UPDATE: Jackson FBI agent shot during operation in capital city, suspect identified

An FBI agent from the Jackson field office was shot in the line of duty Saturday night as several agencies conducted an operation on the Jackson streets, and law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in locating the suspect. Multiple law enforcement sources close to the operation confirmed the incident stemmed from shots fired … Read more

Authorities: Body found submerged Friday is missing Louisiana woman

Authorities have confirmed to a coast television station that  a body pulled from the water near Interstate 10 Friday was a missing Louisiana woman Coroner Derek Turnage told WLOX that Courtney Johnson and her car were found in the water just off I-10 in Hancock County.  An autopsy will be done Monday to confirm the … Read more

Hancock County area being searched for missing Louisiana woman

Mississippi and Louisiana law enforcement are searching an area on the coast for a missing woman last known to be traveling to a casino in Biloxi. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators were working with Hancock County rescue teams Friday morning to search the water near the state line. A spokesman for St. Tammany Parish … Read more

Suspects caught on camera wanted in catalytic converter thefts

Jackson Police Department has released photos of suspects in the thefts of several catalytic converters in the area. JPD posted four photos on their Twitter Friday morning that showed various individuals caught on surveillance video in what appears to be the act of stealing catalytic converters. Anyone with information on any of those people is … Read more

Jackson police make arrest in June 17 homicide

A man has been arrested in a homicide that took place on Ford Avenue last week. According to Jackson Police Department, 36-year-old Willie Jones is charged with murder in the shooting death of John Lee Martin of Jackson. JPD spokesman Sam Brown told reporters that the shooting took place outside Martin’s home on Ford Avenue … Read more

2 Jackson men arrested in Clinton on armed carjacking, armed robbery charges

Clinton police have arrested two individuals connected to an attempted armed robbery, one of which was awaiting sentencing on a house burglary charge elsewhere in Hinds County. A release from the Clinton Police Department states that Tuesday evening around 9 p.m., officers received a report of an attempted armed robbery and carjacking on Edgewood Place … Read more

Dressed for the occasion: Drug cop pulls over man with ‘incriminating’ shirt

Sometimes during ride alongs, you come across things that feel like part of a sitcom. Today as I rode with Rankin/Madison County Interdiction Team Supervisor Chris Picou, we pulled over a Texas vehicle that was definitely driving at unsafe speeds. Deputy Picou talked to the man as he sat in his vehicle, and took his … Read more