CRIME & SAFETY
Two women accused of shoplifting across southeast captured in Mississippi
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Two women accused of shoplifting across the southeast have been captured in Mississippi. D’Iberville police said Cristina Pantelica, 37, and Alandro Badanac, 19, were arrested and charged with felony shoplifting. The two were both born in Romania and claim residency in Houston, Texas, according to authorities. Police said the received a […]
Mississippi man awaiting trial for shoplifting dies in Louisiana prison
A Mississippi man awaiting trial for shoplifting has died in a Louisiana prison. Blarrington Ashley, 53, of Natchez, was in the custody of the Concordia Parish Correctional Facility when he died. Ashley had been indicted by an Adams County grand jury for shoplifting more than $1,000, said Natchez Police Chief...
Law enforcement officers’ oversight bill heads to governor’s desk
The Mississippi Senate passed legislation Monday to give the state’s officer certification board the power to investigate law enforcement misconduct. House Bill 691, the revised version of which passed the House Saturday, is now headed to the desk of Gov. Tate Reeves. The bill comes in the wake of...
Detection of Kratom in fatal crash prods Mississippi county leaders to take action against substance
The potential dangers of Kratom, a legal substance sold in many Mississippi convenience stores, were recently highlighted after toxicology tests from a January fatal crash indicated that the driver in the crash was under the influence of a significant quantity of Mitragynine, the primary alkaloid found in Kratom. The driver...
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