COLUMBUS, Miss. — A 42-year-old woman has been charged with felony embezzlement after being accused of stealing money from a business in Columbus.
WTVA TV reports Columbus police arrested Amy Watts of West Point.
Police say Watts allegedly took cash from Title Cash on Highway 45 North.
The case remains under investigation,
Police say the amount of money taken from the business is still unknown.
It was unclear whether Watts has an attorney.
Jefferson County and state law enforcement officials are investigating the death of a 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered in the graveyard of East Mount Olive Baptist Church.
A 41-year-old man accused in a high-profile murder case elected not to attend the first day of his trial.
Missing person
Authorities are searching for a missing 20 year-old autistic male.
A sport utility truck has plowed into the children's play area of a McDonald's restaurant outside of Jackson, Miss., injuring five people.
An 18-year-old student at the Clinton district's Alternative School has been charged in one of the three bomb threats that have been phoned in to Clinton High since last Friday.
A 24-year-old Lowndes County man has been sentenced to eight years for the death of his friend in a fatal accident more than two years ago.
A 36-year-old Purvis man has been charged with murder and first-degree arson following a fatal house fire Monday night.
A Picayune police officer is on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting of two men at a local service station.
A Memphis, Tenn., man faces up to 30 years in prison after his conviction in DeSoto County of assaulting a Southaven police officer.
Relatives of a slain Mississippi mayoral candidate are renewing their push for a federal investigation.
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