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Barnes Named Director of Mississippi Office of Homeland Security

On May 9, 2013 · In News, Press Releases & The Dispatch

Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) Major Rusty Barnes, 48, today was named Director of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security (MOHS). He is a 25½ year veteran of MHP and his most recent assignments have been the Patrol’s Central Region Commander of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the statewide Emergency Operations Coordinator. Major Barnes has [...]

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Man Killed after Shooting at Authorities

On April 22, 2013 · In News, Press Releases & The Dispatch

Natchez resident Justin Tyler Harrigill of 72 Linden Drive was shot after he pulled a handgun on officers. At about 10:30 p.m., Harrigill was involved in a single-vehicle crash on I-55 south approximately one mile south of Crystal Springs. The wreck was discovered by a state trooper and Harrigill, 25, became uncooperative. The trooper called [...]

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MBI Arrests Kansas Child Molestation Suspect

On April 19, 2013 · In News, Press Releases & The Dispatch

Agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrested 46-year-old James Alan Penn, who is wanted by authorities in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Penn was arrested yesterday (April 18th) at approximately 3:30 p.m. at a home on Sixth Avenue in Magee, Mississippi. He was taken into custody and is being held on a three-count arrest warrant. Penn [...]

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Kelvin Perry

On February 14, 2013 · In Most Wanted

Wanted for: Warrant for Parole Violation

Name:

Kelvin Perry

Race:

Black

Sex:

Male

Height:

6 “01

Weight:

215

Hair:

Black

Eyes:

Brown

DOB:

11/06/1976

Status:

Warrant for Parole Violation, Warrant for Sell of Control Substance

NCIC:

W211622078

FBI #:
989496JB5

Last Known Address:

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New Firearm Permit Schedule

On January 10, 2013 · In News, Press Releases & The Dispatch

Click below to see firearm permit schedule changes in your area.

Click here for Firearm Permit Schedule Changes

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Pedro Cruz Pina

On January 7, 2013 · In Most Wanted

Wanted for:  Capital Murder and  Armed Robbery

Name:

Pedro Cruz Pina

Race:

White

Sex:

Male

Height:

5 “04

Weight:

160

Hair:

Black

Eyes:

Brown

DOB:

07/04/1990

Status:

Armed and Dangerous

NCIC:

W180561021

Last Known Address:

6795 Blocker Street 14, Olive Branch, MS 38654

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MHP Steps Up Holiday Enforcement

On December 12, 2012 · In News, Press Releases & The Dispatch

In 1988 while in law school at Ole Miss, Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn lost his parents and younger sister to a drunk driver. Speaker Gunn says his entire, immediate family was taken in one moment.

“Since that time, the loss has become especially poignant during the holidays,” Gunn said. “I remember the first year [...]

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Arrest in Bolivar County Pedestrian Fatality

On October 29, 2012 · In News, Press Releases & The Dispatch

Agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) and Bolivar County Deputies have arrested 23-year-old Rodney Shelton Fulgham of Bolivar County. Fulgham is being held on a felony vehicular homicide charge in the Bolivar County Jail awaiting his initial appearance.

The charge is the result of an investigation by MBI, the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Department [...]

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Murder for Hire Arrest

On October 18, 2012 · In News, Press Releases & The Dispatch

After a week-long investigation, special agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) arrested 35-year-old Mary Elizabeth Newman of 12 Old Highway 25, Belmont, Mississippi. She has been charged in connection with a murder-for-hire scheme. Newman hired a hit man as part of a plot to have her husband killed.

“Our agents from the New [...]

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Authorities Search for Mississippi Alabama Man

On September 29, 2012 · In News, Press Releases & The Dispatch

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Attala County Sheriff’s Department with efforts to find an Auburn, Alabama man whose been missing since September 25th.  Twenty-year-old Nicholas Jones is described as a white male, 6 feet, two inches tall, weighing 200 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. He was last seen in Attala [...]

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