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Deputies seek man who fled Harrison County traffic stop

HARRISON COUNTY -- Sheriff's officials have released a description of a man who fled from a traffic stop Wednesday, but they don't know if he is who he claims to be or has stolen the identity of a man wanted on a drug-trafficking charge.
OCEAN SPRINGS

Man arrested in assault reported on Ocean Springs street

OCEAN SPRINGS -- A man sought on a aggravated domestic assault charge from an incident reported on an Ocean Springs street has been taken into custody, police Capt. William Jackson said.
OCEAN SPRINGS

Man sought in girlfriend's assault in Ocean Springs

OCEAN SPRINGS -- Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and leaving the scene as his pickup truck slung her to the ground, authorities said.
GULFPORT

Man arrested in Gulfport accused in Jamaican lottery scam

GULFPORT -- A man accused of defrauding two out-of-state residents in a Jamaican lottery scam has been arrested in Gulfport.
MOSS POINT

Shooting in Moss Point leaves one man wounded, another in jail

MOSS POINT -- Police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to a hospital and another to jail.
JACKSON COUNTY

Jackson County woman accused in shooting, assault

JACKSON COUNTY -- Sheriff's investigators arrested a woman Monday night after she allegedly fired a shot into a home in Gulf Park Estates and wounded a man in a domestic dispute.
HARRISON COUNTY

Owners of Biloxi shipping company set for trial in fraud case

GULFPORT -- A couple accused of running a fraudulent shipping business in Biloxi is set for trial Aug. 5.
GULFPORT

Gulfport man convicted of misdemeanor in assault trial

GULFPORT -- A Harrison County jury has found a Gulfport man not guilty of aggravated domestic assault, but guilty of simple assault in an incident that injured his former girlfriend.
HARRISON COUNTY

Probationer accused of stealing pickup in Picayune, tag in Saucier

HARRISON COUNTY -- A man on probation for four felony convictions is accused of stealing a pickup truck from Picayune and stealing a tag for the vehicle in Saucier.
JACKSON COUNTY

Escatawpa felon accused of having a weapon

JACKSON COUNTY -- Deputies and narcotics agents arrested an Escatawpa man on a felony charge after finding a firearm in his home, Sheriff Mike Byrd said.