Law Enforcement — Page 3
DECATUR — A narcotics raid on a Decatur hotel resulted in four arrests and more than $1.1 million in methamphetamine, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said today. The operation was […]
HARTSELLE — The driver of a car involved in a police chase and fatal crash Saturday night has been jailed on a murder charge after his release from the hospital […]
MADISON – Madison City Schools has welcomed a new four-legged member to its safety team. Gemini, a black Labrador trained in advanced weapons detection, is now rotating among the district’s […]
ATHENS — A Limestone County Sheriff’s Office online child exploitation sting netted nearly a dozen men on trafficking and child sex charges recently. “Operation Summer Heat,” conducted over Labor Day […]
HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Police Department’s Zero in the Zone initiative, launched to boost school zone enforcement during the first month of the 2025-2026 school year, led to a significant […]
HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Police are encouraging residents to take simple precautions after noticing an uptick in car break-ins and stolen items. From January through June 2025, there were 435 reported […]
MONTGOMERY – While no traffic fatalities were reported on two of the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend, six people died – including in Colbert and Lauderdale counties – during the […]
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the murder conviction of Sean Kevin Sutton of Athens, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today. Sutton, 54, was convicted in […]
HUNTSVILLE – A weeks-long campaign to help keep drunk drivers off the road resulted in several arrests and dozens of citation, the Huntsville Police Department said. The department wrapped up […]
DECATUR – A nearly month-long effort to locate and arrest people with outstanding felony warrants resulted in nearly three dozen arrests, Decatur Police said Thursday. At the direction of Chief […]
HUNTSVILLE – There will be a lot of blue and gold today in the Rolling Hills neighborhood in north Huntsville to celebrate Mae Jemison High School Homecoming and the Homecoming […]
GUNTERSVILLE — Two Horton residents are facing child pornography charges after an investigation and arrests by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release. The sheriff’s office said […]
HUNTSVILLE — In a move to strengthen operations and improve response time and community accessibility to a growing South Huntsville, the Huntsville Police Department’s South Precinct headquarters is planning a […]
HUNTSVILLE — To accommodate its growing operations and improve coordination among specialized units, the Huntsville Police Department’s Special Operations Division is relocating to a renovated space on Huntsville’s westside. The […]
HUNTSVILLE – Not waiting for the actual Labor Day holiday, the Huntsville Police Department’s DUI Task Force is launching a citywide crackdown on impaired driving starting today. The traffic safety […]
HUNTSVILLE – The North Alabama Drug Task Force, hosted by the Huntsville Police Department, recently dismantled a large-scale drug trafficking organization in the first investigation conducted under Alabama’s newly enacted […]
MONTGOMERY – To strengthen the fight against human trafficking, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency have launched Alabama Combats Trafficking. “I am encouraging all […]
HUNTSVILLE — With hundreds of citations and written warnings issued to motorists, the Huntsville Police Department is driving the message home after the first year of the city’s hands-free ordinance. […]
HUNTSVILLE – A joint investigation into a deadly house fire in northwest Huntsville determined the incident is a murder-suicide involving a father and his child. Just before 3 p.m.,Tuesday, Huntsville […]
HUNTSVILLE — A Hunsville middle school student died from his injuries Tuesday after he was hit by a car while bike riding in South Huntsville. According to Huntsville Police, Kallel […]
ATHENS — A Hoover man has been jailed on human trafficking charges following an investigation by the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. According to the sheriff’s office, Hayel […]
ATHENS — An Athens woman has been charged with capital murder in the “brutal assault” of her infant, the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said. Morgan Skye Thornton was arrested Friday […]
HUNTSVILLE – A Huntsville man has been indicted on child sexual exploitation charges, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona of the Northern District office of Alabama announced. According to a news […]
