There are 12 article(s) tagged Olive Branch Police Department:

• August 2024

  • Olive Branch man indicted on attempted murder of police officer

    Colby Towles, 34, was indicted on two counts, one for attempted murder and another for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer stemming from his arrest in March.

    By Rob Moore August 16, 2024

• June 2024

  • Decertified Collierville police officer resigned after accusations of lying, misusing service weapon

    A former Collierville officer had his service weapon while working as an armed security officer at a secondary job.

    By Abigail Warren June 21, 2024

  • Officer decertified in Tennessee, no longer employed by Olive Branch

    DeMario Pree, who previously worked for Collierville and was employed by Olive Branch police, was dismissed from the Mississippi department after he was decertified by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. 

    By Abigail Warren June 20, 2024

• March 2024

  • Olive Branch man accused of firing at police could face attempted-murder charges

    Colby Alan Towles, first charged with two counts of aggravated assault on an officer, could now face charges that carry a life sentence.

    By Rob Moore March 15, 2024

  • Olive Branch man arrested in Missouri following shoot-out with police

    A manhunt for a man accused of opening fire at police officers Monday morning led law enforcement officers to Springfield, Missouri.

    By Rob Moore March 12, 2024

  • MBI investigating officer-involved shooting

    Olive Branch police and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation are investigating an officer-involved shooting after a suspect fired at officers during a traffic stop. An officer returned fire.

    By Rob Moore March 11, 2024

• April 2023

  • Olive Branch police to offer active shooter training at Chamber luncheon

    With the Nashville private school shooting still resonating, the Olive Branch Police Department will offer a workplace safety training program to Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce members next week.

    By Toni Lepeska April 06, 2023

• October 2022

  • Olive Branch police mingle with citizens, show off new cameras

    The Olive Branch Police Department welcomed residents to headquarters this week to demonstrate some of the new technology available to officers.

    By Toni Lepeska October 11, 2022

• July 2022

  • New Olive Branch top cop wants to be a ‘working chief’

    New Olive Branch police chief William Cox hopes to build a strong sense of morale within the department. 

    By Toni Lepeska July 23, 2022

• June 2022

  • Wounding of two Olive Branch officers in 2006 remains a mystery

    Early in a June morning in 2006, two Olive Branch police officers approached a suspected stolen car. Gunfire erupted and 16 years later, authorities are still looking for the shooter.

    By Toni Lepeska June 29, 2022

  • Olive Branch stays in-house selecting Bill Cox as police chief

    Olive Branch’s new police chief steps up to his new role after serving as the department’s deputy chief.

    By Toni Lepeska June 08, 2022

• May 2022

  • Six finalists in line for Olive Branch police chief post

    Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams has narrowed the list of finalists who’ve interviewed for the job of police chief Don Gammage, whose last day will be June 30.

    By Toni Lepeska May 28, 2022