by Associated Press Published: September 24,2012
Tags: athletics, bleachers, city, crime, damage, destruction, hardware, law enforcement, loss, municipal government, municipality, security, sports, steal, stealing, theft, thieves, youth psorts
MCCOMB — Officials say thieves have stolen more than $8,000 worth of equipment from the McComb Sports Complex. The Enterprise-Journal reports everything from nuts and blots to the very bleachers that fans sit in were taken from the park and from a nearby shed. The shed was also damaged. Mayor Whitney Rawlings said the city [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 30,2012
Tags: banking, Banks, checking accounts, criminals, debit cards, deposits, finance, financial insitutions, savings accounts, scam, state agency, theft, thieves
TUPELO — Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is warning Mississippi consumers of a weekend series of scam calls claiming to be BancorpSouth asking customers to either validate or re-instate their debit cards. Presley said his office contacted officials with BancorpSouth and verified that the calls were indeed a scam. Similar calls went out a few [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 17,2012
Tags: federal government, grants, homes, houses, identity theft, law enforcement, residences, residents, scam, scheme, telemarketing, theft, thieves
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The FBI has warned Mississippi residents of a telephone scam that claims the person is eligible for a $5,000 to $10,000 grant from the Grants Department of the federal government. It supposedly can be used for home or residential purposes. The FBI says in a statement that a claim code containing two [...] [...]
JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has already warned scrap metal thieves that authorities were watching to ensure they do not steal from flooded homes and businesses. Now others, even some outside the state, are joining in that watch. The Mississippi Department of Transportation, Secretary of State’s Office and local law enforcement officials say [...] [...]