10 Arrested In New Years Eve “Operation Firecracker” With Columbus Police Dept.

“Operation Firecracker,” conducted on New Year’s Eve by the Columbus Police Department, resulted in 10 arrests and 52 citations at safety checkpoints within the city limits. 22 officers volunteered to work on this detail. Chief Joseph Daughtry said the officers were not required to work, but many stepped up to the task. Chief Joseph Daughtry, … Read more

Two Arrested After Fight Leads To Shooting In Starkville

On Thursday, December 29, at 10:39 p.m., Starkville Police Department officers responded to Orchard Lane near Reed Road about a report of someone being shot. When officers arrived, they found one person who had been shot and that person was transported to OCH Regional Medical Center. After investigating, officers determined that the shooting was related … Read more

Pedestrian Killed After Hit By Vehicle Under Hattiesburg Overpass

According to information from WDAM, Hattiesburg police are investigating an incident that left one person dead, under the Hardy Street overpass of Interstate I-59 on New Years Eve. According to Hattiesburg Police, officers responded to a report of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle just before 8:00 p.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, a man … Read more

21-Year-Old Killed In Neshoba County Crash When Vehicle Flips Multiple Times

WTOK reports that according to a Mississippi Highway Patrol press release, a crash on Highway 482 in Newhoba County killed one person Sunday morning. MHP reports that it was a single-car crash that happened around 10:00 a.m. Sunday. A 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 21-year-old Breanne Mingo of Philadelphia, MS, traveled west on Highway 482 … Read more

Hattiesburg Police Asking For Public’s Help Identifying New Years Eve Robber

Hattiesburg Police are asking for the public’s help in an ongoing robbery investigation. The individual pictured below, entered Circle K at 7060 Highway 49 around 2 a.m. on December 31 and robbed the clerk at gunpoint. If you have any information pertaining to the incident, or the individual pictured below, please get in touch with … Read more