FRONT LINES 3-4: Get to know DeReginald, or “What is that smell??”
Deputy DeReginald Williamson is Forrest County’s interdiction officer, and he’s definitely his own quirky personality. We spent a whole day with Deputy Williamson in a recent trip to the Pine Belt, in which he struggled against running interdiction the Old School way, in a car without the latest computer technology. We made it through the […]
JPD searching for 4 Family Dollar robbery suspects
Jackson Police are searching for four people tied to an armed robbery at Family Dollar, WLBT reports. The robbery happened just before 4 p.m. at the location on Terry Road. If you know who they may be, call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.
Brandon Police need help identifying man from Public Library incident
The Brandon Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in an incident at the Brandon Public Library on Thursday, March 24, between 6:00 – 7:00 PM. An unidentified man entered the library and was observed by another library patron watching them from behind a bookshelf while engaging himself in lewd […]
Winston County Man Wanted For Questioning Relating To Armed Robbery
After investigating an armed robbery on March 22 at Crossroads Store in Louisville, Winston County deputies are moving forward with the questioning of Charlie Hemphill, 32. There has already been on individual, Austin Goodin, arrested in Choctaw County in connection with the armed robbery. Winston County Sheriff Jason Pugh says the accused robber made off […]
Runaway Teen From Mobile Is Now Deceased After She Was Found In A D’Iberville Motel
Police report that 13-year-old Keyanna Sylvester, an Alabama teen who was reported missing last week and then located in Mississippi on Sunday, has died in the hospital. Sylvester reportedly ran away from her home in Mobile on March 21, and was seen two days later in Moss Point. Soon after, police say the girl was […]
Oxford Man Charged for Possession of A Firearm While As A Convicted Felon
On March 26, Oxford Police Department conducted a traffic safety checkpoint on Highway 30. During the checkpoint, Travis Sims, 35, of Oxford, was found to be in possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Sims was taken into custody by the Oxford Police Department, and taken before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge on […]
Pontotoc PD Seeking To Identify Two Women Accused Of Breaking Into A Vehicle And Stealing Contents
The Pontotoc Police Department is asking for the publics help in identifying two individuals accused of breaking into a vehicle in Pontotoc. The burglary happened that evening on Marion Street on Monday, March 28. The burglars stole items from the vehicle, including a debit card, which they later tried to use, according to police. Anyone […]
MC’s Choctaw Sports Night to Feature Former Big Leaguer, World Series Participant
A former Major League Baseball standout will be the featured guest at the Mississippi College Student Athlete Advisory Committee’s 2022 Choctaw Sports Night scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, in Anderson Hall in the B.C. Rogers Student Center. Seth Smith, an 11-year MLB veteran who played in the 2007 World Series with the […]
Natchez Man Arrested for Allegedly Flashing And Physically Grabbing Worker At Local Church
Natchez police officers were called to a local church on Monday where a man had allegedly exposed himself to a church employee. After an investigation, it was revealed that Adam King, 38, had also physically grabbed the church employee, who is over the age of 65. The pastor of the church ordered King to leave, […]
Man Who Murdered Woman in New Orleans Could Have Fled to Jackson
Police are warning the public that a man connected to a homicide in New Orleans could have fled to Jackson. New Orleans police found a deceased woman on the sidewalk on March 19. She has been identified at Ciara Bullock, 35. William Powell III has been identified as the perpetrator of the homicide has been […]