Mississippi chief defends pointing guns in traffic stop
A Mississippi police chief is disputing parts of the account of an African-American man who says officers swarmed his family’s vehicle and pointed guns at him, his wife and four children after a neighbor mistook them for burglars.
Boykin manslaughter trial to be continued
The manslaughter trial for former Columbus police officer Canyon Boykin is being continued.
Boykin, Columbus reach settlement in wrongful termination suit
Former Columbus police officer Canyon Boykin has settled his wrongful termination suit against the city for an undisclosed amount of money.
Man pleads guilty; tried to hide evidence in Hattiesburg cop killings
A Mississippi man who was present when two police officers were killed in 2015 has pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution.
Trump clears way for local police to obtain military gear
Local police departments will soon have access to grenade launchers, high-caliber weapons and other surplus U.S. military gear after President Donald Trump signed an order Monday reviving a Pentagon program that civil rights groups say inflames tensions between officers and their communities.
Juvenile arrested for firing gun in air near MUW
Columbus police have a suspect in custody following a shots-fired call Sunday night at the 1400 block of Fourth Avenue South.
Mississippi: Federal probe requested in man’s shooting death
Lawyers for the family of a Mississippi man fatally shot by police called Friday on the Justice Department to investigate, saying they believe the man’s death was an execution.
Steve Chapman: Curbing traffic stops would save lives
Last weekend, in the wee hours of the night, Chicago police stopped a car carrying four people.
US restoring asset seizures — with safeguards
The Trump administration will soon restore the ability of police to seize suspects’ money and property with federal help, but The Associated Press has learned the policy will come with a series of new provisions aimed at preventing the types of abuse that led the Obama Justice Department to severely curtail the practice.
Convictions for police officer defendants rare
When Ernesto Ball was a kid, he knew many children in his community who wanted to be police officers.
Another police shooting acquittal worries black gun owners
Gerry Martin isn’t sure he will ever tell a police officer during a traffic stop that he has a concealed-weapon permit — and possibly a weapon — on him.
Naloxone: A tool to protect police dogs in drug raids from overdosing
Police dogs simply follow their noses to sniff out narcotics.
US prosecutors: No charges in Tupelo police shooting
Federal prosecutors won’t seek civil rights charges against a white Mississippi police officer in the June 2016 fatal shooting of a black man following a foot chase.
Woman convicted of killing 2 officers is denied new trial
A judge has denied a request for a new trial of a Mississippi woman convicted in connection with the slaying of two Hattiesburg police officers.
Slain police officers’ mothers did not hear in-court apology
The mothers of two slain police officers say they did not hear an in-court apology from a woman convicted for helping the alleged killer of their sons.
Experts: Convicting ex-officer in teen’s death will be tough
Authorities who’ve charged a white suburban Dallas police officer with murder in a black teenager’s death face a tough task in getting a conviction as few of these cases go to trial and, when they do, juries remain reluctant to second guess an officer’s decision to use deadly force, legal experts said Saturday.
Miss. woman guilty for role in killing of 2 officers
A Mississippi woman has been convicted for helping a man who was accused of killing two police officers in 2015.
Judge: Boykin deposition only used for suit against city
A United States District Judge has ordered that a deposition taken of former Columbus police officer Canyon Boykin in his wrongful termination lawsuit against the city can only be used for that case.
Judge sanctions lawyer suing over Tupelo police shooting
A federal judge has sanctioned an attorney who filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the fatal shooting of a Tupelo man by a police officer.
Mississippi to begin tracking assets seized by police groups
Mississippi will begin tracking money and assets seized by police agencies and require more oversight of such forfeitures after Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 812.