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Emergency Missing Child Alert issued for 3-year-old Winston County boy
WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — An Emergency Missing Child Alert was issued Friday for a 3-year-old Winston County boy. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Adam Cole Crysell was last seen May 31 around 11:00 a.m. in the are of County Road 39 in Addison. ALEA said Crysell was...
Bicyclist airlifted to hospital after hit by vehicle in Decatur
A bicyclist was airlifted to Huntsville Hospital after being hit by a vehicle Thursday, according to police. The Decatur Police Department says officers, along with Decatur Fire and Decatur Morgan EMS, were dispatched to the 3100 block of Modaus Road SW about 9:56 a.m. to respond to the incident. When...
Alabama man charged in Hartselle Walmart theft case
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A south Alabama man has been charged, accused of working with a woman to steal from the Hartselle Walmart 14 times in three months. The Decatur Daily reports Dakota Anderson has been charged with organized retail theft. He’s accused of using barcodes for cheaper items to...
Somerville man arrested after driving away from checkpoint
MORGAN CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A Somerville man was arrested after he allegedly sped away from a checkpoint Sunday night. According to our news partners at the Decatur Daily, Fred Walton Carter drove up to the checkpoint slow and steady before he quickly drove off and ignored commands to stop. Morgan County deputies chased Carter down until he pulled into a parking lot on East Upper River Road.
Search underway in Kansas for grave of Alabama man missing since 1988
Law enforcement officials in Kansas are asking for help as they attempt to find where an Alabama man missing for 36 years is reportedly buried. The Butler County (Kansas) Sheriff’s Office is searching for the grave of Ricky L. Nelms, a Moulton man who reportedly disappeared in 1988. The...
Decatur City Council president calls for outside agency to review police department
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Decatur City leaders are calling for a closer look into the Decatur Police Department. Decatur City Council President Jacob Ladner announced his plan to bring an outside agency in for an “independent review” of the police department. He says now is the time for...
Decatur Police Chief releases plan aimed to bridge the gap between residents and police
Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion has laid out a plan for review that would ‘bridge the gap’ in a fractured relationship between some members of the community and the police department, but some community leaders say they were left out of the process.
Priceville police: Couple used stolen ID of elderly family member to open credit accounts
Police on Thursday arrested a couple accused of using the stolen identity of an 86-year-old family member to open numerous bank and credit card accounts, according to a Priceville Police Department statement.
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