The Biloxi Police Department on June 9 asked the public to help identify two women shown in video and images allegedly taking an item displayed for sale without paying in the 700 block of Howard Avenue on April 16, 2026.
The department released the request through its public information office and listed Officer Newell as a division contact at (228) 351-0491. The release carries reference number 260404999.
Police ask anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at (228) 435-6112, Biloxi Police dispatch at (228) 392-0641, or the department’s Criminal Intelligence Unit at ciu@biloxi.ms.us. Tips also may be reported to Mississippi Crime Stoppers at (877) 787-5898 or submitted online at mscoastcrimestoppers.com.
The Biloxi Police Department said it relies on public tips to help investigate theft and other crimes. Anyone named or pictured in the notice is presumed innocent until proven guilty. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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