Ridgeland Police Dept. Looking For Shoplifters Targeting Electronic Stores

Source: Ridgeland PD

The Ridgeland Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying three individuals involved in a shoplifting incident on Monday, July 8. The suspects targeted two electronics stores, stealing multiple gaming systems, iPads, and iPhone accessories. If you have any information regarding the identity of these individuals, please contact Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers at (601) … Read more

68-Year-Old Vancleave Man Sentenced for Possession of over 83,000 Depictions of Child Pornography

A Vancleave man was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison, followed by ten years of supervised release, for possession of over 83,000 depictions of child pornography. According to court documents, 68-year-old Cameron Willis Cotrill, was identified in an online child exploitation investigation as being a user on the BitTorrent network for offenders possessing … Read more

MDWFP K9 Credited With Finding Three Children Who Went Missing From Monroe County Home

Source: MDWFP

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) reported that three missing children from the Doss Drive area in the Coontail community were found safe yesterday after going missing. The search, which began around 2 p.m. on  Thursday, involved MCSO, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks, 911 Emergency Management, MS Game and Fish, Monroe County Search … Read more

Drug Bust Leads to Two Arrests in Adams County

Source: Adams County SO

In the early hours of Friday, July 26, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group executed a narcotics search warrant at 601 Old Washington Rd (Holiday Apartments) Apartment 24B. The apartment is less than 1500 feet from Bibleway Pentecostal Church. Deputies seized approximately 20 ounces of marijuana, packaging materials, scales, two bottles of suspected … Read more

Corinth Woman Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Over $1K From Walmart Twice

Source: Tupelo PD

On July 24, the Tupelo Police Department arrested 28-year-old Maleka K. Burns, of Corinth, on two Lee County Circuit Court Capias Warrants for felony shoplifting. Burns is accused of stealing over one thousand dollars worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart at 2270 West Main Street in two separate incidents in 2023. Burns is currently held on … Read more

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Looking For Missing Man

Source: Jefferson Co. SO

The Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing man. 54-year-old Thomas Hathorn from Bassfield has been missing for several days, a situation the family describes as unusual compared to his previous disappearances. Thomas Hathorn was last seen at Auto Credit in Collins, on July 12. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is … Read more

Bystanders Rush To Help Infant, Driver Out Of Rollover Crash In Rankin County

On Thursday, July 25, at approximately 6:30 p.m., emergency services responded to a two-car rollover accident with possible entrapment, including an infant in Rankin County. According to the Southwest Rankin Fire Department, when they arrived, they found both vehicles on their sides. Several bystanders saw the crash and rushed to help rescue the driver and … Read more

15-Year-Old Girl Killed After Hit By Car In Jackson; Another Teenager Injured

A 15-year-old girl was killed after she was hit by a car in Jackson early this morning. The incident happened on Rainey Road around 12:#0 a.m. Two 15-year-old girls were hit by the vehicle, one was killed and the other was injured. The driver of the vehicle was taken in for questioning but was released … Read more

Pearl River Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Incest

A Pearl River man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for incest on the Choctaw Indian Reservation. According to court documents, 52-year-old Ronnie Reed, Sr., had a sexual relationship with a family member in the Pearl River Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation.  Reed was indicted by a federal grand jury in October … Read more

Two Wanted After Man Shot At Hattiesburg Intersection

Source: Hattiesburg PD

On Thursday, July 25, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Hattiesburg Police responded to a shooting at the intersection of Main Street and E. 8th Street. When officers arrived, they found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation has identified a white Nissan … Read more