CRIME & SAFETY

A two-vehicle crash in Chambers County has left one person dead. According to officials, the crash occurred on Saturday, May 27, at approximately 8:45 p.m., on U.S. 431 near Roanoke in Chambers County. 41-year-old Emily J. White was critically injured when the 2011 Toyota Camry she was driving collided head-on...

Joseph Blackstone of Valley is charged with attempted murder after he allegedly bit a Chambers County Sheriff’s deputy in a struggle over gunshots he was firing. According to Chambers County Sheriff Jeff Nelson on Tuesday night, an Alabama State Trooper, a Chambers County Deputy, and Reserve Deputy encountered a suspicious vehicle at Cusseta Travel Plaza on May 31, 2023, at approximately 10:35 CST.

LANETT — Captain Patrick McCullough of the Lanett Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID) talked to Lanett seniors recently about an incident that happened in Lanett some 86 years ago now. The post The 1936 Lanett police shooting: A retrospective appeared first on Valley Times-News.

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – A potentially volatile situation came to a peaceful resolution this week as Opelika officers apprehended a man who allegedly barricaded himself inside a residence with several young children and live-streamed the incident on social media. The suspect is now facing kidnapping charges.  On Tuesday, May 30 Opelika officers met with a […]

An Alabama woman was killed last week after her SUV left the road, overturned and struck a tree. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 6:07 p.m. Wednesday, and claimed the life of a Wadley woman. Katherine L. Tomblin, 38, was critically injured when the 1998 Ford Explorer she was driving...

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) -An Auburn man is facing charges after allegedly placing a hidden camera and recording an individual without their consent.  On May 31, 2023, Steven Eric Pilgrim, a 33-year-old resident of Auburn, AL, was arrested by Auburn Police on a felony warrant for voyeurism first degree.  The arrest followed a complaint received by […]

The Huntsville Police Department confirmed Officer Howard has been placed on administrative duty and has been stripped of his gun and badge.

Sixteen-year-old Makai Simpson doesn’t know how many bullets hit him while he was at his friend Alexis Dowdell’s birthday party in April. Doctors have removed two, and he’s still carrying around four. But he counts more gunshot wounds on his body. The Opelika High School football star...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - The Opelika Police Department is investigating a theft of property that occurred at an Ulta. On May 18, officers began investigating a theft of property, third degree, which occurred at Ulta - located at 2690 Enterprise Drive. The suspects, both females, are seen on surveillance video...

VALLEY, Ala. (WTVM) - The Valley Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one man dead. On May 31, at 9:37 p.m., officers responded to the Verandas Apartments, on Sydney Street, in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, they found 27-year-old Ericsson Sandoval laying in the roadway in front of a building. Sandoval had been shot multiple times and was deceased.

OPELIKA — Life is a series of small steps, and Keaijah “Ciyah” Robinson is determined to keep putting one foot in front of the other. The 16-year-old has been enjoying an early start to her summer, but already she is counting down the days until she can return to Opelika High School this fall.

Local police departments are inviting students to their annual junior police academies this summer to learn about law enforcement. Lanett Police Department is holding its annual Youth Police Academy program on June 20- June 23 whereas Valley Police Department’s Junior Police Academy will be July 10- July 14 this year.  Each program’s aim is to […] The post Local law enforcement announce upcoming Junior Police Academy’s appeared first on Valley Times-News.

CUSSETA, Ala. (WRBL) – A Valley man is facing numerous charges including Attempted Murder after a struggle with law enforcement leads to him allegedly biting a deputy and firing gunshots.  According to Chambers County Sheriff Jeff Nelson on Tuesday night, an Alabama State Trooper, a Chambers County Deputy, and Reserve Deputy encountered a suspicious vehicle […]

MUSCOGEE COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) – Over Memorial Day Weekend, the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Special Operation Unit arrested a “validated gang member” with previous convictions, who had an outstanding warrant from Lee County, Alabama. According to MCSO, the Special Operation Unit noticed Aaron Scarborough driving a vehicle on Veterans Parkway in Columbus, Georgia. Authorities initiated […]

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - The Opelika Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual who used counterfeit money at a local restaurant. According to the OPD, on May 5, a female purchased two dozen cookies from Subway, located at 2101 Frederick Road. The woman presented a fraudulent $100 bill before receiving change, and exiting the store.

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — Opelika Police has arrested and charged a man with enticing a child to enter a vehicle for immoral purposes in Auburn on May 22. Auburn Police received a report from the Opelika Police Department involving a child under the age of 16 interacting with an adult male suspect. Information indicated the […]

A man wearing body armor that authorities characterized as being “armed and dangerous” has been captured in Lee County. Michael Shane Bodine Green is in custody, according to the Lee County Emergency Management Agency, which posted an alert Wednesday night about Green after he reportedly pulled a gun on a family in Smiths Station.

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - There are growing concerns in Lee County after multiple reports of mail theft. Residents in Lee County might want to take that extra time to drop off any mail inside the post office. That’s because an increase of checks and banking information are being stolen...