Year in review: 2018 sees arrest in Starkville’s most infamous cold case
This year Starkville saw the first ever arrest in one of its oldest and most infamous cold cases.
Starkville man arrested for felony domestic violence
A Starkville man was arrested Wednesday after police received a report he’d attacked someone.
Starkville woman arrested for Sycamore Street stabbing
A Starkville woman has been arrested for a reported stabbing on Christmas Eve.
SPD seeking suspects in armed robberies
Starkville Police Department is seeking public assistance for a weekend armed robbery and two earlier cases that have not yet yielded arrests.
SPD investigating Sprint Mart armed robbery
Starkville police are searching for a suspect in a Monday morning armed robbery at a Sprint Mart in south Starkville.
Starkville man arrested in Oct. 13 shooting
A Starkville man was arrested this weekend in connection with a shooting earlier this month.
Crack-down results in 250 arrests in N. Miss.
More than 250 suspects of violent crimes were arrested in a month-long combined operation of law enforcement in North Mississippi last month.
Labor Day murders: ‘The family has suffered too long’
Monday was Betty Jones’ birthday.
It was also the day Starkville Police Department investigators announced they may finally have her killer in custody.
Science-based crime-solving: Private labs use growing number of resources to help law enforcement match suspects to DNA profiles
In 2010, forensic DNA analyst Kathryn Rodgers created a DNA profile of the suspect in a 30-year-old sexual assault.
Starkville police arrest two for credit card fraud
Two Starkville men are in jail after police arrested them for multiple counts of credit card fraud and conspiracy.
Report: Police chief hit brother in face, sending him to hospital
Starkville Police Chief Frank Nichols has been suspended after hitting his brother at McKee Park on Saturday, according to records The Dispatch obtained through a public records request.
SPD chief suspended for two weeks without pay
Starkville Police Chief Frank Nichols has been suspended for two weeks, without pay, following an executive session vote by Starkville’s Board of Aldermen on Monday afternoon.
19-year-old arrested for shooting at The Block
Starkville police have arrested a suspect in last week’s shooting at The Block Townhomes.
SPD arrests Tennessee man for sexual battery
A Tennessee man faces sexual battery charges after being arrested on felony warrant on Friday.
SPD to host National Night Out this evening
Starkville Police Department is welcoming the community to join it at the Sportsplex this evening for its third annual National Night Out on Crime.
SPD searching for auto burglary suspect
Starkville police are searching for a man believed to be responsible for a number of auto burglaries in recent weeks.
Former SPD officer charged with shooting suspect
A former Starkville Police Department officer has been indicted for aggravated assault after a June 2017 officer-involved shooting.
Police seeking second suspect in kidnapping case
Starkville police are searching for another suspect believed to be connected to a Monday kidnapping incident at the Brooksville Garden apartments.
FOIA reveals names of SPD officers who let off Alexander for DUI
Starkville’s board of aldermen has no immediate plans to discipline any of the officers involved in the decision not to arrest or ticket a part-time Columbus patrolman stopped for drunk driving on March 9.
Nichols: Unticketed traffic stop of CPD officer ‘bad judgment call’ (video)
Starkville Police Chief Frank Nichols on Wednesday called his department’s decision to let off a Columbus police officer pulled over for drunk driving without a ticket “a bad judgment call.”