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Man accused of threatening officer in social media post
STARKVILLE (AP) – A Starkville man has been arrested on a charge he threatened a police officer in a social media post. Police said 41-year-old Christopher Lindsey was jailed and ordered held on...
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Booneville man charged with growing pot
Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar stands among the marijuana plants before they were pulled up and destroyed. EATON BOONEVILLE – Prentiss County deputies, along with regional and state narcotics...
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Officials say body cams back on track for city police
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Body cameras are still not in use by the Tupelo Police Department even though the City Council approved the purchase of them eight months ago. A dispute with...
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Community policing remains priority for leaders
AGUIRRE By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – It’s a decades-old approach to law enforcement emphasizing cooperation and partnership. And it’s good for Tupelo. Ask around the city, and that seems a...
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Smithville woman jailed on possession charge
NOE Monroe Journal A Smithville woman is in jail on a drug charge. Ginger Noe, 35, was arrested on Hatley-Smithville Road by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Friday and charged with possession of...
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Starkville police searching for armed robbers
Surveillance camera image of the robber who entered the store. Daily Journal STARKVILLE – Police are searching for the two suspects responsible for a Sunday evening robbery on North Jackson Street....
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Safety checkpoint nets two drug arrests
McKINLEY NANNEY Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A Friday night safety checkpoint north of Jumpertown led to the arrest of two Prentiss County residents on felony drug charges. According to Prentiss County...
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Police welcome applications for upcoming Citizens Police Academy
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Anyone interested in uncovering the mysteries of the Tupelo Police Department will be able to learn all about the ins and out of police work during the nine-week...
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Vardaman woman pleads guilty to having sex with a dog
COGGINS Daily Journal PITTSBORO – A Calhoun County woman will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life after pleading guilty to having sex with a dog. Calhoun County Sheriff Greg...
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Two charged in Starkville armed robbery
CLARK TAYLOR Daily Journal STARKVILLE – Two people are in custody, accused of the Sunday evening robbery of a convenience store on North Jackson Street. De Lashai Clark, 18, of Austin, Texas, and Kenji...
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Coalition increases pressure over demands in Shumpert shooting
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Some local clergy and community activists are preparing to undertake escalated measures in support of their cause, including another demonstration in downtown...
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Jury seated for Itawamba County capital murder trial
CLARK By William Moore Daily Journal FULTON – The jury is set for Joshua Clark’s second capital murder trial in Itawamba County Circuit Court. State prosecutors and defense attorneys spent...
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Tupelo Police Athletic League welcomes NBA clinic
Daily Journal TUPELO – A handful of retired NBA players will be in Tupelo on Saturday to spread their basketball knowledge to area youth. The National Basketball Retired Players Association will be...
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Man charged after jumping on vehicle
Oxford Citizen OXFORD – A man has been arrested after allegedly jumping up and down on a vehicle. Andrew Dunn of Greenwood was taken into custody Tuesday by the Oxford Police Department on the charge...
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Mississippi Supreme Court questions suit over execution drug
CRAWFORD By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – A lawyer for a death row inmate is telling the Mississippi Supreme Court that his client should be able to challenge plans to execute him using a lethal...
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True blue: Curb paint project shows support of law enforcement
Adam Robison | Buy at photos.djournal.comMike and Tacy Richey, of Tupelo, paint a thin blue line on the curb at their home in the Bristow Acres subdivision to show their support for law enforcement...
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Mississippi woman gets 12 years on federal terrorism charge
YOUNG By Jeff Amy Associated Press OXFORD – A Mississippi woman who tried to join the Islamic State group sought to apologize at sentencing Thursday, tearful as a federal judge ordered her to spend 12...
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Rienzi couple charged with Prentiss County burglaries
J. BATES C. BATES Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – Surveillance video of a Monday break-in led to the arrest of a man and woman on felony charges. According to Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar, the video...
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Man pleads guilty in 2015 slayings of 2 Hattiesburg officers
Curtis Banks, center, pleaded guilty to killing two Hattiesburg police officers last year. (Tim Doherty/Hattiesburg American via AP) HATTIESBURG (AP) – A Hattiesburg man accused in the 2015 slayings of...
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Animal group, sheriff’s office rescue nearly 200 animals
SENATOBIA (AP) – Nearly 200 neglected animals have been rescued from a property in Senatobia after the Tate County Sheriff’s Department received a tip about a suspected puppy mill. Sheriff Brad Lance...
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