CRIME & SAFETY
Mobile woman gets 20 years for ‘senseless’ killing after man cut in line at seafood store
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The prosecutor, defendant and judge at a murder sentencing hearing Thursday all used the same word to describe the fatal shooing in May 2020 – “senseless.”. Titiana Overton Shelton, 38, of Mobile, was a crane operator with no prior convictions that day when she...
Woman arrested after stealing items from Walmart twice: Mobile Police
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman was arrested Thursday after she was allegedly caught stealing for the second time in a week, according to a news release from the Mobile Police Department. 32-year-old Marilyn Elaine Rivers was arrested Thursday on a retail theft charge. The release said officers were called to the Walmart on the […]
Dollar General robbery’s second suspect turns herself in: Mobile Police
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A second person is in jail after a robbery at a Dollar General on Airport Boulevard, according to a news release from the Mobile Police Department. 31-year-old Marquese Zanetta Armstrong turned herself in on Wednesday, May 1. According to the release, officers were called to a Dollar General on Airport Boulevard […]
18-year-old Mobile resident identified as Mississippi drowning victim
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Authorities in Mississippi’s George County have identified Jose Garcia, 18, of Mobile, as the drowning victim recovered from the Escatawpa River over the weekend. It was shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday when the George County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of the Escatawpa River...
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