CRIME & SAFETY
Alabama police shooting protesters reject plea deal: ‘They want their day in court’
Minutes after Decatur’s municipal court opened Friday morning, the assistant city attorney asked to be dismissed. A family law attorney — representing pro bono seven Steve Perkins supporters charged with disorderly conduct — said none of her clients were interested in a plea deal. “How long you...
Body found after fire on Hwy. 72 in Limestone Co., death investigation underway
LIMESTONE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville Police are investigating after a body was found early Friday morning. According to Huntsville Police, officers responded to the finding of a dead person near 29944 Hwy. 72 around 2:30 a.m. Limestone County Coroner Mike West says the body was found in an empty...
Police investigating after child shot at Twice Daily in Madison
The Madison Police Department says they are investigating after a child was shot at Twice Daily on Graphics Drive on Friday. Captain Terrell Cook with Madison Police says that when officers arrived on scene the victim was nowhere to be found and that it wasn't until HEMSI received a call about a child with a gunshot wound that they were able to locate the victim.
Hartselle man accused of strangling wife over divorce argument
HARTSELLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A Hartselle man was arrested over the weekend, accused of trying to strangle his wife. According to the Decatur Daily, Carl Deleo III is accused of getting into an argument with his wife about divorce, and then strangling her as she tried to call 911 for help.
‘A balance of strength and empathy’: The trials and rewards of 911 dispatch
Halfway between Decatur and Hartselle, a small team of 911 dispatchers answer 230,000 emergency calls per year for Morgan County’s 34 law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies. They work 12-hour shifts. There’s mandatory overtime. And every time the phones ring — and they ring incessantly — it could be anything on the other line: a complaint about an incorrect McDonald’s order, a cat stuck in a tree or, on the other end of the spectrum, the raw anguish of a family desperately seeking to save their dying child.
4 arrested following drug trafficking operation in Elkmont
ELKMONT, Ala. (WAFF) - Four people in Elkmont were arrested earlier this week in connection to a drug trafficking operation, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said over one pound of Methamphetamine, three firearms, and a numerous variation of pills were seized after reports of...
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