The Southaven (MS) Police Department wants to reassure doubtful residents that their Safe Surrender program is "not a trick" to arrest gullible criminals who show up to the station interested in having their criminal warrants waived.
Two deputies with the Madison County Sheriff's Department were shot and wounded in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect following a vehicle pursuit Thursday morning.
Chickasaw County Sheriff James Meyers confirmed on Wednesday that Deputy Jeremy Voyles died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Tuesday evening.
Police responded to the scene just minutes after the first 911 calls were received and located the suspect in the parking lot.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety released a bulletin to law enforcement on Thursday evening warning of the threat by the Gangster Disciples street gang.
Assessors from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (MSLEAC) will be conducting an on-site assessment at the Jackson Police Department to ensure compliance with the Mississippi State Standards.
Willie Houston "Hoot" West, 81, died at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, three days after his car left the roadway in a turn on Harrison Road and crashed into a tree.
A Biloxi, MS, teen accused in the killing of Patrolman Robert McKeithen snuck up from behind and shot the officer several times in the back, according to criminal court records filed in the case.
Atkinson was brought back to Biloxi Police headquarters by Gulfport Police. As he was taken out of the back of a patrol car by two officers, Atkinson smiled broadly.
The Biloxi Police Department have identified the officer murdered outside its police headquarters building as Officer Robert McKeithen, a 24-year veteran of the department.