CRIME & SAFETY
Police arrest Gulfport shooting suspect
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport Police arrested 23-year-old Jose Ramos and charged him with one count of aggravated assault on Tuesday. Police were called to the 1900 block of 18th Avenue around 8:27 p.m. Officers then found one man suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was then taken to...
‘Active death investigation’ launched after remains found by hunter last November identified
The remains of a body found in the Mississippi woods by a hunter last November have been identified, Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Rushing said. He added the family was notified of the identification Thursday. The Brookhaven Daily Leader reports that the Mississippi State Crime Lab determined the remains found in...
Biloxi man arrested, charged for burglarizing home
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Biloxi man Darryl Anthony Hartley, 32, is in custody and charged with commercial burglary, Biloxi PD announced Thursday. The incident took place on Monday after officers were called to the 900 block of Cedar Lake Road for reports of a burglary. When they arrived, they found a suspect, later identified as Hartley, took items from a utility closet.
Picayune man pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute 13 grams of fentanyl, officials say
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A Picayune man pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 13 grams of fentanyl. Brandon Lamont Myers, 41, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court records, on August 14, 2023, law enforcement officers obtained a search warrant for Myers’ residence...
On this day in 1960
A mob attacked about 125 protesters, including Dr. Gilbert Mason, with bricks, chains, baseball bats, cue sticks and pipes after they walked onto “whites-only” Biloxi Beach. Police arrested the protesters, instead of those acting violently. By the time dawn broke, more than 20 Black Mississippians had been injured.
First Baptist Church holds candlelight ceremony for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Officials say 3,000 to 3,500 cases of criminal and sexual violence happen every year on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Every year during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, those victims and their families are remembered and honored. Tuesday’s ceremony at First Baptist Church in Gulfport posed...
Woman reported missing arrested on warrant from Oklahoma
A woman visiting Coast casinos with her mother has been charged with assault on a detention officer. Biloxi Police say 23-year-old Shalai Shelton was on the Coast visiting casinos with her mother when the two got separated. Shelton’s mother could not locate her daughter, so she contacted Biloxi Police for help.
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