they…
According to the Department of Public Safety, there have been a total of 26 officer-involved shootings in Mississippi this year. The most recent shooting claimed the life of a…
UPDATE: A Silver Alert issued Monday evening, September 12, has been cancelled. Billy Hollingsworth, 90, has been found safe. A Silver Alert has been issued for missing Harrison County resident Billy Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth is a white man, about 5’…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting in Jackson. The state Department of Public Safety says the shooting which happened about 10 p.m. Monday near Northside Drive, involved a Capitol Police officer. MBI is assessing the incident…
HORN LAKE, Miss. (AP) — Employees of a sheriff’s department in north Mississippi have shot two people within two days. The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department told WMC-TV that one of its deputies shot and wounded an armed person during a traffic stop…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 53-year-old Marcia Marshell Taylor of Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi. She is described as a black female, five feet three inches tall, weighing 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, June 23rd near Aster Street in Jackson County. MBI is currently assessing this critical incident and gathering evidence. Upon completing their investigation, agents will share their…
An autopsy completed today rules out homicide in Corri Howard's death. The 36-year-old was found January 13 in a marsh behind a home on Howze Street in Moss Point. Howard had been last seen on January 8 when police tried…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is in Moss Point to lead an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found Thursday morning. Residents…