Pearl Police have charged Edward DeLawrence McWilliams, 42, of Richland, with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Herbert Redmond, 25, of Jackson, at the Wendy’s on Pearson Road Thursday night.   Officers responded to the restaurant just before 8:30 p.m. after a report of a fight between two employees in the kitchen area.  Redmond…

Clinton, Miss. (January 14, 2020) Clinton Police have released the identity of the suspect in Friday’s deadly traffic incident. Jacklyn “Jackie” Mitchell, 40 y/o, of Jackson was driving a dark grey sedan eastbound on Highway 80 on Friday morning when she ran the traffic signal at Hampstead Blvd and Highway 80. Mitchell collided with three…

Stolen Clinton Car Found After Crashing Into Another Stolen Car Motor vehicle theft is becoming increasingly rare across the USA, with incidents decreasing by around 3% a year. However, an event in September 2019 caught the attention of Jackson and Clinton Police Departments. A Mercedes SUV was stolen from Clinton and wasn’t found until two weeks…

                Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today Thomas Ray Ball, Jr., of Clinton, was sentenced to twenty-five years without the chance of early release or parole for the armed robbery of a Canton woman.               On September 18, 2017, a woman went to a Vicksburg Casino where she won…

Residents reminded to secure valuables and firearms Clinton Police have arrested an individual wanted in connection to multiple burglaries in Clinton and the metro Jackson area. Between February 8, 2019 and April 4, 2019, the Clinton police Department investigated nearly twenty (20) auto burglaries. Of the reported burglaries, all thefts occurred as the result of…

Clinton Police announce the arrests of five (5) individuals responsible for an estimated $150,000 in metal theft from a local industrial building. Beginning the early part of August, 2018, several break-ins were reported at the former Delphi building located at 1001 Industrial Park Road.  Upon investigation, it was determined that suspects were entering the building…

On 08-20-2018, at approximately 0233 hours, the Clinton Police Department (CPD) was dispatched to 204 Clinton Boulevard, the Fashion Plaza, for an audible burglary alarm.  CPD Officers arrived on scene to find the front of the business damaged. It was determined that forced entry having been made by an apparent motor vehicle. Video evidence depicted…

**Update** – Clinton Police have identified the suspect in the December 24 burglary of the Morrison Heights Baptist Church Daycare in Clinton. Detectives with the Clinton Police Department have a warrant for the arrest of David Thomas Davidson, 28 y/o of Decatur, Mississippi.  Anyone with information regarding the location of David Thomas Davidson is asked…

At 1:11 P.M. on October 31, 2017, Clinton Police responded to the report of a bank robbery in progress at the Trustmark Bank at 203 Clinton Blvd. A black male suspect was reported as wearing brown boots, blue jeans, a white t-shirt, with a black plastic bag on his head. After committing the robbery, the suspect…

Clinton Police and MBN partner to combat growing problem On  March 13, 2017, the Clinton Police Department (CPD) responded to the CVS Pharmacy located at 801 U.S. Highway 80 East in Clinton, Mississippi in regards to a possible prescription fraud in progress.  As the CPD Officers arrived on scene, two (2) suspects, Ranisha Longstreet and…

Clinton Police are seeking information regarding the identity of the two individuals responsible for the Sunday morning shoplifting of a shotgun from Wal-Mart in Clinton. Around 3 A.M. on Sunday, December 11, the suspect wearing the dark colored hoodie broke the glass of the gun case using a cast iron skillet to steal a shotgun…

By Clinton Police Chief Ford Hayman The Clinton Police Department continues to work diligently to serve the needs of residents and to provide a safe and secure city. Since May, when I became Chief of Police, our department has been working hard to increase our presence and visibility in neighborhoods and business districts throughout town.…

Local businesses can still take advantage of the Clinton Police Department’s new Alarm Watch program. Alarm Watch is a police service to improve communications between police, alarm companies and business owners. Businesses are encouraged to enroll in Alarm Watch for the purpose of providing responding police officers with current contact information. This information will facilitate…