CRIME & SAFETY
Biloxi police find two people deceased
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) – Two people were found dead in Biloxi Friday morning. Police said an officer was patrolling in the 800 block of Beach Boulevard when he noticed an unresponsive female. They said an unresponsive male was found in the same area. Personnel from the Biloxi Fire Department, as well as Emergency Medical Services, […]
Man accused of killing Biloxi cop still awaits trial nearly 5 years after murder
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - As the fifth anniversary of the death of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithan approaches, the person accused of his murder remains at the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield. Darian Tawan Atkinson is still awaiting trial as he undergoes a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation and treatment. He was...
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.
Biloxi man arrested, charged for burglarizing building
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.
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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