Operation Triple Beam nets 149 area arrests
Almost 150 suspects wanted for sex offenses, drug charges and violent crimes throughout the Golden Triangle area were arrested during a six-week joint operation between federal and area law enforcement earlier this summer, authorities announced Wednesday during a press conference in West Point.
OCSO searches for three men, one considered ‘armed and dangerous’
Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for three suspects in a pair of unrelated incidents.
Two suspects on the run after crashing stolen car into bank building
Authorities are seeking two suspects on the run who stole a car in Lee County Monday and crashed into a Columbus bank after a short chase with police.
CPD releases surveillance photos, descriptions of Princess robbery suspects
Authorities have released surveillance videos of two of the three suspects accused in an armed robbery outside The Princess Theater last week.
Assault, armed suspects returned to Columbus
Two suspects in separate violent crimes have been returned to Columbus from other counties.
Dine-and-dashers hit restaurant employee with car
A La Terraza employee was struck by a car utilized by two suspects as they fled the Mexican restaurant Thursday without paying for their meals.
Suspects in deadly pawn shop robbery returned to Mississippi
Two suspects in a Mississippi pawn shop robbery that left three people dead are back in the state after being captured in Kansas.
Theft victim spots vehicle in salvage yard
The Columbus Police Department is searching for a local man in connection with a stolen vehicle and burglary of a commercial business.
Oktibbeha deputies seek 2 in assault, robbery
Oktibbeha County deputies are searching for two Starkville men who allegedly assaulted and robbed two victims in the Sunset subdivision.
Brother, others related to San Bernardino shooters arrested
Three people with close family ties to the couple responsible for the San Bernardino terror attack were arrested Thursday in an alleged marriage-fraud scheme involving a pair of Russian sisters.
Buyer of guns used in Calif. massacre faces terrorism charge
The man who bought the assault rifles his friend used in the San Bernardino massacre was charged Thursday with a terrorism-related charge alleging he plotted earlier attacks at a college they attended and on a congested freeway.
Gun buyer and gunman linked through marriage, previous plot
The gunman who massacred his co-workers in the San Bernardino rampage and the friend who bought the assault rifles used in the shooting were related through marriage and may have plotted an attack together three years ago.
FBI: Killers had been radicalized ‘for quite some time’
The San Bernardino killers had been radicalized “for quite some time” and had taken target practice at area gun ranges, in one instance just days before the attack that left 14 people dead, the FBI said Monday.
Pious California killer showed no outward signs of violence
With a young wife, infant daughter and government job, Syed Farook appeared to have arrived at a sweet-spot in life.
Judge denies alleged IS supporters’ bond
A federal judge denied bail Tuesday for two Starkville residents accused of materially supporting a terrorist group.
For 3, bomb suspect’s friendship leads to charges
BOSTON — Just hours before one of the Boston Marathon suspects and his brother allegedly gunned down a campus police officer, authorities say he exchanged