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Future police officers learn how to respond to active shooter calls

The main objectives are; stop the killing and stop the dying TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Future police officers are learning how to respond to an active shooter call. For two days, cadets in Class B 68 of the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center have been put through various active shooter scenarios. Their firearms use […]

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Local law enforcement warning residents of Facebook messenger scam

LOWNDES COUNTY, MISS. (PRESS RELEASE) – The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is getting reports of victims receiving messages through Facebook messenger or text message from a company named Municipal Services Bureau (MSB), a collection agency working on behalf of Lowndes County Justice Court. This agency is contacting citizens telling them that they owe money for

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Law enforcement say one person arrested in Starkville shooting

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – An armed robbery, turned shooting near the Mississippi State campus lands one man in jail. Now, law enforcement is searching for two teens. Oktibbeha County deputies are charging 20-year-old Samual Lee Kirkland of Lexington, Mississippi with one count of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a controlled substance. Kirkland remains

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Mississippi State offering double pay for officers who work the Egg Bowl

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – While it may be the week of Thanksgiving everywhere else, in Mississippi, it’s Egg Bowl week. “We fully expect that our fan numbers will be higher,” says Mississippi State Police Chief Vance Rice. “So we plan to have additional officers on stage.” But with fans from Oxford and Starkville descending at

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City officials feel surveillance cameras will dial down the numbers of crime

Keeping the community safe is the goal of law enforcement and city leaders COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Keeping the community safe is the goal of law enforcement and city leaders. In Columbus, part of that plan involved keeping a closer eye on city streets. In late August 2021, Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin and police chief

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