CRIME & SAFETY
Police: Video leads to quick arrest in armed robbery of Mississippi convenience store
A man accused of robbing a Mississippi convenience store overnight either late Saturday or early Sunday is now in custody at Natchez Police Department. Natchez Police Chief Cal Green said that Nehemiah Levy was taken into custody “within the last half hour or so” amid an armed robbery investigation involving the Blue Sky Exxon station on Liberty Road.
Town of Vidalia schedules power outage
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - According to the Vidalia Police Department, the town of Vidalia will experience a planned power outage on April 24. The outage will start at 11 p.m. and is expected to end at 3 a.m. Chief Merrill said that during the outage extra patrol officers will be...
Mississippi woman arrested after allegedly setting son’s clothes on fire – then blaming it on son to get him ‘locked up’
A Mississippi woman was arrested on an arson charge after reportedly setting fire to her son’s clothing, which ultimately resulted in damage to an apartment building, police said. Commander Jerry Ford of Natchez Police Department said the fire allegedly began with a domestic dispute between Sandra Carnell Covington, 53,...
Meet the dispatchers who keep Natchez and Adams County safe
By ANNETTE FELLS, Adams County E-911 Director Special to The Natchez Democrat NATCHEZ — As part of National Telecommunicators Week, which ends April 21, Adams County E-911 Director Annette Fells recognized the telecommunicators who serve Natchez and Adams County every day. “If you see them, please tell them thank you for the jobs they do for […] The post Meet the dispatchers who keep Natchez and Adams County safe appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Concordia Parish Police Jury investigating possible employee misconduct
VIDALIA, La. — The Concordia Parish Police Jury is hiring a private investigator based in Shreveport to investigate potential employee misconduct. Ten minutes into the 6 p.m. regularly scheduled meeting, the Police Jury voted 8-0 to enter an executive session to discuss “employee/personnel conduct issues” in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 42:17, which is the […] The post Concordia Parish Police Jury investigating possible employee misconduct appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
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