Ocean Springs
CRIME & SAFETY
Local Headlines Stir Community Concerns and Online "Calls for Action"
"Justice." What does she look like? Those who call Ocean Springs home are caught between news headlines in recent weeks reporting local shootings, teen suicide and domestic violence leading to tragedy. Crime can take a toll on communities, and this toll is currently being felt emotionally and economically among locals....
Two arrested on armed robbery charges following drug deal gone wrong in Escatawpa
ESCATAWPA, Miss. (WLOX) - Two Moss Point citizens are jailed on armed robbery charges following an alleged drug deal, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department announced on Friday. Around 10:30 a.m. on Friday morning, deputies were called to Broddack Avenue in Escatawpa, where they arrested 28-year-old Christopher Ramon Freeman and 22-year-old...
HEADS UP: Gulfport man on the run after fleeing scene of domestic dispute
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Deputies are asking the public to be on the lookout for Brian Gerrod Anderson of Gulfport, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office announced via Facebook on Sunday. According to officials, the search is ongoing in the area of I-10 near Exit 16. Anderson fled the...
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