Law Enforcement — Page 3

MONTGOMERY — In the wake of Saturday night’s deadly mass shooting in Montgomery, Gov. Kay Ivey is increasing the presence of law enforcement in the capital city’s downtown area. “All […]

HUNTSVILLE – The shooting death in of an Army officer at his Huntsville home in 2013 remains under investigation and now authorities have offered a $25,000 reward. According to a […]

Decatur resident shoots, kills burglar inside home

DECATUR – Decatur police are investigating a shooting death during a burglary over the weekend. According to a news release, just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a burglary […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Police Department is launching a feedback initiative today, sending text surveys to individuals after receiving assistance from HPD personnel. Surveys will be sent within 24-72 hours […]

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed last year’s murder conviction of William Thomas Maddux of Cullman, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced. Maddux, 35, was convicted in the […]

Decatur drug bust nets $1.1M in meth; 4 arrests

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 […]

HPD's Special Ops Division moving to city's growing westside

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 […]