Supes expected to fill E-911 board vacancy Friday
Lowndes County supervisors are expected to fill a vacancy on the Columbus-Lowndes County E-911 board this week. According to Sheri Fancher, E-911 director, the choice will be made at the supervisors’ Friday meeting.
Joseph St. John resigns from E911 board
Former Columbus Police Chief Joseph St. John has resigned from the Columbus-Lowndes E911 board.
Lowndes E911 Director Sheri Fancher confirmed that St. John resigned Sunday via email.Former Columbus Police Chief Joseph St. John has resigned from the Columbus-Lowndes E911 board.
Lowndes E911 Director Sheri Fancher confirmed that St. John resigned Sunday via email.
City to begin vetting applicants for chief of Columbus police
The application phase is over. It’s time for the city to begin choosing a permanent police chief.
The application deadline for the position ended Thursday, and Pat Mitchell, Columbus human resource director, said the city received 82 applications.
City Council fires Columbus police chief
The Columbus City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to fire Police Chief Joseph St. John after about two hours in closed session, bringing to a close a scandal that has sharply divided the community.
Columbus police chief to face City Council with no shortage of supporters
Columbus Police Chief Joseph St. John is expected to appear before the City Council on Tuesday, to answer for events that led to his ongoing paid suspension.
Columbus police chief suspended
Columbus Police Chief Joseph St. John was placed on paid, administrative leave Monday pending a formal performance review by the City Council at its July 19 meeting.
Chief: Police department at full force
For the first time since he was hired three years ago, the Columbus Police Department is at full force, Chief Joseph St. John told Rotary Club members Tuesday.
Hit-and-run driver charged in wreck
A 21-year-old Mexican citizen was charged Friday with fleeing the scene of an accident after he allegedly bumped his truck into a Dodge Durango in Columbus.
Police respond to incident at bus stop
A 17-year-old student was slightly injured Friday morning when he was jumped from behind while waiting for a school bus in Columbus, police said.
Man charged with assaulting police officer
A 21-year-old man has been charged with striking a Columbus police officer in the face with a pair of handcuffs as he was being taken into custody.
Help take a bite out of crime Tuesday night
On Tuesday, the Columbus Police Department will be sponsoring our Annual National Night Out on Crime Block Parties.
Police seek link between masked robberies
Authorities in the Columbus area are investigating a possible pattern of recent robberies by masked gunmen.
Columbus police computers back online
The computer system at the Columbus Police Department is fully functional after a server crash last week.
Columbus police probe similar crimes
Columbus police are investigating a pair of armed robberies which took place early Sunday.
Alcohol death shines light on bartender practices
Columbus bars are feeling the effects of heightened scrutiny now that the Alcoholic Beverage Control is investigating Ruben’s Fish House where a man died on Monday after drinking too much alcohol.
This time, the good guys wear masks
Columbus police officers are planning a big undercover operation on the evening of June 25. But instead of donning shaggy hair and stained T-shirts to bag meth dealers, they’ll be in slacks and masks.
Columbus police target ‘hot spots’ in latest crackdown
It’s been a slow week in the business of crime.
Columbus police branch out with fifth substation
At the opening of the Columbus Police Department’s fifth substation Tuesday on Maple Street, Chief Joseph St. John says the CPD has finished expanding geographically, but not methodologically.
New Zealand customs agent presents coin to police chief
Although this is the second time Bill and Paulette Kane have made the trek from Papakura, New Zealand, to Mississippi, they admire the state and see many positive virtues.