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UPDATE: Missing juvenile found
UPDATE: Tupelo Police say Terrell Jones has been found and is at home, according to his mother. Original story below. ––––– The Tupelo Police Department is searching for a missing juvenile. The...
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Houlka man pleads guilty in powdered letter hoax
HILL By David Helms Pontotoc Progress PONTOTOC – A Houlka man who was indicted by a Pontotoc County grand jury in May 2014 on a charge of false representation of exposure to a harmful bio substance has...
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Both sides welcome FBI’s role in shooting investigation
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s decision to monitor the investigation into the death of Antwun Shumpert has pleased both state investigators and the...
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Technology helps with Calhoun County rape investigation
MALDONADO By William Moore Daily Journal PITTSBORO – The same technology at work on modern television crime dramas is at work with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department. A digital fingerprint scanner...
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TPD releases timeline in officer-involved shooting
By W. Derek Russell Daily Journal TUPELO – Citing rumors and false information since last week, the Tupelo Police Department released a timeline of events from the June 18 shooting of 37-year-old...
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Booneville woman facing drug, child abuse charges
TREECE Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A Booneville mother is facing serious felony charges after allegedly taking her child to a drug deal. Tracie R. Treece, 36, of Booneville, was arrested June 23 and...
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Aberdeen shooting sends one to hospital
By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal ABERDEEN – An altercation between two young adults on Saturday escalated into a shooting that sent one to Pioneer Community Hospital, according to Aberdeen Police Chief...
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VIDEO: Family, attorney demand action from city in officer-involved shooting
Adam Robison | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COMShamicka Smith, Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert’s sister, grieves along with her family during the during a press conference Monday afternoon in Tupelo. By William...
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Woman faces drug, child abuse charges
BOONEVILLE – A Booneville mother is facing serious felony charges after taking her children to a drug deal. Tracie R. Treece, 36, of Booneville, was arrested June 23 and charged with two counts of the...
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Aberdeen shooting sends one to hospital
ABERDEEN – An altercation between two young adults on Saturday escalated into a shooting that sent one to Pioneer Community Hospital, according to Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Randle. Tyrone Johnson has...
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Oxford woman charged with embezzlement
MARTIN OXFORD – A Lafayette County woman is behind bars, accused of stealing more than $1,000 from a gas station. The Oxford Police Department arrested Shatoya Martin, 22, of Oxford, for embezzlement...
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Trace Villas hit by rash of car burglaries
BADY BELL PINSON By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Authorities are searching for three men believed to be responsible for breaking into numerous cars in one neighborhood last Friday night....
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Tishomingo deputies make four drug arrests
IUKA – It was a busy Monday and Tuesday for the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Office. A disturbance call, ongoing investigations and a traffic stop resulted in four felony drug arrests. Deputies...
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City’s timeline matches video in police shooting
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – The timeline released by the Tupelo Police Department surrounding a fatal June 18 police shooting closely follows the time stamps on a home surveillance system...
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Prosecutor: 11 more to be charged in prison bribery inquiry
By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – As many as 11 more people may face criminal charges stemming from a Mississippi prison contract bribery scheme, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. Assistant...
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Man charged with trying to lure 9-year-old
By John Davis Oxford Citizen OXFORD – A 26-year-old employee of the University of Mississippi graphic design department remains locked up in the Lafayette County Detention Center after he was arrested...
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Domestic disturbance leads to gunfire
Daily Journal IUKA – A Dennis man was airlifted to a Tupelo hospital after being shot in the groin by his wife. Tishomingo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a County Road 26, Dennis, house around...
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Council will meet to discuss suit over shooting
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – The Tupelo City Council will convene this afternoon for a special meeting called to discuss a potential lawsuit from the family of a man shot and killed by a...
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Family planning to file federal lawsuit regarding officer-involved shooting
Daily Journal TUPELO – A federal lawsuit will be filed today regarding the shooting death of a Tupelo man by a Tupelo police officer last week, according to the attorney representing the man’s family....
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MSU Police offers text service for non-emergency situations
STARKVILLE (AP) – Mississippi State University Police Department is offering a new service that will provide a quick and simple means for faculty, staff, students and the general public to communicate...
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