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New bulletproof vests coming for Saltillo police officers
William Moore I Buy at photos.djournal.com Saltillo Police officer Jonathan Boyd adjusts a new bulletproof vest to make sure he gets the snug fit he likes. The new vests are lighter and more...
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Tupelo ceremony to honor slain officer
STAUFFER By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – The city of Tupelo will hold a special memorial service Tuesday afternoon to honor Tupelo Police Sgt. Gale Stauffer, who was killed in the line of duty...
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Police departments on alert after cop killings
A New York City police officer looks over a makeshift memorial near the site where fellow officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were murdered in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)...
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Monroe deputies recover stolen tractor, truck
By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies recovered a John Deere tractor and disc that had been reported stolen to Clay County Sheriff’s Department. The property was...
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Convict in 1964 civil-rights deaths won’t confess
This Jan. 12, 2005, file pool photo shows Edgar Ray Killen, center, preparing to enter his car after being released from the Neshoba County Dentention Center in Philadelphia, Miss. (AP Photo/Kyle...
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Car crashes into Costume World
By W. Derek Russell Daily Journal TUPELO – Around 7:20 p.m. Monday, a Toyota Camry, traveling north, ran off-road, clipping the edge of the Money Now Cash Advance building and crashing into the south...
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A year later, memories still stir emotions
Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.comTupelo police and other area law enforcement work the scene of the shooting on South Gloster Street that left Sgt. Gale Stauffer dead and Officer Joseph Maher...
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Fallen officer memorial moved inside
STAUFFER By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Inclement weather forced the memorial ceremony to honor Tupelo Police Sgt. Gale Stauffer, who was killed in the line of duty last December, to be moved...
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Wreck near Crosstown damages two businesses
Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.comCostume World owner Carolyn Shellby, left, shows the damage to her building following a Monday night accident near Crosstown in Tupelo. By William Moore Daily...
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Deputy hit by car recovering at home
TAYLOR By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A Lee County Sheriff’s deputy who was struck by a car at a Saturday night safety checkpoint is recovering at home. “He has had several doctor’s...
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Click to view slideshow. By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – On a dark and rainy day, law enforcement officers from across the region gathered in Tupelo’s First United Methodist Church to remember...
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Missouri officer kills suspect who pulled gun
Police try to control a crowd Wednesday on the lot of a gas station following a shooting Tuesday in Berkeley, Mo. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson) By Jennifer Mann and Jesse Bogan St....
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Union County’s Janet Barreto dies while incarcerated
BARRETO Daily Journal JACKSON – Inmate Janet Barreto, once on the U.S. Marshals’ Most Wanted Fugitives list for the death of her adopted 2-year-old daughter in Union County, has died. Barreto, 43, died...
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Police continue search for motel shooting suspect
THOMAS WELLS | BUY at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM Members of the Tupelo Police Department S.W.A.T. team enter a roon at the Motel 6 on McCullough Blvd following a shooting on Friday. By William Moore Daily...
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Police name motel shooting suspect
THOMAS WELLS | BUY at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COMMembers of the Tupelo Police Department SWAT team enter a room at the Motel 6 on McCullough Boulevard following a shooting on Friday. By William Moore Daily...
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2014 IN REVIEW: Barretos captured after five years; she dies
Janet Barreto OXFORD – The couple charged with a laundry list of crimes against their biological and adopted children were returned to Mississippi in August after five years of evading authorities....
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Oxford police get new cruisers
By Errol Castens Daily Journal OXFORD – Several of Oxford Police Department’s patrol officers will be using new cruisers in the near future. The department took delivery early last week of seven 2015...
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Police continue search for shooting suspect
Trice By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – The Tupelo Police Department continues to search for a 28-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting at a Motel 6 the day after Christmas. Officials...
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Officials beef up holiday patrols
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Law enforcement knows the New Year’s Eve is a big night for celebrating, but they will be out in force to make sure drunken drivers are kept off the road. “If...
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New Year’s Eve accident injures six; charges pending
Alcohol or drugs may have played a role in a New Year’s Eve accident that injured six people in Alcorn County. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the crash that happened about 5:15 p.m....
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