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500 FBI employees to transfer to Huntsville

WASHINGTON -- FBI Director Kash Patel has ordered about 1,500 employees from the headquarters in Washington to be moved to field offices nationwide, including...

Hanceville PD on ‘administrative leave;’ Cullman County Sheriff’s Office to handle law enforcement

HANCEVILLE — In the wake of the arrests of the police chief and four officers, the Hanceville Police Department has been placed on administrative...

Britt, Tuberville urge Patel to fill slots at FBI’s campus on Redstone Arsenal

WASHINGTON – FBI Director Kash Patel told Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville he will fill open positions at the FBI's campus on Redstone...

In wake of Hanceville PD arrests, Cullman County grand jury calls for department to be abolished

CULLMAN — Calling the Hanceville Police Department "more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency," a Cullman County grand jury called for...

Huntsville police: No weapon charge for second-grader in firearm discharge incident

HUNTSVILLE – A second-grader will not face a weapon charge following an investigation into a handgun discharging incident last week at a Huntsville elementary...

Athens man pleads guilty to hacking SEC’s X account and causing Bitcoin value spike

WASHINGTON – An Athens man pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy last year to hack into the X account...

Anniston man arrested for violating protection order; found with weapons, possible explosive

JACKSONVILLE -- An Anniston man arrested Saturday for violating a protection order also faces weapons and drugs charges, according to Jacksonville police. Austin Health Church,...

Huntsville Police upgrade Dumas missing person investigation to abduction case

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...

Handgun goes off in second-grader’s backpack; no one injured

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...

Take a look behind the scenes of local law enforcement with Huntsville’s Citizens Police Academy

HUNTSVILLE – For anyone who wants to take a look behind the badge at how local law enforcement works, the Huntsville Police Department has...