By Randy Bell For almost five months, this year’s auto burglary rate in Clinton was looking good—only seventeen crimes reported. Then, in a week’s time, the City saw a 158 percent increase. And Police Chief Ford Hayman said it was the work of two young Jackson men, who were caught on their third foray into…

By Randy Bell   With the exception of a summertime jump in auto burglaries, Clinton’s crime numbers are looking good as the fourth quarter of the year gets underway. Police Chief Ford Hayman told the Board of Aldermen at its October 18 meeting that other categories of felony crime are trending downward, compared to last…

By Katherine R. Dougan The Clinton Police Department (CPD) received a $5,340 grant grant from The NRA Foundation to purchase equipment that assists in fighting crime in the city, CPD Chief Ford Hayman told the Board of Alderment at their August 3 meeting. For the third year in a row, The NRA Foundation provided grant…

Matt Wiggins, a former Clinton resident, owns multiple properties in the Olde Towne Clinton area as an absentee owner. The City of Clinton argued that Wiggins failed to maintain two of his properties, 110 and 112 Leake Street, that Wiggins was demolishing the buildings by his own neglect and also failed to make required repairs…

By Katherine R. Dougan According to Clinton Police Chief Ford Hayman, speeding is the most common complaint made to the police department. An expenditure of $17,658, which was unanimously approved by the Board of Aldermen on July 6, will give the Clinton Police Department (CPD) the ability to purchase and place six electronic radar signs…

Clinton, Miss. (July 21, 2021) On July 21, 2021 at approximately 7:00 P.M., officers with the Clinton Police Department attempted a traffic stop on Interstate 20 eastbound in Clinton for a routine traffic violation. The suspect fled along I-20 into Jackson and was pursued by Clinton Police.   The suspect was identified as 45-year-old Jerry…

Clinton Police have arrested two individuals connected to an attempted armed robbery on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in Clinton. Tuesday evening around 9 P.M., Clinton Police received a report of an attempted armed robbery and carjacking on Edgewood Place in Clinton as the victim returned from the grocery store. The suspect approached the victim on…

Earlier this week the Hinds County District Attorney announced that the trial of “State v. Frederick Levy, will be tried before Judge Winston Kidd by Assistant District Attorneys Sue Perry and Shaunte’ Washington. The State alleges that Frederick Levy committed the crime of aggravated assault when he brutally bludgeoned and stabbed his wife with a…

CPD asks residents to lock and secure their cars Clinton Police are asking for the assistance of the public in keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals. Over the weekend of November 28-29, CPD responded to six (6) auto burglaries resulting from unlocked vehicles. Four of the auto burglaries included firearms being stolen from…

Clinton Police have arrested Daler Singh of Clinton in connection to the November 25 theft of an unmarked CPD vehicle from a local apartment complex. Singh is known to Clinton Police for multiple calls related to mental illness issues. Singh was arrested at the Byram Walgreens on Wednesday evening in possession of the stolen vehicle.…

Clinton Police are seeking the identity of an individual wanted in connection to multiple auto burglaries in Clinton on the evening of October 27, 2020. During the overnight hours of October 27, 2020, the Clinton Police Department (CPD) received several reports of auto burglaries that occurred around the area of McRaven Road and Springridge Road. If you have…

After investigating data and concerns brought forth by our office, the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office (AG) has filed a lawsuit against Centurion Filing Services, LLC, for alleged deceptive solicitations targeting new Mississippi businesses. This action follows countless complaints to our Business Services Division and a cease-and-desist letter from the AG’s Office, to which the company has not…