Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Published 11:19 pm Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Meridian Police Department



The Meridian Police Department reported the following suspected non-traffic violations between 3:30 p.m. Monday and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.



• Contempt of court — Samuel A. Denman, 21, 105 Galilee Church Road

• Simple assault — Michael S. Mitchell, 23, 6775 Highway 19 North

• Trespassing — Toshiba Johnson, 26, 1414 15th St.

• Contempt of court — Joel Scott Griffith, 26, 3910 40th St.

• Simple assault — Dorothy Carver, 46, 6956 Lizelia Road

• Driving under the influence, second offense — Ramsey Melvin, 40, 1626 Lizzie Road. Melvin was also charged with domestic violence.



Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department



The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department reported the following suspected non-traffic violations between 3 p.m. Monday and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. These alleged violations also include arrests made by the East Mississippi Drug Task Force and the Mississippi Department of Corrections.



• Probation violation — Robert Teall, 22, 3720 Louise Drive

• Possession of cocaine — Chino Spencer, 20, 510 North Frontage Road

• Probation violation — Jerry Earl, 31, 2701 11th St.



Incident Reports



The Meridian Police Department reported the following incidents for Monday.



Commercial burglary:

• 100 block of Highway 80 East



Residential burglaries:

• 3000 block of 56th Court

• 1800 block of 31st Avenue



Stolen vehicle:

• Bonita Lakes Mall, 2003 Mitsubishi Galant, white, 298-CKH



Vandalism:

• 4500 block of 26th Street

• 100 block of 22nd Street



Calls for service: 148



The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department reported the following incident for Monday.



Theft:

• 2700 block of Valley Road



Fire Runs



The Meridian Fire Department reported the following runs for Monday and Tuesday.



• Motor vehicle accident — 26th Avenue

• Motor vehicle accident — Highway 11 South

• Emergency medical service — 33rd Avenue

• Vehicle fire — 23rd Street

• Motor vehicle accident — 16th Street

• Canceled en route — 38th Street

• Emergency medical service — 70th Place

• Equipment fire — Bonita Lakes Drive



Lauderdale County volunteer fire departments reported the following runs for Monday and Tuesday.



• Grass fire — Russell Camp Road (Vimville)

• Grass fire — Knox Road (Russell)

• Grass fire — Long Creek Road (Long Creek)

• Grass fire — Walker Bottom Road (Clarkdale)

• Grass fire — Highway 45 South (Bailey)

• Brush fire — Townsend Byrd Road (Martin, Collinsville)

• Brush fire — Marion Drive (Marion)

• Brush fire — Espey Hedgepeth Drive (Bailey)

• Assist — Highway 39 North (Sam Dale)



Ambulance Runs



Metro Ambulance made 47 runs between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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