Couple accused of breaking into homes of family and friends

May 6, 2015 admin News, The Buzz Comments Off on Couple accused of breaking into homes of family and friends

police-lightsPELAHATCHIE, Miss. (AP) – Police say two people are accused of a crime spree in Rankin County and are still on the run.

Multiple news sources report authorities have been searching for 23-year-old Leigh Ann Jackson and 18-year-old Joseph Bradley Westerfield. Investigators say the two have been breaking into homes of people they know, including family, stealing items and selling them illegally on social media and in convenience store parking lots since Friday.

Rankin County Investigator Raymond Duke says he believes officials will catch them by week’s end.

The two will face burglary and weapons trafficking charges when caught.

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — At least four tornadoes were part of a rainy system that moved across Mississippi Friday night and Saturday morning.

Officials reported tornadoes in Adams, Rankin, Simpson and Smith counties. Weather Service officials said they know of no injuries from any of the storms.

In Adams County, a tornado estimated to have top winds of 115 mph cut a path a mile long and 200 yards wide in the Kingston community, southeast of Natchez. Two houses had their roofs substantially damaged… […]