Montgomery Police are actively investigating a string of car break-ins in at least two neighborhoods. From Tuesday December 31st to Thursday January 2, more than a dozen cars were forcefully broken into in at least two neighborhoods. Montgomery Police Chief Earnest Finley says that roughly 8 people have been arrested in connection to the crimes. It is not yet known…
A Montgomery man is behind bars in Elmore County. Millbrook Police say they arrested 42-year-old Michael D. Smith, who was wanted in connection with to two thefts committed at a business on the 1100 block of Highway 14. Police say Smith was captured while attempting to flee near the highway 14 on Kelley Blvd. He’s being charged with two counts…
Attorneys for state inmates say Alabama has made little progress in meeting a court order to dramatically increase the number of corrections officers working in state prisons. Attorneys from the Southern Poverty Law Center wrote today in a court filing in an ongoing case over prison healthcare that the state has increased staff by only 25 officers over nearly two…
Birmingham media outlets report the body found in a shallow grave has been identified as missing Trussville woman, Paighton Houston. Jefferson County District Attorney Lynneice Washington told news outlets that a woman’s body was found in a shallow grave behind a residence on Chapel Drive in Hueytown. Â There had been a heavy police presence at the home for two days…
Funeral plans have been finalized for Mark Montiel, Sr., a well-known radio talk show host and attorney in Montgomery. According to Dignity Memorial, a Celebration of Life Service will be held at St. James United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 6, 2020 with Minister John Schmidt officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service….
Mississippi State has fired football coach Joe Moorhead after just two seasons. The Bulldogs went 14-12 under Moorhead, who was previously the offensive coordinator at Penn State. He was hired after the 2017 season when Dan Mullen left Mississippi State for Florida. Moorhead took over a team with high expectations in 2018, but the Bulldogs finished a disappointing 8-5. This…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) says troopers investigated 22 traffic deaths during the 2019 Christmas-New Year’s holiday travel period. ALEA says among those killed was a 4-year-old, who died in an Etowah County crash. The others killed included 10 drivers, nine passengers and one pedestrian. One motorcyclist, who was using a helmet, also was killed. Of the 20…
Alabama News Network has confirmed that a sentencing date has been set for Aaron Cody Smith. Smith was a Montgomery police officer who shot and killed Greg Gunn in 2016 while Smith was on duty. His sentencing is set for January 29 at 10:30AM in Courtroom 4C of the Montgomery County Courthouse. A jury convicted Smith of manslaughter in Gunn’s…
Alabama News Network has confirmed that the suspect in the shooting death of Lowndes County Sheriff “Big John” Williams will be in court on Monday. William Johnson is scheduled to have his preliminary hearing at 10AM at the Lowndes County Courthouse. Johnson is charged with capital murder. Investigators say Johnson shot and killed Sheriff Williams November 23rd then turned himself in after a…
The city of Montgomery and Montgomery police have just released the results of their crackdown on celebratory gunfire. This was of particular concern over the New Year’s holiday. Their new patrol detail is called “Blue Light Special”. Eleven selected areas were manned with two officers whose sole focus was to investigate illegal gunfire and fireworks. Montgomery Police Chief Earnest Finley…
