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Crime Report For 3/20-3/21
Sat,03/22/25-2:00AM , 2720 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Willie Earl Hoskins, 18, 605 Cypress Ave., simple assault, jailed.
Daphne Nicole Scott, 28, 706 George St., simple assault, released on bond.
Tierra S. McGee, 24, 1305 Plantation Drive, disturbance of family, released on own recognizance.
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Tara Gandy holds a picture of her daughter, Joslin Napier, at the Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence in Biloxi in front of a mural honoring other domestic violence homicide victims. Napier was shot and killed Oct. 4, 2022 by a former partner in Waynesboro. That case is set to go to trial in the spring. Napier's death pushed Gandy to learn about domestic violence and spread awareness. Credit: Mina Corpuz/Mississippi Today

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Domestic violence deaths reflect families’ loss and grief
By DEBBIE SKIPPER AND MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,03/21/25-1:58PM , 1909 Reads 9,201 Statewide
Senate bill to study domestic violence deaths in an effort to help people stay safe and prevent future deaths gives families hope for change

It was like seeing the writing on the wall and waiting for the worse to happen.
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Crime report for 3/19-3/20
Fri,03/21/25-2:00AM , 1586 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Willie James Nichols, 37, 408 W. Claiborne Ave., possession of controlled substance, jailed.
Mary C. Ainsworth, 54, 500 E. Barton St., simple assault, released on bond.
Jackie Roberson, 48, 3012 McKennedy Drive, driving without a license, no insurance, expired tag, released on own recognizance.
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Crime report for 3/18-3/19
Thu,03/20/25-2:00AM , 1693 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
INCIDENTS
On March 18 around 6:32 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the 300 block of Birch Street regarding a man expressing thoughts of self-harm. The man eventually calmed down and was determined to not be a threat to himself or others by paramedics.
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