Ribbon cutting for new law enforcement facility in Harrison County
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in partnership with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the Harrison County Board of Supervisors held a ribbon cutting for the…
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Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy named in honor of Sheriff Troy Peterson
The brand-new facility for future law enforcement officers is up and running in Harrison County. The Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy, located…
Sheriff Troy Peterson joins News 25 to talk cancer diagnosis, retirement, accomplishments
The month of March is known as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society reports colon cancer is the third leading cause of…
Fish fry to celebrate Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson
Harrison County Board of Supervisors and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office came together at the Lyman Senior Center for a fish fry and cookout to recognize Sheriff…
26-year-old arrested on murder and aggravated assault charges in Harrison County
On Thursday, October 6, 2022, Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 26 year old Jacob Matthew McDonough on two felony counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and one…
Court of Appeals upholds decision to reassign Harrison County Sheriff's deputy
A Harrison County Sheriff's Department employee has lost an appeal to have her former position reinstated. The Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that Sheriff Troy Peterson did nothing wrong in re-assigning Carolyn Prendergast from supervisor of the Communications Division…
Sheriff cautions Harrison County residents to beware of phone scam
Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson on Tuesday warned residents that scammers are calling residents pretending to be deputies and demanding money via a cash app to pay for uotstanding warrants. Harrison County deputies will never call and solicit or demand…
Homeowner catches suspect during burglary attempt at Harrison County home
A Harrison County homeowner caught a man allegedly trying to steal a car part and held him for deputies. Sheriff Troy Peterson said John Thomas Cearley, 50, of Long Beach, was charged with one count of possession of burglary tools…
Father-son argument in Saucier leads to shooting, arrest
A man arguing with his father is now in jail after he allegedly pulled a handgun and fired into the vehicle where his father was. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said in a press release that Kelsey Munell II, 40,…
Harrison County Sheriff’s Department Receives New Badges
Law enforcement officials took part in a special and very rare ceremony in Gulfport this afternoon. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department held a badge ceremony to recognize the transformation from the old badges to the new ones. The department has…