Jasper County: ENDANGERED/MISSING CHILD ALERT
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for nine-year-old Josh Braiden Smith of Bay Springs, Jasper County, MS. Josh Braiden Smith is described as a white male, four feet three inches tall, weighing 100 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. Josh Braiden Smith may be accompanied by his mother. The […]
Terry Police Looking For Suspect After Man Killed in Hit and Run
A Terry man was killed late Friday/early Saturday morning in a hit and run accident just north of intersection I-55 Frontage Road and Morgan Drive. According to Terry Police Chief Michael Ivy, a man named Antonio Wade was walking and was hit by a car. The investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the Mississippi […]
High Speed Pursuit In Jones County Lands Man In Jail
Jones County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant J.D. Carter and Sergeant Jeff Monk received information on a possible stolen vehicle at the Dollar General on Indian Sprigs Road in the Calhoun Community on Friday night. Upon being approach by both JCSD units to the vehicle at Dollar General, the driver fled at a high rate of speed. After […]
Jones County Sheriff seeking convicted sex offender for failure to register
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department is searching for James Lamar Whatley, age 51, who is wanted on a charge of Failure To Register As A Sex Offender. Whatley was convicted on April 8, 1996 under Mississippi Code 97-5-23 on a charge of “Touching, handling, etc., a child, mentally defective or incapacitated person or physically helpless […]
Hattiesburg man charged in multiple burglaries
Police arrested a Hattiesburg man Sunday and charged him in connection with multiple burglaries. Christian Brown, 25, was charged with two counts of commercial burglary in two incidents that occurred on July 24 at Park Place Apartments. Brown allegedly forced his way in to two garages and stole multiple items which have now been recovered. […]
Brookhaven police need help identifying credit card fraud suspect
The Brookhaven Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the person seen in this photo. She is wanted for credit card fraud. If you recognize the person, please call the Brookhaven Police Department at (601) 833-2424.
UPDATE: Police chase ends in deadly crash in Flowood; suspect arrested
Watch Pearl spokesman Greg Flynn address the media via WLBT: UPDATE: Pearl Police have arrested Ryan Irwin, 29, of Brandon, after a pursuit Sunday night ended up fatal. Irwin is charged with felony fleeing resulting in death. He is being held without bond in the Rankin County Detention. According to a press release from the […]
Oxford man arrested in burglary, $2,500 bond revoked
Police in Oxford have arrested a man on burglary charges. A release from Oxford Police Department states that Earnest Sears, 21, of Oxford, was charged with burglary of a dwelling in connection with an incident in the 1700 block of East Jackson Avenue. Sears was taken before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge for his […]
Starkville man sentenced over $6 million in PPP fraud
A Starkville man was sentenced on Friday to 6.5 years in prison for more than $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program fraud. According to court documents, Christopher Paul Lick, 46, devised a scheme to defraud, and to obtain PPP funds, by filing false and fraudulent loan applications with banks providing loans as part of the […]
Madison police investigate shooting between roommates
The Madison Police Department is investigating a shooting between roomates that happened Sunday night. According to a release, just before 8 p.m. Sunday police got a call that a person had been shot in the Tidewater Subdivision in Madison. Officers found a 56-year-old man in the area near the residence who was suffering from multiple […]