Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum assail each other at Arizona debate
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate.
Republican presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum argue a point during a Republican presidential debate Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz.MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Santorum, surging in the race, also took his lumps from the audience, which booed when he said he had voted several years ago for the No Child Left Behind education legislation even though he had opposed it.
“Look, politics is a team sport, folks,” he said of the measure backed by Republican President George W. Bush and other GOP lawmakers.
With pivotal primaries in Arizona and Michigan just six days distant — and 10 more contests one week later — Romney and Santorum sparred more aggressively than in past debates, sometimes talking over each other’s answers.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul chimed in from the side, saying with a smile that Santorum was a fake conservative who had voted for programs that he now says he wants to repeal. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich acted almost as a referee at times.
On foreign affairs, all four Republicans attacked President Barack Obama for his handling of Iran and its attempt to develop a nuclear program, but none of the contenders advocated providing arms to the rebels trying to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The most animated clash of the evening focused on health care in the United States.
Santorum said that Romney had used government money to “fund a federal takeover of health care in Massachusetts,” a reference to the state law that was enacted during Romney’s term as governor. The law includes a requirement for individuals to purchase coverage that is similar to the one in Obama’s landmark federal law that Romney and other Republicans have vowed to repeal.
In rebuttal, Romney said Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, actually bore responsibility for passage of the health care law that Obama won from a Democratic-controlled Congress in 2010, even though he wasn’t in office at the time. Romney said that in a primary battle in 2004, Santorum had supported then-Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who later switched parties and voted for the law Obama wanted.
“He voted for Obamacare. If you had not supported him, if we had said no to Arlen Specter, we would not have Obamacare,” Romney contended.
Santorum was the aggressor on bailouts.
While all four of the Republicans on the debate stage opposed the federal bailout of the auto industry in 2008 and 2009, Santorum said he had voted against other government-funded rescue efforts.
“With respect to Governor Romney that was not the case, he supported the folks on Wall Street and bailed out Wall Street — was all for it — and when it came to the auto workers and the folks in Detroit, he said no. That to me is not a principled consistent position,” he said.
The debate had a different look from the 19 that preceded it. Instead of standing behind lecterns, the four presidential rivals sat in chairs lined up side by side. Romney, Santorum and Paul recently announced they would not participate in another four-way appearance that had been scheduled in Atlanta, raising the possibility that the 20th debate might be the last.
There was another difference, as well, in the form of polls that underscored the gains that Obama has made in his bid for re-election.
An Associated Press-Gfk poll released Wednesday found that Obama would defeat any of the four remaining Republican contenders in a hypothetical matchup. It also found that the nation is showing more optimism about the state of the economy, the dominant issue in the race.
But for two hours, Romney, Santorum, Paul and Gingrich had a different campaign in mind, their own race for the Republican nomination and the right to oppose Obama in the fall.
After a brief lull, the campaign calendar calls for 13 primaries and caucuses between next Tuesday, when Arizona and Michigan have primaries, and March 6, a 10-state Super Tuesday.
Romney is campaigning confidently in Arizona, so much so that his campaign has not aired any television ads.
But the former Massachusetts governor faces an unexpectedly strong challenge in his home state of Michigan, where Santorum is hoping to spring an upset. Santorum’s candidacy has rebounded in the two weeks since he won caucuses in Minnesota, Colorado and a non-binding primary in Missouri.
The result is a multimillion-dollar barrage of television commercials in Michigan in which the candidates and their allies swap accusations in hopes of tipping the race.
In all, 518 Republican National Convention delegates are at stake between Feb. 28 and March 6, three times the number awarded in the states that have voted since the beginning of the year. It takes 1,144 to win the nomination.
The dynamic of the campaign — Santorum challenging Romney — made their clashes Wednesday night inevitable.
Romney said Santorum voted five times while in Congress to raise the government’s ability to borrow, supported retention of a law that favors construction unions and supported increased spending for Planned Parenthood. He said federal spending had risen 78 percent overall while the former Pennsylvania senator was in Congress.
Santorum retorted that government spending declined as a percentage of the economy when he was in the Senate, and he noted that when Romney was asked last year if he would support a then-pending debt-limit increase, “he said yes.”
There was a clash over federal spending earmarks, as well, and Gingrich sought to intervene as if serving as a referee instead of a debate participant.
He said he supported the earmarks that Romney had sought for the Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, but then he accused Romney of observing a double standard by running television ads attacking Santorum for having voted for different earmarks.
He said it was silly for Romney to take the position that “what you got was right and what he got was wrong.”
In the hours leading to Wednesday night’s debate, Romney called for a 20 percent across-the-board cut in personal income taxes as part of a program he said would revitalize the economy and help create jobs. The top tax rate would drop from 35 percent to 28 percent, and some popular breaks would be scaled back for upper-income taxpayers. However, aides provided scant details.
“We’ve got to have more jobs, less debt and smaller government, they go together,” Romney said in an appearance in nearby Chandler. “By lowering those marginal rates, we help businesses that pay at the individual tax rate to have more money so they can hire more people.”
Romney’s proposal sharpened his differences with Obama, who favors allowing tax cuts enacted under President Bush to expire on higher incomes.
Santorum, who has emerged as Romney’s leading challenger in the Republican race, campaigned at a tea party gathering in Tucson, where he said his rival’s new tax proposal largely mirrored one he had had already made.
“Welcome to the party, governor, it’s great to have you along,” he said.
Santorum’s rise in the race has left Gingrich and Paul on the outside looking for a way in.
The former House speaker has yet to recover from a campaign nosedive that began after he won the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21, and he is pinning his hopes on his home state of Georgia to begin a comeback on March 6.
His campaign announced plans Wednesday to buy 30-minute blocks of television time in upcoming primary and caucus states for an infomercial on reducing energy prices.
Gingrich’s decision not to campaign in Michigan so far has allowed Santorum to compete against Romney without also having to fend off a rival for the votes of conservatives.
Paul has yet to win any primaries or caucuses.
He has weighed in against Santorum, though, airing an ad in Michigan that challenges the former senator’s claim of taking a conservative line against federal spending. The ad says Santorum voted to raise the debt limit five times, and also supported legislation that created a prescription drug benefit under Medicare.
BP liable for civil penalties for oil spill, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that BP PLC and one of its minority partners in the blown-out Macondo well are liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act.
View full sizeIn this April 21, 2010, file image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that BP PLC and one of its minority partners in the blown-out Macondo well are liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act for their roles in the nation’s worst offshore oil spill.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier also ruled that Deepwater Horizon rig owner Transocean Ltd. may be liable under the same law as an “operator” of the well. The judge, however, said he couldn’t decide before a trial scheduled to start Feb. 27 whether Transocean meets the definition of that term.
The Justice Department argued that BP, minority partner Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Transocean are each liable for per-barrel civil penalties for oil discharged from the well.
Barbier rejected Anadarko’s argument that oil discharged from Transocean’s rig, not the well.
“Pressure within the earth drove hydrocarbons up the Macondo Well, through the (blowout preventer), and finally out the riser,” the judge wrote. “Thus, the uncontrolled movement of oil began in the well. The riser and (blowout preventer), by contrast, were merely passive conduits through which oil flowed.”
Barbier also ruled that BP and Anadarko — but not Transocean — are “responsible parties” under the Oil Pollution Act for oil that flowed from beneath the surface of the water.
Transocean said the ruling is a “vital win” for the company and for the “long-term viability of the industry’s operator-contractor model.”
“This decision states clearly that BP is the responsible party and reaffirms the long-standing legal, regulatory and economic framework that has been employed by parties in the offshore oil and gas industry for decades,” the company said in a statement.
In response to the ruling, BP spokesman Daren Beaudo noted that the company already has paid out billions of dollars in claims to individuals, businesses and governments.
“Long before this motion and its resolution today, BP had committed to paying all legitimate claims and helping economic and environmental restoration efforts in the Gulf Coast. BP continues to stand behind that commitment,” Beaudo said in a statement.
Anadarko, which owned a 25 percent share in the well, agreed last year to pay $4 billion to BP as part of a settlement
MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, BP’s other minority partner, agreed last week to pay $90 million in a settlement with the federal government and Gulf states over the spill. The agreement included the largest civil penalty ever recovered under the Clean Water Act, but that record is likely to be shattered if BP reaches its own settlement with the Justice Department.
The trial slated to start next week is designed to identify the causes of the blowout that triggered an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010. Eleven workers died in the blast.
Expect patchy fog to develop overnight along the Gulf Coast; more rain on the way
MOBILE, Alabama — Expect fog to build late tonight and into Thursday before burning off just before sunrise as moist conditions continue along the Gulf Coast. However, this fog shouldn't be as dense as it was on Tuesday night.
MOBILE, Alabama — Expect fog to build late tonight and into Thursday before burning off just before sunrise as moist conditions continue along the Gulf Coast. However, this fog shouldn’t be as dense as it was on Tuesday night.
A cold front will begin to advance toward the area late Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening in response to the upper low over the Baja. Expect the front to move into northwest Mississippi by 6 p.m. Thursday and approach the Gulf Coast around 6 a.m. Friday.
Severe showers, damaging winds and tornadoes are possible as the front moves across the forecast area late Thursday and into Friday.
Expect lows tonight in the lower 60s along the coast and upper 50s for inland areas. Highs Thursday should be in the mid 70s for most of the forecast area.
Train slams station killing 49, sending 461 to hospitals in Argentina
The train slammed into a shock-absorbing barrier at 8:33 a.m., smashing the front of the engine and crunching the much lighter cars behind it.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A train packed with morning commuters slammed into a downtown station on Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds as passenger cars crumpled and windows exploded around them. It was Argentina’s worst train accident in decades.
The cause wasn’t immediately determined, but many pointed to a deteriorating rail system. Some passengers reported signs the conductor was struggling with the brakes before the crash, saying he kept overshooting platforms and missed one entirely.
The dead include 48 adults and one child — most of whom had crowded into the first two cars to get ahead of the rush-hour crowds on arrival. Some 600 people were injured, including 461 who were hospitalized, Transportation Secretary J.P. Schiavi said.
“It was an accident like those in many other countries,” Schiavi told a news conference, pointing to a newspaper clipping about a fatal crash in Los Angeles. “In recent years, we’ve made huge investments” in the system, he asserted.
View full sizeA policeman helps carry a wounded passenger from a commuter train after a collision in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012. A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires’ busy Once station Wednesday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds, according to police. (AP Photo/Leonardo Zavattaro,Telam)
As Schiavi spoke Wednesday afternoon, riot police faced off against angry passengers in the closed Once station, where emergency workers spent hours extracting dozens of people trapped inside the first car. Rescuers had to carve open the roof and set up a pulley system to ease them out one by one.
The 28-year-old conductor, who survived the crash, was apparently well-rested, Schiavi said, having just begun his workday.
“Tiredness, his (young) age, the problems that a conductor might face” are among the factors being investigated, he said. “This young person had just begun his shift moments before the accident.”
The motorman was hospitalized in intensive care and hasn’t given a statement, Schiavi said.
Passengers said the conductor seemed to struggle with the brakes, missing his stopping marks at station after station, though a labor union official said the train appeared to be in good working order.
“This machine left the shop yesterday and the brakes worked well. From what we know, it braked without problems at previous stations. At this point I don’t want to speculate about the causes,” union chief Ruben Sobrero told Radio La Red.
Schiavi said the train was recorded slowing from about 30 miles per hour (50 kph) to 12 miles per hour about 40 yards (meters) from the end of the line. “We don’t know what happened in those final 40 meters,” he said.
The train slammed into a shock-absorbing barrier at 8:33 a.m., smashing the front of the engine and crunching the much lighter cars behind it. The second car penetrated nearly 20 feet (six meters) into the next, Schiavi said.
Most damaged was the first car, where passengers shared space with bicycles. Survivors said many people were injured in a jumble of metal and glass. Security camera images showed windows exploding as the cars crumpled into each other like an accordion, with a man on the adjacent platform scrambling across the tracks to escape the wreck.
The rush-hour train carried more than 1,200 people, many standing so tightly between the seats that they had nothing to hold onto. The hard stop sent them flying inside the cars.
Many suffered bruises or lesser injuries, waiting for attention on the station’s platforms as helicopters and dozens of ambulances carried others to nearby hospitals. The dead were carried out the back of the station, beyond the view of television cameras.
It was Argentina’s deadliest train accident since Feb. 1, 1970, when a train smashed into another at full speed in suburban Buenos Aires, killing 200.
President Cristina Fernandez canceled her day’s agenda due to the accident, which raised fresh doubts about government investment in the train system millions depend on. While largely privatized, the system depends on huge state subsidies, and fares are relatively low compared to other countries in the region.
Union leaders blamed what they called a history of failure to invest in maintaining or replacing aging trains.
The Trains of Buenos Aires company promotes its low fares on its website, saying that passengers pay just 23 cents a ride on average, compared to 80 cents in Santiago, Chile, and $1.11 in Sao Paulo.
But the TBA also complained that without higher fares, it has struggled to maintain the trains. Employee salaries and benefits have soared nearly 900 percent in the last decade, while the TBA now spends just 12 percent of its operating costs on maintenance.
The company offered its condolences in a statement that said it was cooperating with authorities investigating the cause of the accident.
“This is not an accident whose causes will be hidden from view in any way,” Schiavi promised, noting that recorders, security cameras, computer systems and other evidence would be handed to investigators.
“We have a lot of evidence that will show the cause of this accident,” he said.
There have been a half-dozen serious train accidents in Argentina in the last 15 months. Last September, a bus driver crossed the tracks in front of an oncoming train, killing 11 people. Two months later, a bus driver transporting children on a field trip drove in front of a train, killing eight schoolgirls.
“The series of train accidents hurts, and exposes the reality of a state incapable of controlling and acting to protect the passengers,” opposition leader Ricardo Alfonsin tweeted.
Gautier Crime, February 17-21, 2012
GAUTIER POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS FOR FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 21.
GAUTIER POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS
February 17
3330 U.S. 90, Phillip D. Elkins Jr., 37, 2804 Dubarry Drive, #1703, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
U.S. 90, Vincent Joseph Patricola, 31, 8716 Pinegrove, #37, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
Gautier Vancleave Road, Rachael Ann Price-Collins, 26, 7308 Francis Road, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
I-10 east bound exit #57, accident reported.
4836 Old Spanish Trail, Kimberly M. Howard reported the burglary of her residence.
U.S. 90, Pamela Joy McMurrian, 50, 3660 Mackeral Drive, arrested on allegations of possession of Schedule III, IV, and V drugs, disobeying a police officer and resisting arrest.
2313 Avenido Encanto,Gary Wayne Brown reported a robbery.
2020 Ladnier Road #6G, Raquel C. Tait reported an assault by threat and threatening phone calls.
Old Spanish Trail,Michael Allen Hilborn, 30, 2133 Sandalwood, arrested for driving under the influence, first offense.
February 21
3330 U.S. 90, Samuel Leon Reese Jr., 26, 1905 University Drive, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
3330 U.S. 90, Leonard Alton Sewer, 52, 2021 Hastings Road, arrested on outstanding warrants for speeding and suspended driver’s license.
3330 U.S. 90, Angela Michelle Martin, 23, 2716 Ladnier Road, Apt. 7, arrested on outstanding warrants for contempt of court and no liability insurance.
Ladnier Road, Kevin Keys, 32, 1413 Park Drive, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
U.S. 90, Emma Vicky Seyfarth, 47, 3316 Seagrape Drive, arrested on an outstanding warrant for simple assault.
U.S. 90, Joshua Ray Godwin, 27, 1509 Bayou Vista, arrested on an outstanding warrant for simple assault.
3330 U.S. 90, Lycha Nicole Landry, 24, 2510 Testament, Pascagoula, arrested on outstanding warrants for no liability insurance, no driver’s license, speeding, and improper equipment.
2319 West Park Drive, Joshua Edmond Vrocher, 26, 15824 Vera Coleman Road, Moss Point, arrested on an outstanding warrant for running a stop sign.
2319 West Park Drive, Meagan Michele Gressett, 21, 2319 West Park Drive, arrested on outstanding warrants for contempt of court, no liability insurance, suspended driver’s license, speeding, and switched tag.
U.S. 90, accident reported.
1625 Martin Bluff Road, #32, Tomas V. Rosado reported a assault simple.
2628 San Lorenzo, Patricia Forester reported damage to her vehicle.
Lowe’s, Crystal S. Button reported stalking incident.
Camino Grande, Tony Vu Dang, 21, 7300 Palm Drive, Biloxi, arrested on an allegation of possession of marijuana.
U.S. 90, accident reported.
Old Spanish Trail, Joshua Ray Godwin, 27, 1509 Bayou Vista, arrested on an allegation of public intoxication.
1509 Bayou Vista Drive, Jessica Nichole Godwin reported a complaint.
1709 Martin Bluff Road, #27, Toni A. Alexander reported malicious mischief.
I-10, Charlie Eugene Davis, 36, 1605 Whitewood Drive, arrested on allegations of driving under the influence, second offense, careless driving, speeding, no liability insurance, public profanity and for possession of a weapon by a felon.
1509 Bayou Vista, Jessica Nichole Godwin reported an assault.
2617 State St., Christine L. Smith reported the burglary of her vehicle.
1904 Dartmouth, Delores Thompson reported the burglary of her residence.
2829 Dolphin Drive, Johnny W. Bradley reported the burglary of his residence.
Gautier Vancleave Road – Jerry’s Pawn, accident reported.
2019 Pamela Drive, Michael Jamone Brown, 18, 2019 Pamela Drive, arrested on an allegation of domestic violence with simple assault and on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
U.S. 90, Frankie Jane Miller, 40, 3513 Beasley Road, #8E, arrested on allegations of driving under the influence, first offense, simple assault and possession of Schedule III, IV, V drugs.
3200 U.S. 90, Lowe’s, Tiffany M. Holloway reported a shoplifting.
3605 Gautier Vancleave Road, Jennifer Harper, manager at Singing River Apartments, reported malicious mischief and trespassing.
1629 Lima, George Lee Snow, 28, 12701 Miss. 613, Moss Point, arrested on an allegation of domestic violence with simple assault.
American Legion, Chiquita McKee reported malicious mischief.
1721 Courtney, Charlissa Sue Anderson reported the burglary of her vehicle.
U.S. 90, Jayna Patricia Griffin, 21, 3218 Beachview Drive, Ocean Springs, arrested on an allegation of public intoxication.
Gautier Crime, February 17-21, 2012
GAUTIER POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS FOR FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 21.
GAUTIER POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS
February 17
3330 U.S. 90, Phillip D. Elkins Jr., 37, 2804 Dubarry Drive, #1703, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
U.S. 90, Vincent Joseph Patricola, 31, 8716 Pinegrove, #37, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
Gautier Vancleave Road, Rachael Ann Price-Collins, 26, 7308 Francis Road, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
I-10 east bound exit #57, accident reported.
4836 Old Spanish Trail, Kimberly M. Howard reported the burglary of her residence.
U.S. 90, Pamela Joy McMurrian, 50, 3660 Mackeral Drive, arrested on allegations of possession of Schedule III, IV, and V drugs, disobeying a police officer and resisting arrest.
2313 Avenido Encanto,Gary Wayne Brown reported a robbery.
2020 Ladnier Road #6G, Raquel C. Tait reported an assault by threat and threatening phone calls.
Old Spanish Trail,Michael Allen Hilborn, 30, 2133 Sandalwood, arrested for driving under the influence, first offense.
February 21
3330 U.S. 90, Samuel Leon Reese Jr., 26, 1905 University Drive, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
3330 U.S. 90, Leonard Alton Sewer, 52, 2021 Hastings Road, arrested on outstanding warrants for speeding and suspended driver’s license.
3330 U.S. 90, Angela Michelle Martin, 23, 2716 Ladnier Road, Apt. 7, arrested on outstanding warrants for contempt of court and no liability insurance.
Ladnier Road, Kevin Keys, 32, 1413 Park Drive, arrested on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
U.S. 90, Emma Vicky Seyfarth, 47, 3316 Seagrape Drive, arrested on an outstanding warrant for simple assault.
U.S. 90, Joshua Ray Godwin, 27, 1509 Bayou Vista, arrested on an outstanding warrant for simple assault.
3330 U.S. 90, Lycha Nicole Landry, 24, 2510 Testament, Pascagoula, arrested on outstanding warrants for no liability insurance, no driver’s license, speeding, and improper equipment.
2319 West Park Drive, Joshua Edmond Vrocher, 26, 15824 Vera Coleman Road, Moss Point, arrested on an outstanding warrant for running a stop sign.
2319 West Park Drive, Meagan Michele Gressett, 21, 2319 West Park Drive, arrested on outstanding warrants for contempt of court, no liability insurance, suspended driver’s license, speeding, and switched tag.
U.S. 90, accident reported.
1625 Martin Bluff Road, #32, Tomas V. Rosado reported a assault simple.
2628 San Lorenzo, Patricia Forester reported damage to her vehicle.
Lowe’s, Crystal S. Button reported stalking incident.
Camino Grande, Tony Vu Dang, 21, 7300 Palm Drive, Biloxi, arrested on an allegation of possession of marijuana.
U.S. 90, accident reported.
Old Spanish Trail, Joshua Ray Godwin, 27, 1509 Bayou Vista, arrested on an allegation of public intoxication.
1509 Bayou Vista Drive, Jessica Nichole Godwin reported a complaint.
1709 Martin Bluff Road, #27, Toni A. Alexander reported malicious mischief.
I-10, Charlie Eugene Davis, 36, 1605 Whitewood Drive, arrested on allegations of driving under the influence, second offense, careless driving, speeding, no liability insurance, public profanity and for possession of a weapon by a felon.
1509 Bayou Vista, Jessica Nichole Godwin reported an assault.
2617 State St., Christine L. Smith reported the burglary of her vehicle.
1904 Dartmouth, Delores Thompson reported the burglary of her residence.
2829 Dolphin Drive, Johnny W. Bradley reported the burglary of his residence.
Gautier Vancleave Road – Jerry’s Pawn, accident reported.
2019 Pamela Drive, Michael Jamone Brown, 18, 2019 Pamela Drive, arrested on an allegation of domestic violence with simple assault and on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.
U.S. 90, Frankie Jane Miller, 40, 3513 Beasley Road, #8E, arrested on allegations of driving under the influence, first offense, simple assault and possession of Schedule III, IV, V drugs.
3200 U.S. 90, Lowe’s, Tiffany M. Holloway reported a shoplifting.
3605 Gautier Vancleave Road, Jennifer Harper, manager at Singing River Apartments, reported malicious mischief and trespassing.
1629 Lima, George Lee Snow, 28, 12701 Miss. 613, Moss Point, arrested on an allegation of domestic violence with simple assault.
American Legion, Chiquita McKee reported malicious mischief.
1721 Courtney, Charlissa Sue Anderson reported the burglary of her vehicle.
U.S. 90, Jayna Patricia Griffin, 21, 3218 Beachview Drive, Ocean Springs, arrested on an allegation of public intoxication.
DEQ issues water advisories in Harrison, Jackson counties
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued two water contact advisories for three locations in Harrison and Jackson counties.
DEQ issues water advisories in Harrison, Jackson counties
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued two water contact advisories for three locations in Harrison and Jackson counties.
Man leaves teeth marks on Santa Rosa County sheriff’s car; other Gulf Coast region news
A Santa Rosa County, Florida, man is facing charges for sinking his teeth into a deputy’s patrol car and biting through the paint; other Gulf Coast region news.
View full sizeA Santa Rosa County, Florida, man is facing charges for sinking his teeth into a deputyâs patrol car and biting through the paint. (Photo courtesy NorthEscambia.com)
A Santa Rosa County, Florida, man is facing charges for sinking his teeth into a deputy’s patrol car and biting through the paint, NorthEscambia.com reports.
Santa Rosa sheriffs responded to a call after residents said a white male with a flashlight was knocking on doors and asking residents to call 911 because he needed medical attention.
Eric Stephen Scott, 47, became agitated when deputies arrived, cursing them and asking them to kill him. After deputies detained him, he began to bite the car, dragging his teeth and stripping the paint down to the bare metal in multiple locations.
He was transported to an area hospital for evaluation. Damage to the police cruiser was estimated at $600.
In other Gulf Coast region news:
Police make arrest in meth lab explosion: Panama City Beach Police announced the arrest of a man they suspect was attempting to cook methamphetamine and started a fire Monday at the Lake Town Wharf condominiums, the Panama City News Herald reports. The fire caused thousands of dollars in damages to the building and caused severe burns to 44-year-old Jeffery Ackiss, who was arrested Tuesday at the home of an acquaintance. He is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, arson of an occupied dwelling and possession of methamphetamine.
Parent accuses coach of videotaping students in locker room: North Bay Haven Charter Academy coach Duane Geradine has been suspended pending the results of an investigation into allegations that he might have used a cell phone to film boys in the locker room, the Panama City News Herald reports. A parent complained last week that she believed her son had been filmed changing clothes in the locker room at the Panama City, Florida, school. Geradine has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of investigations by the Panama City Police Department and the Department of Children and Families.
Man leaves teeth marks on Santa Rosa County sheriff’s car; other Gulf Coast region news
A Santa Rosa County, Florida, man is facing charges for sinking his teeth into a deputy’s patrol car and biting through the paint; other Gulf Coast region news.
View full sizeA Santa Rosa County, Florida, man is facing charges for sinking his teeth into a deputyâs patrol car and biting through the paint. (Photo courtesy NorthEscambia.com)A Santa Rosa County, Florida, man is facing charges for sinking his teeth into a deputy’s patrol car and biting through the paint, NorthEscambia.com reports.
Santa Rosa sheriffs responded to a call after residents said a white male with a flashlight was knocking on doors and asking residents to call 911 because he needed medical attention.
Eric Stephen Scott, 47, became agitated when deputies arrived, cursing them and asking them to kill him. After deputies detained him, he began to bite the car, dragging his teeth and stripping the paint down to the bare metal in multiple locations.
He was transported to an area hospital for evaluation. Damage to the police cruiser was estimated at $600.
In other Gulf Coast region news:
Police make arrest in meth lab explosion: Panama City Beach Police announced the arrest of a man they suspect was attempting to cook methamphetamine and started a fire Monday at the Lake Town Wharf condominiums, the Panama City News Herald reports. The fire caused thousands of dollars in damages to the building and caused severe burns to 44-year-old Jeffery Ackiss, who was arrested Tuesday at the home of an acquaintance. He is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, arson of an occupied dwelling and possession of methamphetamine.
Parent accuses coach of videotaping students in locker room: North Bay Haven Charter Academy coach Duane Geradine has been suspended pending the results of an investigation into allegations that he might have used a cell phone to film boys in the locker room, the Panama City News Herald reports. A parent complained last week that she believed her son had been filmed changing clothes in the locker room at the Panama City, Florida, school. Geradine has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of investigations by the Panama City Police Department and the Department of Children and Families.