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Deadly crash near Creola under investigation
CREOLA, Ala. (WKRG) — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a deadly Monday morning crash near Creola. An ALEA news release said the single-vehicle crash happened around 6:30 a.m. on Interstate 65 near the 21-mile marker. The Creola Fire Department posted on their Facebook that there were multiple fatalities in the accident. Troopers with […]
Mobile woman stabs her child’s father during an argument: MPD
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A man was stabbed Sunday morning after an argument between him and the mother of his child, according to the Mobile Police Department. An MPD news release said officers were called to the 3400 block of Dandale Drive around 11:40 a.m. Sunday for a report of a person with a stab […]
Mobile men to be tried as adults in fatal ambush shooting of teenager, judge rules
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge on Monday turned down requests by a pair of capital murder defendants to be treated as “youthful offenders” in a case involving the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl. Lamonyae Laburn Forrest, 20, and Semaj James, 18, were both teenagers at the...
Police identify driver in pursuit ending in crash on Bel Air Boulevard
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Police have released new details on a pursuit that ended in a crash on Bel Air Boulevard Saturday night. They identify the driver as Dwayne Alan Davis. From Mobile Police:. On Saturday, June 15, 2024, at approximately 10:22 p.m., officers attempted to initiate a traffic...
Neighborhood on high alert after ring doorbell footage shows man throwing wrench
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A shocking Ring doorbell video released by the Mobile Police Department shows a man throwing a wrench into a home and then running away. MPD is now asking for the public’s help to identify the man. However, this video has caused some concern for those who live in the neighborhood. Milton […]
Mississippi man killed in head-on collision on Airport Blvd. in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — According to ALEA, a two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:48 a.m. Saturday, June 15, has claimed the life of a Lucedale, Miss., man. John Wilma Holyfield, 66, was fatally injured when the 2024 Toyota Corolla he was driving collided head-on with the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Shawn Allen Kruse, 35, of Moss Point, Miss. Holyfield was pronounced deceased at the scene. Kruse was injured and transported to University Hospital for medical treatment.
Mobile woman accused of credit card fraud (15 counts): MPD
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile woman was arrested Saturday after she used another person’s credit card multiple times, according to the Mobile Police Department. An MPD news release said officers were called to the 1300 block of E. Rosefield Drive around 5:45 p.m. Saturday. LOCATION: When officers arrived, they found 59-year-old Anita Ann Collins, […]
Daphne man killed in Semmes crash with semi
SEMMES, Ala. (WPMI) — A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:12 a.m. Sunday, June 16, has claimed the life of a Daphne man. Yancy David Baker, 44, was fatally injured when the 2017 Kia Sportage he was driving collided head-on with the 2023 Freightliner Cascadia driven by Darrell Charles Bassett Jr., 33, of Mobile. After the initial collision, the Freightliner struck the 2020 Ford Edge driven by Nolan Ryan Terry, 26, of Crawfordville, Fla.
Police seek man in connection to April Prichard homicide
PRICHARD, Ala. (WPMI) — In connection with the April 28th homicide investigation of Justin Slater, Prichard Police are looking to question 26-year-old Jerry Wayne Jones. Investigators believe that a dispute may have ensued between the two subjects which subsequently led to Slater being gunned down. Any with knowledge of...
Defense attorneys for accused Mobile rapist argue for declaration of incompetency
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Attorneys for accused rapist Douglas Dunson, charges in a brutal 2018 attack in the parking garage of the RSA building, are asking a Judge to declare Dunson permanently incompetent. The motion filed Monday morning, states the defenses positions that “there is no substantial probability that...
Chickasaw woman turns herself in after shooting: Mobile Police
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman turned herself in at Mobile County Metro Jail Friday in connection with a shooting last Tuesday, according to officials. 51-year-old Domonique Racquel Dennis of Chickasaw turned herself in at Metro Jail for the shooting that happened on June 11 at Craft Highway and Craft Court. According to an MPD […]
Mobile Police investigating Clinton Street shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police are investigating after a person was shot on Clinton Street early Sunday morning. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the 2200 block of Clinton Street around 1:20 a.m. Sunday for a shooting. LOCATION: Officers said when they got to the scene they found that a […]
Second dog dies in Toulminville fire
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man who lost his home in a fire on O’Connor Street says a second dog was killed in the blaze. Derrick Prim says his second dog, Koaz, was found in the home under some clothes. He says he had earlier found the first dog...
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