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Two charged in burglary; case might stretch to Washington state
SIMMONS REYNOLDS David Helms Pontotoc Progress PONTOTOC – A Colorado man and his female companion from the United Kingdom were arrested last week and charged with burglarizing Moore’s Feed Store on...
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Last-minute details: New police headquarters receiving finishing touches
Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.comCrews with Sportsman Lawn and Landscaping begin unloading truck loads of trees and other shrubs and landscaping for the new Tupelo Police Department...
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11-month-old dies in Tippah County wreck
Daily Journal An 11-month-old died in a head-on collision in Tippah County on Friday night. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the wreck on Highway 15 near Tiplersville at about 8 p.m. It...
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Clark found guilty of killing infant daughter
CLARK By Adam Armour and William Moore Daily Journal Eight years after his arrest, a jury has found Joshua Clark guilty of killing his infant daughter. After four days of hearing testimony, it took...
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Amory police charge three subjects with felonies
Monroe Journal AMORY – Three men have been charged with felonies in separate cases. The Amory Police Department arrested Tommy G. Randolph, 36, of Hamilton, Alabama, on the felony charge of possession...
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Three Monroe County arrests made over weekend
Monroe Journal Three arrests were made by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office this past weekend in separate cases. Melvin Enoch Livingston, 24, of Hamilton, was arrested in Bartahachie on Sunday on a...
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Pontotoc farrier charged with Lee County thefts
HORNE By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A Pontotoc man had more than shoeing horses on his mind in July. Corey Horne, who shoes horses for a living, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with...
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Supervisors talk regional approach for jail problems
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Lee County supervisors continue to consider options to remedy a jail facility in disrepair. Poor conditions at the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail have been...
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Student injured after school bus rear-ended
By Emma Crawford Kent Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A New Site High School student was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Booneville following a motor vehicle crash involving a school bus Monday...
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Potts Camp man pleads guilty in animal poisoning case
Daily Journal A Potts Camp man has pleaded guilty to an illegal use of pesticide, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce announced Tuesday. In U.S. District Court in the Northern...
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Starkville collecting donations for Louisiana flood victims
Daily Journal STARKVILLE – The Starkville Police Department and Animal Control Officers are collecting items for the flood victims of Louisiana and their animals. The list of items that are needed for...
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Memphis men charged with car burglary spree
WRIGHT FROST By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A pair of Memphis men are in the Lee County Jail, accused of breaking into more than 20 cars, starting late Sunday night. Corterian Wright, 32, and...
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New, upgraded equipment headed to police department
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Some new gear is headed to the Tupelo Police Department, including a drone and other equipment that will be used by the bomb squad. The Mississippi Office of...
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Crime victims fund pays out $3.7 million
By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON – During the recently completed fiscal year, $3.7 million was paid to 1,163 crime victims, including $80,000 in Lee County, by a fund administered...
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Alabama couple facing new charges in Oxford
ROBERSON Daily Journal OXFORD – A couple who have been sitting in the Lee County Jail since April are now looking at additional charges in Oxford. In late March, the Oxford Police Department took a...
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Men charged with string of auto burglaries
WRIGHT FROST By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Two Tennessee men are facing more than 60 years in prison in connection with a string of car burglaries in the mall area Sunday night. Corterian...
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Shooting sends two men to hospital
By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal ABERDEEN – Two men have been hospitalized after a shooting. Law enforcement responded to an altercation on Martin Luther King Street and Highway 25 at approximately...
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Former assisted living worker sentenced on substance charge
SWEAT Daily Journal JACKSON – A Tupelo resident assistant has been sentenced for possession of a controlled substance, according to Attorney General Jim Hood. Angela Sweat, 37, entered an open plea...
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Obama administration to end use of private prisons
Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. The Justice Department says it is phasing out its relationships with private prisons. (AP...
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Tishomingo deputies make three felony arrests
JOHNSON LEE YATES IUKA – The Tishomingo Sheriff’s Department arrested three men this week on felony charges- two for domestic violence and one for drugs. Deputies were called to the Iuka hospital...
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