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University police chief Sellers to retire in May
SELLERS Daily Journal and University Communications reports University Police Chief Calvin Sellers will retire May 31, closing the books on a more-than-30-year career in law enforcement that included...
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Man arrested in trailer theft
FRENCH Monroe Journal A man has been arrested in connection to a stolen trailer. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jay French on Monday. He’s charged with selling a 53-foot box trailer that...
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Traffic stop nets $100K drug bust
Itawamba authorities say they seized more than $100,000 in illegal drugs, lots of cash and a gun during an April 10 traffic stop in Mantachie. An Alabama man has been arrested. (Courtesy) By Adam...
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Click to view slideshow. By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – An early afternoon wreck on US Highway 45 backed up traffic for three miles. According to Tupelo Police Sgt. Brett Moyer, there were...
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Investigation yields large drug seizure
Daily Journal OXFORD – An ongoing narcotics investigation culminated Monday with the seizure of more than 1,100 Xanax pills, nearly $4,000 in cash and a Nissan SUV. According to Oxford Police Maj....
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Amory man faces statutory rape, possession charges
PRESTRIDGE Monroe Journal An Amory man is facing multiple statutory rape charges. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Andrew Prestridge, 25, on Wednesday. Prestridge has been charged...
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Law enforcement investigating Oxford school threat
Daily Journal OXFORD – Local, state and federal law enforcement are investigating verbal threats made by an Oxford Middle School student. Oxford School District officials said Wednesday that they are...
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Texas man sentenced in Craigslist scam
Daily Journal JACKSON – A Texas man is going to prison for an Internet scam using the identity of a deceased Mississippian, Attorney General Jim Hood announced today. John Wiggins, 52, of Round Rock,...
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Police investigating Corinth shooting
By William Moore Daily Journal CORINTH – A shooting Wednesday afternoon in a Corinth parking lot sent two men to the hospital. According to Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance, two men were in a car in...
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Tupelo Police Department takes tickets into digital age
Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.com Police Officer Philip Sanderson uses a handheld ticketing device to write traffic citations to speed up the process and get officers off the shoulder of the...
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Indictments served in West Point Huddle House assault
WEST POINT (AP) – Two men have been indicted by a Clay County grand jury on aggravated assault charges related to an alleged beating that left a man in a coma after he was found in a West Point parking...
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Corinth police search for female shooter, male driver
By William Moore Daily Journal CORINTH – Police Chief Ralph Dance said officials are searching for a white man and woman who allegedly shot two men Wednesday evening. The woman, in her mid-30s with...
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Tupelo woman charged in death of infant child
DAVIDSON By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A 22-year-old Tupelo woman was jailed this week in connection with the death of an infant in late 2014. Santana Davidson was arrested Tuesday and...
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Arrests made in stolen vehicles case
By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal According to Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell, four subjects are being held in connection to a string of vehicle thefts in Aberdeen. Cantrell said his department has...
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Baldwyn alderman charged with stalking
MASSENGILL Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – Baldwyn alderman Ricky Massengill is facing stalking and harassment charges in Prentiss County. A Prentiss County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said Massengill, 49,...
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Verona taps Long as interim chief
LONG Daily Journal VERONA – J.B. Long has been named the interim Police Chief of the Verona Police Department for at least the third time. The Board of Aldermen made the decision during a special...
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Pontotoc man killed in Friday morning wreck
Daily Journal PONTOTOC – An early morning collision between a minivan and an 18-wheeler led to the death of a Pontotoc man. Pontotoc coroner Kim Bedford said the driver of the van, Ricky Bagwell, 52,...
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‘Jeans for Justice Day’ supports sexual assault victims
Adam Robison | Buy at photos.djournal.comBy purchasing this teal pin for $5, people buy the right to wear blue jeans on Wednesday and support S.A.F.E. Inc. By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO –...
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Brett Jones, murderer at 15, resentenced to life
JONES By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Brett Jones will spend at least the next 35 years behind bars after being resentenced to life in prison for the 2004 stabbing death of his grandfather....
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Juveniles detained after threats at school
Daily Journal OXFORD – Two Oxford juveniles have been detained after allegedly making threats at Oxford Middle School. Oxford Police responded to the school Tuesday, April 14, after a school resource...
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