The Meridian Star provides a list of arrests and crimes being reported to authorities to keep the community informed about potential criminal activity. Names of individuals accused but not convicted of crimes are not published. All persons accused of crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Meridian Police Department

The Meridian Police Department reported the following arrests between 6 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday.

Aug 28

• Simple assault threat and willful trespassing — 1522 25th Ave., Meridian
• Shoplifting — 202 County Road 2428, Enterprise
• Possession of paraphernalia — 310 59th Ave., Meridian
• Shoplifting and willful trespassing — 506 Front St. Ext. Apt. D6, Meridian
• Domestic violence x2, petit larceny x3 and resisting arrest — 2633 St. Andrews St., Meridian
• Willful trespassing — 2341 County Road 114, Shubuta

Aug 29

• DUI other — 6033 Highway 43, Dixon Mills, Alabama
• Trespassing — 535 Dossville Rd., Carthage
• Simple assault and simple assault threat x2 — 915 40th Ave. Apt. 1401, Meridian
• Disclosure of visual material — 902 23rd St., Meridian
• DUI other — 1005 Mount Pleasant Rd., Vancleave

The Meridian Police Department reported the following incidents from Thursday through Friday.

Aug 28

• Stolen vehicle — 44th Avenue at 7:10 p.m.
• Auto burglary — 1400 block of 24th Avenue at 1:01 p.m.
• Auto burglary — 1700 block of 2nd Street south at 6:48 p.m.

Aug 29

• Stolen vehicle — 4200 33rd Place at 1:12 p.m.

Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department

The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests between 6 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday.

Aug 28

• Failure to pay
• Controlled substance; acquisition by fraud
• Disorderly conduct; interfering with lawful order, driving upon one-way roadways wrong way, disobedience of traffic control devices, failure to maintain liability insurance, no/expired driver’s license, violation of seat belt law and improper equipment
• Contempt of court for failure to appear of complete jury service x4
• Controlled substance violations and felon in possession of firearm
• Contempt of court for failure to pay fine, driving with suspended/revoked driver’s license, failure to maintain liability insurance and no tag/expired tag/improper tag

Aug 29

• No/expired driver’s license, failure to maintain liability insurance and violation of seat belt law
• Speeding, simple assault, no/expired driver’s license and failure to maintain liability insurance
• Disorderly conduct; interfering with lawful order, profanity/drunkenness in public, public drunk and resisting/obstructing arrest
• No/expired driver’s license
• DUI second offense, suspended driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance failure second offense
• MS terroristic threats

Aug 30

• General ordinances; penalties
• Driving with suspended/revoked driver’s license, failure to maintain liability insurance, dazzling taillight, general ordinances; penalties and failure to pay
• Contempt of court for failure to pay fine

The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department reported the following incidents from Thursday through Friday.

Aug 28

• Taking away of a motor vehicle — Highway 80 W.
• Touching child for lustful purposes by person over 18 — Highway 145
• Mississippi terroristic threats — Highway 145
• Grand larceny — Highway 496

Fire Runs

The Lauderdale County Volunteer Fire Departments reported the following calls Thursday through Friday.

Aug 28

• Brush fire — Highway 80 (Meehan)
• Emergency medical service — Russell Topton Rd. (Russell)
• Assist — Valley Rd. (South)
• Assist — Windsor Rd. and Country Place Dr. (Bailey)

Aug 29

• Brush fire — Brown Stone Rd. (Suqualena)
• Brush fire — Brown Stone Rd. (Collinsville)
• Emergency medical service — Okatibbee Ridge Ln. (Bailey)

Ambulance Runs

Metro Ambulance reported 12 emergency runs Friday at 2 p.m.