Crime — Page 4

HUNTSVILLE – An overnight shooting in north Huntsville left four people wounded and the suspect behind bars after struggling with officers, Huntsville police said. According to HPD, officers responded to […]

HUNTSVILLE – A suspect has been arrested but Huntsville police are seeking witnesses for information about Monday’s fatal shooting in west Huntsville. Byron Alexander Peterson, 22, of Huntsville was arrested […]

HUNTSVILLE – A Huntsville man has been arrested and charged with murder following a shooting Monday evening. Byron Alexander Peterson, 22, was arrested in connection with the death of 53-year-old […]

ATHENS — A “self-proclaimed” member of the Sinaloa drug cartel is in custody following an alleged shooting incident on I-65 near the Elkmont, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office. […]

MONTGOMERY — In what she called one of the most difficult decisions she’s had to make, Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Rocky Myers to life in […]

HUNTSVILLE – A Huntsville man has been found guilty of multiple felony charges following an extensive investigation by the Huntsville Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. Justin Norfleet, 29, was found […]

FLORENCE — A Florence night school student has been charged with making terroristic threats, according to the Florence Police Department. Jadarus Foster, 18, was arrested Monday after a Florence Police […]

HANCEVILLE — In the wake of the arrests of the police chief and four officers, the Hanceville Police Department has been placed on administrative leave, Mayor Jim Sawyer announced Thursday. […]

CULLMAN — Calling the Hanceville Police Department “more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency,” a Cullman County grand jury called for the HPD to be abolished. The […]

WASHINGTON – An Athens man pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy last year to hack into the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]

JACKSONVILLE — An Anniston man arrested Saturday for violating a protection order also faces weapons and drugs charges, according to Jacksonville police. Austin Health Church, 37, of Anniston was arrested […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Police Department said it has obtained critical new evidence indicating that missing 37-year-old Ronald Leslie Dumas Jr. was abducted in December. This development marks a significant […]

HUNTSVILLE — A handgun discharged inside a second-grader’s backpack and the bullet struck another student’s backpack but no one was injured in the incident Thursday at Huntsville’s Challenger Elementary School. […]

Safe Alabama: Ivey launches public safety package

MONTGOMERY – Vowing to “create a safer Alabama,” Gov. Kay Ivey unveiled a bipartisan-backed public safety package during her State of the State address Tuesday. “Bolstering public safety is my […]

HUNTSVILLE — The mother of two toddlers was arrested on child abuse charges after deputies found a garbage-strewn apartment with feces on the walls. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — A 21-year-old man was arrested for the murder of a convenience store employee Saturday night, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced. Jahree Daiquan Williams has been charged with […]

Attorney general office bomber sentenced to 10 years

MONTGOMERY – The man accused of setting off a bomb at the office of Attorney General Steve Marshall last February was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, Marshall announced. […]

DECATUR — Lock your doors and windows. The Decatur Police Department is warning the River City about a sexual predator who has broken into houses in the area and assaulted […]

FORT PAYNE — Labeling the suspects as “evil monsters,” DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden announced Tuesday the arrest of eight North Alabama men on charges of Traveling to Meet a […]

ATHENS — An Athens woman was arrested by the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly stealing close to $1 million from people across the globe. Amy Dianne Elmore Downs, 57, […]

MADISON — A Bob Jones High School student has been arrested after bringing a firearm to school Monday morning. According to Madison City Schools, school resource officers promptly confiscated and […]

HUNTSVILLE – A second suspect from Huntsville has been arrested in Kentucky for the shooting death of James Grays, 35, of Huntsville. The Huntsville Police Department has charged Erica Lashawn Baker, […]

HUNTSVILLE – A teen-ager has been arrested in last month’s deadly shooting on Meridian Street, according to the Huntsville Police Department. Seven Nelson, 19, is charged with reckless murder in […]

HUNTSVILLE — Called the “gold standard for evidence investigation,” a state-of-the-art forensic laboratory joined the state’s toolbox in the war on crime. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences opened its […]