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Mobile PD investigates stabbing at Wendy’s in Tillman’s Corner
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police are investigating a report of a stabbing at the Wendy’s on U.S. 90 in Tillman’s corner. A heavy police presence was on the scene at the restaurant on U.S. 90 in Tillman’s Corner Thursday afternoon. Police have not yet released details...
Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine says he will reject settlement offer
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Police Chief Paul Prine said Thursday he will reject a settlement offer made by the city, setting up a likely showdown at next week’s City Council meeting. Faced with a noon Friday deadline to accept the offer, Prine told FOX10 News on Thursday that the...
Cities are ending their ShotSpotter contracts, but the sensors themselves are staying
Chicago and Mobile, Alabama, are cutting ties with ShotSpotter, the controversial gunshot detection company — but the sensors that notify police about shootings probably aren’t going anywhere, according to a new report from Wired and South Side Weekly. Internal ShotSpotter emails reviewed by Wired and South Side Weekly...
Suspended Mobile police chief, mayor’s administration remain at odds over severance
A dispute continues over a severance package offered to suspended Police Chief Paul Prine, who could be fired by the Mobile City Council by Tuesday. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s administration, through a spokesperson Thursday, said Prine has until noon Friday to accept their latest offer. If he does not, the “City Council will have to vote to remove him from office.”
Mobile asks judge to dismiss wrongful-death suit related to fatal police raid
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The city on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging that a SWAT Team officer unlawfully shot a man last year. The city maintains that the plaintiff’s attorney, Willie Huntley, failed to file a claim with the city within six months of the March 2023 incident, as required by law. The city also argues that the civil complaint fails to sufficiently allege specific wrongdoing by the city.
Thursday Baseball Roundup: Mobile Christian sweeps Shelby County, Fayette County stuns Piedmont
No. 9-ranked Mobile Christian swept past No. 5 Shelby County on Thursday in a battle of top 10 teams in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs. The Leopards won the opener 13-2 in five innings and the nightcap 9-2. In the opener, Mobile Christian scored seven runs in...
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