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2024年11月3日 · Richland Police Department is investigating a road rage incident that left one person shot. Police say the incident happened around 3:48 p.m. The victim is currently in the hospital, and the condition of the victim is unknown.

2022年12月22日 · A hostage situation inside a Walmart in Richland ended when a police officer shot and killed the suspect — a 21-year-old woman from Arkansas.The incident was initially reported about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday by the Richland Police Department on social media, saying, "RPD is working an incident at Walmart involving a weapon.

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2023年3月2日 · RICHLAND, Miss. — Two Richland schools were placed on lockdown Thursday morning after a call came in about a possible gun on campus. Richland High School and neighboring Richland Upper Elementary School were locked down while Richland police and Rankin County sheriff's deputies assessed the threat, school officials said.

2025年1月28日 · Pearl police Chief Nick McLendon said in a statement that Jeremy Rast was hired based on the chief's recommendation.. While serving as a rookie police officer for the Richland Police Department, Rast was fired last June for making racial remarks while responding to a domestic disturbance call.

2023年7月4日 · A former Richland police officer has been implicated for his role in a January Rankin County assault involving two Black men. Police Chief Nick McLendon confirmed former officer, Joshua Hartfield, was implicated for his role in the beating and torturing of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker in a Facebook post.

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2024年3月22日 · JACKSON, Miss. — A former Richland K9 police officer — the last of a group of former lawmen known as “The Goon Squad” — was sentenced to 10 years for his part in a racist attack on two Black men.. Joshua Hartfield, 32, along with five former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies, pleaded guilty in August to brutalizing Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker for two …