The Columbus Police Department has stepped up its recruiting game and its image, as well. According to Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry, some of his officers didn't have enough uniforms to last an entire workweek.
22-year-old William Maddox, of Amory, was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography, conspiracy to commit production of child porn, and conspiracy to commit sexual battery of a child.
Ward 2 Alderman Tony Herrod and Markus Hankins were both charged with aggravated assault and strong-armed robbery.
On June 24, Columbus police officers responded to a call at the Dirt Cheap store on 18th Avenue North in reference to a male subject harassing customers.
Three people, including a juvenile, were arrested for burglarizing a vehicle in Columbus. On June 22, at 4:30 a.m., Columbus police officers responded to the Military Road area for an auto burglary.
A Starkville man has been arrested for picking up one too many things on his Saturday Lowe's run.
Tupelo police made a second arrest in connection with a construction site theft. 41-year-old William Poteet was charged with grand larceny.
A Lowndes County man was accused of hitting his girlfriend with a hammer. 31-year-old Sa'Derrick D'Real White was charged with aggravated assault.
A man accused of breaking into a home and shooting it up is in jail. 43-year-old Jermaine McKinney was charged with burglary, shooting into a dwelling, and a felon in possession of a weapon.
Community involvement helped the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office take some drugs off the streets.
A 17-year-old from Amory is being charged as an adult in a child sexual abuse case that spans two counties.
Several law enforcement agencies teamed up to arrest three people accused of robbing a Dollar General.
Amory police released the names of the people arrested in a marijuana-growing operation case.
Investigators in Lafayette County have charged a woman with child endangerment after her child tested positive for narcotics.
Jayden Singleton and Shaun Roby have been charged with robbery and simple assault. Police Chief Johnny Birchfield said those assault charges could be upgraded.
Amory police and animal control were investigating complaints about livestock and birds living at an Evergreen Street address.
A drug sweep in Calhoun County landed six people in jail, as law enforcement searched for one more person.
A multi-agency manhunt for an Alabama man ended with Stacy Lee Drake in custody. The arrest came in Conway County, Arkansas just west of Little Rock.
The holdup happened Tuesday night at about 9:45 p.m. at the Dollar General on Lehmberge Street, in Artesia.
