Starkville police getting new body, vehicle cameras in $621K contract
Starkville aldermen on Tuesday plan to approve a $621,600 contract for a new police department body and vehicle camera system.
2 arrested in Starkville attempted murder
Starkville police have arrested two men in connection with a Dec. 7 shooting on Reed Ridge Circle that sent one person to the hospital.
Police departments evolve strategies to reduce exposure to coronavirus
Two Columbus police officers had to be tested for COVID-19 after a woman who had tested positive for the virus entered the police station without wearing a mask to talk to them.
Columbus police search for Sunday shooting suspect
Columbus investigators are searching for the suspect in a Sunday evening shooting that sent one person to the hospital.
Cameras, earlier close time possible at Propst
City officials plan to increase police presence and security at all city facilities in wake of Saturday night’s fatal shooting at Propst Park.
Grand jury to hear case in Mississippi police officer death
A grand jury will hear the case against the suspect in the slaying of a Mississippi officer who was shot outside a police station last month.
Miss. officer charged in killing is fired, judge leaves the case
A Mississippi city has fired a police officer charged in the killing of a woman with whom he was romantically involved.
Alabama police capture suspect; 1 officer slain, 2 wounded
A man who opened fire on police responding to a domestic disturbance report, killing one officer and wounding two others, was arrested Monday and charged with capital murder, authorities said.
Mississippi: Police hunt killer of officer outside station
Police in Mississippi are looking for a gunman who approached a uniformed officer outside a Biloxi police station and shot him dead.
To chalk or not to chalk?: Area officials discuss how a Michigan federal court ruling could affect parking enforcement locally
A ruling by a federal court in Michigan calling it unconstitutional for law enforcement to mark tires of parked vehicles with chalk to enforce parking ordinances doesn’t apply to Mississippi, but some area officials say it may affect the Golden Triangle anyway.
Autopsy: Man’s death after encounter with Jackson police a homicide
An autopsy has concluded that the death of a man apprehended by police in Mississippi’s largest city was a homicide, a coroner said Wednesday.
Investigator: Footage shows man shooting Mississippi officers
A body camera recording shows a Mississippi man shot two small-town police officers at close range, an investigator testified Tuesday, with the suspect later saying “the cops were caught in my crossfire.”
Mississippi police took property without legal authority
Mississippi police agencies have been seizing cash, guns and vehicles without legal authority for months after a state law changed and police didn’t notice.
Clay suspect hospitalized after 10-hour standoff with deputies
A suspect who authorities say shot at police officers was hospitalized following a 10-hour standoff with law enforcement in Clay County.
Opioids dangers force police to abandon drug field tests
Police who find suspected drugs during a traffic stop or an arrest usually pause to perform a simple task: They place some of the material in a vial filled with liquid. If the liquid turns a certain color, it’s supposed to confirm the presence of cocaine, heroin or other narcotics.
AP Exclusive: Debate simmers over police selling seized guns
Kyle Juhl made one last attempt to patch things up with his fiancee, then took back his ring, put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger as she and her mother ran from the apartment.
White ex-cop gets 20 years for Walter Scott slaying
One by one, relatives of the late Walter Scott urged a judge to mete out a significant punishment for Michael Slager, the white former police officer who fatally shot Scott, an unarmed black man, in the back after a 2015 traffic stop.
Remaining reasonable in the heat of the moment: Local law enforcement, attorney talk excessive vs. reasonable force in policing
There is a split second right before a car wreck when the driver has to decide how to avoid a collision.
Calloway to appeal conviction in Hattiesburg officers’ deaths
The only person to stand trial in the deaths of two Hattiesburg police officers has filed a notice of appeal with the state Supreme Court.
Fatal Tupelo police shooting: Judge dismisses $35M suit
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a civil lawsuit that sought $35 million in damages from a Mississippi city and a white police officer in the disputed 2016 shooting death of a black man, leaving his relatives “dumbfounded.”