CRIME & SAFETY
One dead after hit-and-run on Memorial Parkway in Huntsville
One man has died following a hit-and-run Monday, according to police. The Huntsville Police Department says Marquez Williams was attempting to cross Memorial Parkway on foot, outside of a crosswalk, when a vehicle struck him and left the scene. Police say Williams was taken to Huntsville Hospital where he later...
Man held on $500k bond following drug bust in Decatur
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Three people out of Morgan County were arrested on Monday following a drug bust in Decatur. The Decatur Police Department’s Vice/Narcotics Unit opened an investigation in reference to methamphetamine being sold in southwest Decatur. During the investigation, Jacies Vaughn was developed as the primary suspect....
Several guns stolen from vehicles across south Huntsville; police warn residents to stay aware
The Huntsville Police Department spoke exclusively with WAAY 31 news about their investigation into the increasing number of vehicle break-ins in south Huntsville. According to police, throughout the past two months 29 vehicles have been broken into with items stolen from cash to guns. Officer Michael Tucker says the thieves...
Man out of jail following standoff at Huntsville apartment complex
Questions still remain after a man who barricaded himself and two children inside an apartment at Westlake Apartments Thursday in Huntsville got out of jail on a $15,000 bond. John Perez faces several domestic violence charges, including strangulation or suffocation, which is a felony. Bondsmen only require 10 percent of...
Family heartbroken after dogs hit by car on Rodgers Drive; says car didn't stop
Heartbreak for a Huntsville family after their dogs were hit by a car on Rodgers Drive Friday afternoon. They say one of the dogs was killed and the other badly injured. Renee Brooks says her family is still in shock following the events that unfolded Friday afternoon. She says the worst part about it is that the driver did not even stop after running over both dogs.
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