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Waveland Police Department

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Waveland Police Department

Proudly Serving and Protecting the Citizens of Waveland In this charter a Town Marshall and Tax Collector were appointed by the administration. Dorn.

The Waveland Police Department's rich history goes back to the initial charter that the Town of Waveland started with. That trend continued until the sixties. The Deputy Marshall's were all volunteers made up of the residents of the Town of Waveland dedicated to the well being of the community. Upon the Town of Waveland's decision to become a City, a Chief of Police was named. The first Chief of P

olice named was Donald A. The police department still utilized the auxiliary officers of the city to make up the largest part of the police department. The full time police officer's grew as the City of Waveland grew larger in number, including an Asst. Chief and investigators. Through the 1980’s the full time police officers were around 8 full time and still depended on auxiliary officers to keep the city protected 24 hours a day. Into the 90's the full time police department expanded in numbers to include criminal investigators and a narcotics investigator working with a task force. The Hancock County Narcotics Task Force was made up of a Waveland Police Officer, Hancock County Sheriff's Deputy and a Bay St. Louis Police Officer. The task force was instrumental in hundreds of narcotics cases being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. In 2001, The Chief of Police, Donald A. Dorn ended his career and retired after more than 30 years of service to the citizens of the City of Waveland. Chief Dorn is credited with the overwhelming success of the Waveland Police Department, which was constantly applauded for its efforts in all facets of law enforcement. Chief Dorn is a great leader who gave of himself unselfishly to the citizens of Waveland and his police personnel. A new Chief of Police was named in January of 1992. An eight year veteran, James Varnell was named the City of Waveland's second police chief. Varnell started his career in law enforcement in 1982 as a part time Deputy Sheriff with the Hancock County Sheriff's Office. In October of 1983 Varnell was hired by the City of Waveland as a patrol officer. Varnell was promoted to investigator in 1990 to be assigned to the first Hancock County Narcotics Task Force. In 1992 Varnell was named Police Chief to take the place of Donald Dorn who retired. With the City of Waveland’s growth, the police department kept up continued to expand along with the population. The department enjoyed the administration’s trust and supported the police department's goal to be an excellent department. With continued cooperation of the administrations through the nineties allowed the police department to keep up with technology and training to stay a very highly regarded department. The Waveland Police Department had continued growth with the addition of an Assistant Chief, Administrative Assistant, increased criminal and narcotics investigators, along with supervisors. The Waveland Police Department enjoys a great working relationship with Local, State and Federal agencies.

02/05/2026

Nereid's Parade will be held this Sunday in Waveland. The parade will start at 12 noon. Due to the high volume of foot traffic, Highway 90 will be closed at approximately 10 am.

01/30/2026

01/29/2026

Nereids Parade will be Sunday, Feb.8th. at 12:00 p.m.
There are parade RESTRICTIONS. We want everyone to have a good time but please read the following rules:

There will be no parking of vehicles, trailers, or recreational vehicles before 12:00a.m. (midnight) Saturday afternoon, Feb. 7th. Any vehicle parked on the right-of-way at any time that obstructs the view of traffic for cars going into or out of businesses will be towed at the owner's expense.

No golf carts allowed other than to cross Highway 90 at McLaurin Street. There will be a zero-tolerance policy on Hwy. 90 East or Westbound. Additionally, no golf carts are allowed on Waveland Avenue N. of the railroad tracks or Nicholson Ave, N. of the railroad tracks.

"Marking a spot" with rope, chairs, tape, etc. is not allowed.

Underage consumption of alcohol will not be tolerated.

Silly string, snap pops, skateboards, hover boards, skates, scooters, bikes, are not allowed on the route.

NO ANIMALS! Dogs, snakes, etc.

Drones of any kind are not allowed.

No glass containers on the parade route.

Please be courteous and use trash containers that are provided along the route.

01/12/2026

Beginning Monday, Jan. 12th, any vehicle that is parked in the former "Our Shopping Center" parking lot at the corner of Hwy. 90 and Waveland Ave. will be towed. The owner of the property has asked WPD to help assist with enforcing this matter. The owner of the property has posted signs on the property, but people continue to park vehicles on the property. This includes overnight parking of 18 wheelers.

If you have a vehicle on this property, please remove it. The owner of the vehicle will be responsible for any towing fees.

12/29/2025

Waveland will be conducting Extra Patrols and Check Points during the holiday season. PLEASE DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!

12/05/2025

Sweet dog found on Mclaurin in Waveland. Please contact Hancock County Dispatch 228-255-9191. He will be brought to Hancock Animal Shelter.

10/23/2025

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR!!! ALL REGISTERED GOLF CARTS IN THE CITY OF WAVELAND ARE REQUIRRED TO HAVE A RENEWAL STICKER FOR OCT 2026. THIS IS A YEARLY OCCURANCE.

The fee is $50.00 (no cash). Please come to the police department and renew or get your golf cart registered. If you are stopped and do not have a registration sticker or expired or no renewal sticker you can be fined over $100.00 plus court cost.

10/10/2025

Save the date!!!

10/09/2025

The subject that was being sought after yesterday in Waveland,Michael Oswalt, has been apprehended by B.S.L. P.D.
today!

10/08/2025

Suspect in Motor Vehicle Theft

09/15/2025

Waveland Police Department sponsored a free self defense class for women on Sept.12th at the Waveland Library. What a great turn out.

Address

1602 McLaurin Street
Waveland, MS
39576

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12284673669

Website

http://www.wavelandpolice.com/

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