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Southaven police post on Facebook

The Southaven Police Department posted a message on its official Facebook page, according to the department’s social media page. The short post did not include further detail in the publicly viewable caption.

The department is the municipal police agency for Southaven, a city in DeSoto County in northern Mississippi near Memphis. Police departments in the region frequently use social media to share timely information with residents.

Agencies often post alerts about traffic incidents, public safety notices, community events and other matters that affect residents. Social media allows police to reach a broad audience quickly and to direct people to official channels for more information.

Readers seeking details should check the Southaven Police Department’s official Facebook page or its other public communications for updates. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Jon Myers

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."