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Therese Apel A Yazoo City police officer was arrested on rape-related charges in Philadelphia. A little over a week ago, Austin Davis, 22, of Yazoo City, was arrested by Philadelphia officers and charged with kidnapping and rape-assault with intent to ravish. Yazoo City Police Chief Joseph Head said he received a call from the Philadelphia police chief … Read more
A suspect in a July Jackson homicide was taken into custody on Tuesday morning after a 3-hour standoff with the US Marshals. Nakia Lewis, who was wanted as an accessory in the July shooting death of Charles Shavers, had locked himself in the attic of a home on Leavell Woods Drive and refuse to come … Read more
According to the Mississippi Sheriffs Association, Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco died while hospitalized on Monday. Association President and Calhoun County Sheriff Greg Pollan said Fulco had told him in a text that he was in the hospital with pneumonia. On Monday evening, officials confirmed the death was Covid-related. “Its with great sadness and broken … Read more
Panola County officials are asking for the public’s help to locate at least two men believed to have robbed a local church. According to their Facebook page, the Panola County Sheriff’s Department says two men stole two catalytic converters and a black Jeep from Hosanna Family Worship Center in Pope overnight between 1 a.m. and 3 … Read more
Paramedic Doug Ming was known by almost the entire pre-hospital medical community in Mississippi. According to his friends, Ming was not only a great guy and a talented paramedic, he was also responsible for training up scores of younger paramedics and EMTs, teaching them the ways of emergency response through his big personality, quick smile, … Read more
Under the emotional photo of former Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber and then-Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance were simple but heartbreaking words. “My Chief 😢😞💔🙏🏿,” it read. Yarber first appointed Vance to the top cop position in 2014, beginning a moment in Jackson history where crime went down and hope went up. Community prayers were held … Read more
Jackson firefighters were on the scene of a large apartment fire on Ridgewood Road Friday afternoon. At least one building in the Moss Creek Apartments was destroyed by fire, but no injuries have been reported so far. Video shot on the scene by Hinkle Productions shows heavy flames and dark black smoke coming from the … Read more
A prank call could have gotten a lot of people hurt, police said after Byram police and the Hinds County Metro SWAT team responded to a home in force early Friday morning. Chief David Errington said 911 received a call that a man had shot his children and barricaded himself in the bedroom with an … Read more
Arrangements have been set for Sheriff Lee Vance, who died Wednesday of complications of Covid. Public Visitation Friday, August 13, 2021 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home 3580 Robinson Rd., Jackson, MS (masks are mandatory) Public Funeral Service Saturday, August 14, 2021 Visitation 10:00 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Mississippi Coliseum, … Read more
A federal judge kicked a civil rights case back down to Hinds County Circuit Court this week after finding three officers were protected by qualified immunity. In the case against former JPD officers Anthony Fox and Desmond Barney and current JPD officer Lincoln Lampley, federal civil rights allegations had been brought to the court by … Read more
