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Panel advances ‘Blue Lives Matter’ bill on targeting police
By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – A bill to double penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters and medics – in or out of uniform – is moving ahead in the Mississippi Senate. The...
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Supreme Court to consider Edmonds compensation case
By William Moore Daily Journal JACKSON – Clay County resident Tyler Edmonds feels he should be compensated financially for the four years he spent in prison for a crime he did not commit. The state...
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Lee County again seeks court crowding solution
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Faced with a youth court docket that remains overcrowded, Lee County leaders are again seeking legislative permission to address the problem. The county’s...
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Booneville man charged with child molestation
TOLLISON Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A Prentiss County man is behind bars, accused of molesting a child. Prentiss County sheriff Randy Tolar said an investigation led the arrest Tuesday of Joseph...
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Two charged with car burglaries
CALISE RICHEY Daily Journal TUPELO – A pair of Tupelo men have been arrested in connection with a recent rash of car burglaries. On Jan. 19, the Tupelo Police Department announced they were looking for...
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Federal court stays decision on Rickey Thompson case
THOMPSON By William Moore Daily Journal JACKSON – A federal tribunal will delay making a decision on a former Lee County judge’s lawsuit that his civil rights were denied. The panel of three federal...
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Body identified in Chickasaw County, case ruled homicide
Chickasaw Journal HOUSTON – A missing person case has turned into a homicide after forensic results were released to the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday afternoon. The State Crime...
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Pontotoc County body officially identified
David Helms Pontotoc Progress PONTOTOC – At 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Pontotoc Police Chief Randy Tutor said the body of a white female discovered in Pontotoc on Monday afternoon has been positively...
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‘Blue Lives Matter’ criticized by ACLU
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal Critics of a so-called “Blue Lives Matter” bill making its way through the state legislature say the proposed law is unneeded and ignores the pressing need for reform...
View Article‘We respect you’: Hosemann praises law enforcement, Crime Stoppers
Click to view slideshow. By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has a deep seated appreciation of law enforcement. “The respect the community has for...
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2 deputies wounded in Southaven shootout; suspect dead
SOUTHAVEN (AP) – Two Mississippi sheriff’s deputies are expected to recover after they were wounded during a shooting that left a robbery suspect dead. News outlets report the suspect was killed...
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Man critically injured in two-vehicle crash
Monroe Journal A man was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the crash at about 10:40 a.m. on Highway 41 at the on-ramp to Highway 45...
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Tishomingo County man found not guilty in fondling case
Daily Journal IUKA – A Tishomingo County jury took less than three hours Thursday to find a man not guilty of fondling his step-daughter. The four-day trial in Tishomingo County Circuit Court before...
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Senate passes ‘Blue Lives’ bill, House eyes alternate plan
By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – A bill that would double penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters and medics passed the Mississippi Senate by a 37-13 vote Thursday, despite...
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West Tupelo gas leak forcing traffic detour
Daily Journal TUPELO – A gas leak at a west Tupelo construction site has forced traffic to be detoured. A construction crew near the intersection of West Main Street and Cliff Gookin Boulevard hit a...
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Safety checkpoint stop leads to two arrests
HOLLAND PORTER Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A Baldwyn couple was arrested on felony drug charges after stopping at a safety checkpoint. Prentiss County deputies set up the checkpoint on County Road 5471...
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Starkville man accused of HIV exposure
SUDDUTH Daily Journal STARKVILLE – An Oktibbeha County man has been charged with knowingly exposing another person to HIV. The Starkville Police Department served a warrant Friday on James D. Sudduth,...
View ArticleHome of their own: Starkville’s new police headquarters taking shape
Click to view slideshow. By William Moore Daily Journal STARKVILLE – In less than four months, Starkville police will have a building of their own, for the first time in the department’s history. Work...
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Car burglary suspects captured after chase
Daily Journal Two car burglary suspects were captured on Friday night following a chase. The Tupelo Police Department began the pursuit in the Chesterville Road area around 9:30 p.m. They went down the...
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Mississippi prison chief becoming public safety commissioner
FISHER By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press JACKSON – A longtime law enforcement officer who has led Mississippi’s prison system the past two years is being named the new head of the state...
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