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Suspended MS Police Chief Kills Self Outside Station

A Mississippi police chief who had just been suspended shot and killed himself in the police department’s parking lot Thursday, officials said, in what was described as “a bad day for law enforcement.”

September 9, 2016

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Wounds That Never Heal

I asked about the suspect, and they told me they last observed him getting off of the elevator on the third floor. I notified dispatch and I headed to the third floor. The smart thing to do would have been to wait on my backup. But I was a rookie.

July 6, 2016

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Video: Teen Suspect Tries to Choke Out Mississippi Officer, Gets Body Slammed

Chief Linley said the juvenile attempted to put the officer in a chokehold while he was being subdued. At that point, the officer lifted up the teen and took him to the ground.

June 7, 2016

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Stranger Pays Lunch Check for Mississippi Officers

Gulfport (MS) police officers received a random act of kindness while eating at Tony's Brick Oven Pizzeria on Sunday.

April 5, 2016

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Mississippi Officer Shot in Head in February Now Recovering

The family of Corporal Derrick Couch, a Clarksdale, MS, officer who was shot in the head in February, says Couch was taken off of life support on Tuesday and is recovering.

March 10, 2016

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Shot Mississippi Officer Opens Eyes, Gives Thumbs Up While Recovering

The family of the officer who was shot in Clarksdale, MS, while responding to a robbery Saturday says Cpl. Derrick Couch is doing better. A bullet is still lodged in his brain.

February 18, 2016

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Video: Mississippi City Councilman's Remarks on Attacking Officers Spark Firestorm

A Jackson, MS, city councilman angered the local and national law enforcement community last week when he recommended that people in his district should respond to officers from other jurisdictions pursuing suspects into their neighborhoods by attacking the officers with rocks, bottles, and bricks.

January 4, 2016

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Man Charged with Killing 2 Mississippi Officers Dies in Jail

Marvin Banks, the suspect held in the deaths of two Hattiesburg (MS) Police Department officers, was pronounced dead Friday night at Forrest General Hospital.

December 14, 2015

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Unexpected Gift Makes Mississippi Officer Fight Back Tears

McConnell said he was on patrol at Courthouse Pier on Highway 90 when a young girl approached him holding a teddy bear. What happened next could bring a smile to any law enforcement veteran.

December 3, 2015

Special Units

Mississippi Standoff Ends with Suspect Dead, 2 Officers Injured

Officers pumped tear gas into an apartment, then shot and killed a Brookhaven man who emerged firing at them at the end of an hours-long standoff.

October 13, 2015

Patrol

Officer Involved Death of Mississippi Horse Trainer Sparks Protests

The officer's attorney, Bill Ready Jr., said Sanders had what appeared to be illegal drugs and grabbed the officer's gun during a struggle.

July 20, 2015

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Video: Mississippi Officer's Dash-Cam Captures Near Miss by Lightning Strike

Gautier police Sgt. Mark Rodriguez was driving his cruiser through stormy weather last Tuesday morning when lightning struck just feet in front of him. Dramatic footage from his patrol car's dash-cam shows a flash exploding from the cloudy sky, right in front of the car as it drove across a bridge in Jackson County.

June 2, 2015