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Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009

Report led to arrest in break-in

Report led to arrest in break-in

GULFPORT — A report of a suspicious person in a yard in the 3300 block of 17th Street led to Daniel Hathorn’s arrest Thursday in connection with the burglary of a shed.

A Gulfport police spokesman said Hathorn, 37, is suspected of breaking into a shed and leaving several items strewn about.

Justice Court Judge Gene Dedeaux ordered Hathorn held at the Harrison County jail in lieu of $25,000 bond.

— Robin Fitzgerald

Biloxi man arrested in identity theft case

BILOXI — A Biloxi man arrested at his apartment in the 2200 block of Pass Road on Wednesday has been charged with identity theft.

Biloxi police said the charge against Jose Luis Hernandez Espinosa involves an incident in the neighborhood on Oct. 15.

Justice Court Judge Albert Fountain set his bond at $10,000.

The Harrison County jail docket shows Espinosa is held without bond pending a hearing on a possible immigration violation.

— Robin Fitzgerald

Burkhalter steps in as acting U.S. attorney

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald R. Burkhalter, who has worked for more than 20 years in the Jackson office, has been named the latest acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District.

No announcement has been made from Washington on the president’s selection of a permanent appointee. Burkhalter replaces acting U.S. Attorney Stan Harris, who left for military duty in Iraq.

Burkhalter served in the U.S. Justice Department in Washington for more than 10 years before moving to Mississippi’s Southern District U.S. Attorney’s Office.

In Washington, his duties included work for the Office of Professional Responsibility, the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys Evaluation and Review Staff, the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees, the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of Florida.

In the United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Mississippi, he has served as financial fraud coordinator, health care fraud coordinator, international and national security coordinator, executive assistant U.S. attorney, and first assistant U.S. attorney.

Burkhalter is the third of the last five U.S. attorneys who are natives of Pike County, having been preceded by Brad Pigott of McComb and Dunn Lampton of Osyka.

— Anita Lee

Halloween fun scheduled Saturday on Town Green

BILOXI — The Town Green will be haunted with ghosts and goblins Saturday during the Halloween on the Green and Drive-in Movie. The events are free.

The Biloxi Parks and Recreation Department invites children 12 and under and their parents to the Town Green at U.S. 90 and Main Street.

There will be space walks, carnival games and trick or treating from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. “The Addams Family,” movie begins at dusk.

Halloween on the Green is co-sponsored by the Biloxi Main Street District and the Beau Rivage and IP casino resorts.

Next week is the Senior Halloween Bash on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Donal Snyder Community Center, 2520 Pass Road for adults age 55 and older and Halloween in Woolmarket on Friday starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Woolmarket school grounds on John Lee Road.

— Sun Herald