CRIME & SAFETY
After serving 31 years, Alabama inmate Robert George celebrates release from prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Tuesday marked a day 31 years in the marking for Robert George, who celebrated his release from prison. Convicted of manslaughter in 1994, George was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in the fatal shooting of Mary Dale. Dale’s mother wrote her support for George’s release in an […]
Alabama troopers investigate after metal beam goes through windshield on I-65, kills driver
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in the investigation into the death of a Gardendale man killed when debris struck his SUV on I-65. Jason H. Fields, 41, was driving a 2021 Ford Bronco on I-65 about a mile south of Warrior Monday when authorities said a small metal beam hit his windshield.
Body of missing Alabama man found in Kentucky
The body of an Alabama man missing since April 7 was found this weekend in Kentucky. Searchers found the body of Roy Jackson, 83, of Florence, on Saturday in underbrush near Trusty Cemetery in Dawson Springs, Ky. According to WPKY, Caldwell County Sheriff Don Weedman said Jackson’s remains were found...
12-year-old Alabama suspected car thief caught speeding in stolen vehicle, police say
A 12-year-old Alabama theft suspect is facing 18 felony charges after he was caught driving, and speeding in, a stolen vehicle. Tuscaloosa police say the adolescent is suspected in a rash of vehicle thefts over the past two months. He was taken into custody Saturday after an officer spotted him...
Alabama body camera rules are transparent as duct tape
This is an opinion cartoon. Police in Alabama don’t have to worry about removing the lens cap of their body camera. GOP lawmakers have duct taped it shut. Want a little transparency with your access to police body cam evidence? You’re on your own in Alabama. The best you can hope for is a leaked video. Anything else is like pulling teeth.
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