Our view: A twittering waste of time
There are some laws that aren’t worth enforcing.
Many are simply relics of an earlier era, laws that have languished on the books because they were rarely, if ever, enforced to begin with and, as such, easy to forget.
SPD: Stabbing suspect known to frequent area
Starkville Police Department is searching for a 34-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a victim Friday.
SPD files charges stemming from fatal wreck
The Starkville Police Department filed charges against two drivers involved in a fatal Jan. 25 car wreck.
SPD begins downtown parking enforcement
Effective today, Starkville Police Department will begin enforcing a two-hour time limit on downtown parking.
SPD makes arrest in pizza driver robberies
An arrest was made Tuesday in connection with a string of armed robberies involving local pizza delivery drivers, according to officials with the Starkville Police Department.
Police seek help in locating ‘pizza robber’
Starkville Police Department Chief David Lindley said Carlo Shepherd, wanted in connection with a string of armed robberies targeting pizza delivery drivers, is still at large.
Police seek two for pizza delivery robberies
The Starkville Police Department is searching for two men believed to be responsible in the armed robberies of pizza delivery drivers.
SPD arrests 70 during students’ first weekend back in town
The Starkville Police Department arrested more than 70 people this weekend in a special detail devoted to cracking down on underage drinking.
Mississippi State’s CAVS Center helps Starkville police go high-tech with drones
The Starkville Police Department may soon be the envy of every law enforcement agency across the state. Thanks to a close partnership with Mississippi State University, the SPD will soon have three different state of the art robotics at its fingertips.
An officer and a lady
If you ask Starkville Chief of Police David Lindley what sets his department apart from the rest you might expect him to talk about the city’s low crime rate or the high morale among officers.
SPD introduces two-officer motorcycle unit
In November, the Starkville Police Department was looking for a couple of good men for a new assignment.
Candidates could be assured of being miserably hot in the summer, chilled to the bone in the winter and drenched in rainy weather. In addition, the candidates were assured of performing a tedious, thankless job. Oh, and the job is potentially dangerous.
Starkville Police bringing back Harleys
For the first time since the mid-1970s, the Starkville Police Department will have motorcycles in its patrol fleet.
Police crack down on underage drinking over weekend
It was a busy weekend for the Starkville Police Department, as 56 arrest citations were issued, during a city-wide crackdown on selling beer to minors.
Oktibbeha County to provide jail beds for Starkville
Oktibbeha County has agreed to provide an extra eight beds at the county jail for prisoners from Starkville. This will cut the number of prisoners being transported to the Clay County jail from 15 to seven.
Coroner: MSU student died of cocaine, heroin overdose
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State University student found dead in an off-campus apartment more than a week ago died from an accidental drug overdose, Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt said.
Hunt received toxicology results from the state medical examiner, which showed Teresa Ann Veal, 20, died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin.
Officer suffers broken arm in burglary arrest
A Starkville Police officer was injured Thursday while arresting a burglary suspect in the Cotton District.
Oktibbeha County Arrest Reports 1-20-12
The following people were arrested on felony charges from Jan. 2 to Jan. 15, according to the Oktibbeha County jail. Unless otherwise noted, the sheriff’s department made the arrests.
Injured officer’s neck won’t require surgery
STARKVILLE — A Starkville police officer remains in the intensive care unit at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after wrecking his patrol car Thursday afternoon.
Starkville officer in hospital after cruiser crash (updated 1:31 p.m.)
STARKVILLE — A Starkville police officer remains in the intensive care unit at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after wrecking his patrol car Thursday afternoon. His wife confirms his broken vertebrae won’t require surgery.
Starkville police investigate burglaries
STARKVILLE — Starkville police are searching for suspects in three vending-machine burglaries on Industrial Park Road. Between Dec. 23-26, change was stolen from vending machines at MMC Materials, MFJ Enterprises and AT&T’s work center. Two vending machines were burglarized and MMC and MFJ.