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The Hattiesburg Police Department’s Public Information Office is located inside the police department’s headquarters and is headed by two Public Information Officers (PIOs), Sgt. Allen Murray and LaKeisha Bryant.
In order to allow HPD to help keep the citizens of Hattiesburg and visitors knowledgeable of crime and activities associated with the police department, the public information officers are responsible for sustaining a close relationship with media outlets, including its local agencies: The Hattiesburg American, WDAM and WHLT.
Furthermore, besides writing media releases, representing the department at public events and helping to coordinate ceremonies and other special functions, the PIOs are also responsible for conducting the department’s newly-designed radio show. The HPD Radio Show is recorded each week and is aired on WQID 105.3, a local radio station, on Saturdays at 1:00pm and Tuesday evenings at 5:00. HPD encourages everyone to tune in to their show!
Additional information can be obtained from this office by calling one of the following numbers: 601-554-3742, 601-297-9227 or 601-408-2206; however, because police activities are a continuous, twenty-four hour operation, there is always one PIO on-call for emergencies or events taking place after the office closes at 5:00 pm on Monday – Friday.
