The bill, filed by Rep. Jay Hughes, D-Oxford, said any law enforcement dog used by a police enforcement or governing agency of a county or municipality injured or wounded in the line of work would be eligible for transport.
Read More →A suspect, who fired multiple rounds at a Meridian (MS) Police officer, was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire early Sunday morning, authorities report. The officer was shot twice in the chest and saved by his body armor.
Read More →A Mississippi officer was wounded and a suspect was killed in a standoff on Interstate 55 near Senatobia Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the incident began when the suspect refused to stop for Hernando police, triggering a pursuit.
Read More →An accidental call to 911 helped Rankin County deputies track down two suspects over the weekend.
Read More →Quitman County Deputy Jimmy Clark was responding to a shooting call when he swerved to dodge two dogs in the road.
Read More →Southhaven, MS, police officers were at the wrong address when they fatally shot a man in his home Sunday, an arrest warrant issued by a Tate County judge shows.
Read More →Jenkins and his wife were at home at the time of the incident, but neither were injured, according to Jackson police. But the Jenkins’ living room and bedroom were destroyed, along with TVs, furnishings and memorabilia.
Read More →A lot of people loved Tchula, MS, Police Chief Kenneth Hampton's in-your-face way of policing. Obviously, some people probably didn't like that too much. He said he had been pressured to resign.
Read More →A Lauderdale County (MS) Sheriff’s Department K-9 died Sunday of heat exhaustion in a hot patrol vehicle.
Read More →Nearly a thousand police officers, family members and others gathered Thursday for the funeral and burial of Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy William Durr.
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