Meridian Police Department



The Meridian Police Department reported the following suspected non-traffic violations between 4 p.m. Saturday and 2:14 p.m. Monday.



• Kidnapping — Marlin Randle, 27, 1801 24th St. Apt. R-2

• Contempt of court — Kenneth E. McNeil, 43, 6505 Ninth St.



Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department



The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department reported the following suspected non-traffic violations between 4 p.m. Saturday and 2:14 p.m. Monday.



• Public drunk — Kelvin Taylor, 38, 1008 Martin Luther King Drive

• Driving Under the Influence (DUI) first offense — Tawny Minella, 25, 746 County Road 283, Quitman. Minella is also charged with seat belt violation and careless driving.

• DUI first offense — Lawrence Shepard, 20, 3311 CR 450, Quitman. Shepard is also charged with careless driving

• DUI first offense — Samantha Arrington, 37, 4319 Fifth St. Arrington is also charged with no insurance card in vehicle, improper equipment, and exhibit weapon

• DUI Second offense — Timothy Williams, 23, 6203 Spruce St. Williams is also charged with careless driving, seat belt violation, and suspended drivers license

• Felony bad check — Lynette Farmer, 45, 1863 Will Brown Road, Conehatta

• Contempt of court — Elvis Pollard, 23, Rt. 1, Box 176 B

• Public drunk — Luther Lewis, 52, 4605 Hooper St. Lewis is also charged with shoplifting.

• Contempt of court — Ludrick Cameron, 25, 739 CR 415, Quitman. Cameron is also charged with suspended drivers license.

• DUI first offense — Thad Johnson, 23, 3660 Virra Drive, Dalewood

• Contempt of court — Julio Sanchez, 24, 3742 37th Ave., Tuscaloosa, Ala.

• DUI first offense — Wilfred Graham, 40, 328 Capital Road, Lisman, Ala. Graham is also charged with no license tag, no insurance card in vehicle and careless driving.

• DUI second offense — Orlester Naylor, 44, 4305 Leroy Naylor Road, Lauderdale. Naylor is also charged with running stop sign and seat belt violation

• Contempt of court — Antonio Walker, 26, 6606 Confederate Drive, Marion

• DUI first offense — Michael Lawson, 33, 4389 C Blue Top Road. Lawson is also charged with careless driving.

• Probation Violation — Jeremy Burgess, 23, 1801 28th Ave.

• Possession of cocaine — Patrick Rollins, 21, 5243 Shiloh Vimville. Rollins is also charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, failure to obey law officer.

• Possession of cocaine — Chandler Speed, 20, 2653 Russell Mt. Gilead Road. Speed is also charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, failure to obey law enforcement.

• Sale of controlled substance — Jamie Pratt, 50, 2724 41st Ave.

• Probation violation — Thomas Hairston, 46, 1719 32nd Ave.

• Aggravated assault — Raylandus Lynch, 34, 2432 41st Ave.

• Embezzlement — James Brewer, 32, 3803 Mahoina Way, Arlington, Texas

• Probation violation — Joel Glidewell, 47, Nashville, Tenn.

• DUI second offense — John Grady, 24, Rt. 1 Box 14, DeKalb. Grady is also charged with switched tag and suspended drivers license



Incident Reports



The Meridian Police Department issued the following incident report for March 14-18.



Commercial Burglaries



• 3000 block of 20th Street, times two

• 3000 block of Eighth Street

• Northeast Softball Complex, times two



Auto Burglaries



• 1000 block of Second Street South

• 5000 block of 39 North



Residential Burglaries



• 1000 block of 17th Street

• 2000 block of 16th Avenue

• 3000 block of 40th Avenue

• 2000 block of 43rd Avenue

• 1000 block of 26th Avenue

• 6000 block of 10th Street

• 2000 block of 12th Street

• 3000 block of 30th Avenue

• 1000 block of Country Club Drive

• 2000 block of 26th Street



Stolen Vehicles



• 1000 block of 17th Avenue, 1991 Dodge Shadow, black

• 3000 block of Highway 39 North, 1991 Mazda 626, Blue, 008-LC4

• 1000 block of 30th Avenue, 1988 Dodge Ram van, blue, 021384.



Robbery



A man reported on Friday night that he was robbed by threat of force in the 3000 block of Valley, by a man and woman who flagged him down as he was driving. The victim was unharmed, the suspects fled on foot and no description is available.



Vandalism



• 2000 block of 48th Avenue

• 2000 block of Second Avenue

• 1000 block of 17th Street



Larceny



• 1000 block of 52nd Court

• 900 block of Church Avenue



Calls for service:

March 14 — 131

March 15 — 121

March 16 — 163

March 17 — 152

March 18 — 126



The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department issued the following incident report for March 17-19.



Fight



• 200 block of 23rd Street



Intoxicated Driver



• By-Pass

• By-Pass

• Highway 145

• North Frontage Road

• B Street

• North Frontage Road

• B Street

• I20/59 Kewanee

• 24th Street



Burglary



• 6000 block of Newell Road

• 2000 block of Bolen Longcreek Road



Fire Runs



Meridian Fire Department



The Meridian Fire Department reported the following runs for March 16-18.

• Outside rubbish fire — Old Eighth Street and 65th Avenue

• Building fire — 56th Avenue and Arthur Street

• EMS — 22nd Avenue Heights

• Vehicle accident — 28th Avenue and Eighth Street

• Vehicle accident — 23rd Avenue and Eighth Street

• Good intent call — Grand Avenue and North Frontage Road

• EMS — 11th Street

• Dumpster fire — 71st. Place

• Vehicle accident — Fifth Street

• Cooking fire — Highway 39 North

• EMS — 11th Avenue

• Trash fire — Old Eighth Street Road

• EMS — 25th Avenue

• Grass fire — North Hills Street and Bounds Road

• False call — Highway 19 South and Highway 45 By-Pass

• Lock in — Mosby Road

• EMS — Ninth Street

• Vehicle fire — 10th Street

• EMS — 53rd Avenue

• EMS — 25th Street

• EMS — Bonita Lakes Circle

• Building fire — 29th Avenue

• Cooking fire — Old Marion Road

• False alarm — 16th Street

• EMS — Perimeter Road

• Vehicle accident — North Hills Street

• EMS — Willow Ridge Drive

• EMS — North Hills Street



The Lauderdale County volunteer fire departments reported the following runs for March 16-18.

• Brush fire — Highway 493 (Bailey)

• EMS — Highway 19 South (Whynot)

• Structure fire — J.O. Thomas Road (Toomsuba, Lauderdale, and Russell)

• EMS — J.O. Thomas Road (Toomsuba)

• Motor vehicle accident — Highway 80 West (Meehan)

• Structure fire — Stennis Road, (Northeast and Bailey)

• EMS — Camelia Lane (Toomsuba)

• Vehicle fire — Highway 11/80 — (Russell)

• Brush fire — T.M. Jones Road (Clarkdale)

• EMS — Espey Hedgepeth Road (Bailey)

• Motor vehicle accident with injuries— Zero Road (Long Creek)

• Structure fire — York Road (Center Ridge, Lauderdale and Toomsuba)



Ambulance Runs



Metro Ambulance made 41 runs between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday.