Lexington, MS

LEXINGTON, Miss.–The Lexington Police Department has agreed to change some of its policies in a settlement reached with the U.S. Dept. of Justice. The settlement is to answer complaints about the department’s treatment of citizens during pullovers and arrests, which came to a head in […] The post Changes Coming to the Lexington Police Dept. in Settlement appeared first on Kicks96news.com - Central Mississippi News 24/7.

By  SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms in a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics. The settlement comes after a scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely violated citizens’...

LEXINGTON, Miss.–A man who Sheriff Willie March described as a family firend has been arrested in the death of a two-year-old, who accidentally shot himself Wednesday. March said Marcus Greer, 20, was arrested after the child died Thursday. March did not specify the charges. The […] The post Arrest Made in the Death of Holmes Co. Child appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.