CRIME & SAFETY

An Altoona woman died Saturday night when she was struck by a vehicle on Alabama Highway 132 in Etowah County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Catie K. Caudle, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene, at the highway’s 9-mile marker within the Altoona city limits, after she was struck at 7:06 p.m. by a 2012 Jeep Wrangler driven by Belinda N. Galimore, 64, also of Altoona.

A pedestrian was hit and killed by an oncoming vehicle early on Saturday evening in neighboring Etowah County. According to Alabama State Troopers the incident occurred just after 7:00pm on Alabama 132 when the 2012 Jeep Wrangler hit, and fatally injured, a 33 year old Altoona woman. The driver, a resident from Altoona as well – told the officers, that she simply didn’t see the woman – who was wearing dark clothing – until it was too late.

A car collided with a deer overnight in Cherokee County, that at 3:17 Monday morning on County Road 51. According to Alabama State Trooper reports the driver was just shaken up in the mishap, and fortunately was not injured.

Arrests are based on probable cause; all subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Currently, there are 107 inmates housed in the Cherokee County Detention Center.

BOAZ, Ala. (WAFF) - A home on McGhee Street in Boaz was destroyed following a fire, displacing 10 people on Sunday. Boaz Fire & Rescue Captain James Ramsey said crews were able to contain the fire at 3 p.m. after receiving the call at 10:55 a.m. for 298 McGhee Street. Ramsey believes the fire started in the garage and then spread to the home, making the home a “total loss.”

PIEDMONT, Ala. (WIAT) — Officers with the Piedmont Police Department announced the arrest of two men after allegedly burglarizing and assaulting a juvenile Sunday. According to PPD, officers saw a juvenile get out of a vehicle at a grocery store parking lot and had a bloody face. It was reported that the juvenile was in […]

A one vehicle accident took place early Sunday morning, here in Cherokee County. Law enforcement officials found an overturned car at 5:35am at 1310 Sand Valley Road, but no driver was present. Moments later, the juvenile driver returned to the scene and he was checked out by medics. The cause...

We now have more information on an accident that occurred in Cherokee County on Friday, just before noon. According to the Alabama State Troopers Post in Jacksonville at 11:55am on County Road 8 – the driver of a 2005 Toyota Avalon swerved to avoid a deer in the road, lost control and then rolled the vehicle over.

Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash – taking place early Thursday afternoon in Cherokee County. According to Alabama State Trooper reports the crash occurred at 1:38pm on County Road 29 and involved a 2004 Mustang that left the roadway and then traveled into a field, before coming to a stop – after rolling over several times. Both the driver – a male from Helena, Georgia – and passenger – a male from Florida – were taken for treatment, to area medical facilities.

It was bound to happen. The good thing is no lives were lost or changed forever. The truck speeding down Broad Street in Gadsden took the front off of the building occupied by Downtown Gadsden Inc. As I was growing up in the city, the building was known as Runt’s Place, and was a seriously overlooked site by African Americans.

There was a somewhat “Strange Occurrence” – which took place in the City of Centre Tuesday afternoon – as a Box Truck caught fire near the Cherokee Plaza. Fortunately, units with the Centre Fire Department quickly responded to the scene – and knocked down the flames in moments.

Jacksonville, AL – The Jacksonville Police Department has shared the weekly stats for the dates of 9/10/2023 -9/17/2023. There were a total of 261 answered calls for service. There were 61 criminal incident/offense reports taken. There were 11 felony arrest made and 25 misdemeanor arrests. There were 13 traffic accidents, 111 traffic stops, and 49 […]

One person was reportedly injured early Tuesday morning, in a two-vehicle wreck on Armory Road in Centre. That accident occurred at 7:25am in front of Centre Elementary School – and law enforcement is now on the scene. Please exercise caution in that area for awhile or avoid the area...

Alabama State Troopers, Saturday in Etowah County responded to two separate auto accidents with injuries. Both took place early, and both were single vehicle wrecks – the first involved a 2007 BMW that crashed on U.S. 431 at 4:40am. According to reports, three people – the male driver, and...

A two-vehicle wreck reportedly occurred in Cherokee County at around 4:55 Monday morning. That wreck took place on Alabama Highway 35 – and it appears, that fortunately, no one was hurt in the mishap. We’ll update this story as soon as additional information can be provided by State Troopers....

CALHOUN COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Two people were killed Friday afternoon in a crash that occurred on Mountain View Road, approximately 10 miles north of Jacksonville. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Roger Measles, 40, of Jacksonville, was injured when the motorcycle he was operating struck a trailer that was being towed by a Dodge […]

Piedmont, AL – The City of Piedmont Police Department lists their activity for the public to view. Within this report are some abbreviations that may not be known to everyone. F.T.A – Failure to Appear, someone did not go to a court date and a judge has issued a warrant for their arrest. F.T.P. – Failure […]

The Leesburg Police Department in Alabama had two notable incidents this week. In the first incident, K-9 Officer Matthew Walker and his partner Draco discovered a significant amount of suspected cocaine during a routine traffic stop. The second incident involved a collision between a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle, resulting in one person being injured.

The driver of an overturned vehicle was luckily only shaken up, according to reports early Sunday. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle and reportedly overturned in a ditch along Alabama Highway 68 East at County Road 702. That crash occurred around 8:35 Sunday morning. We’ll have more information...

A Georgia man was hurt in a single-vehicle wreck Saturday here in Cherokee County (Alabama). According to Alabama State Troopers – the accident occurred at 3:10pm on County Road 16, when the driver, a male from Rome, Georgia – lost control of his 2008 Mitsubishi and crashed. He was shaken up in that wreck, and was taken for treatment to an area hospital.