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Police Chase Ends When Car Plunges Down Ravine

A driver police say led them on a chase is in critical condition after his car crashed off a closed bridge and plunged down a ravine in northern Alabama. Authorities say two passengers in the car are also hospitalized. Huntsville police say the chase began when officers tried to stop the 28-year-old driver shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday. WHNT-TV reports…

Ala Couple Charged in Scheme to Get Girl Pregnant

Authorities say an Alabama couple tried to obtain a baby by sexually assaulting an underage girl in hopes she’d get pregnant. Court records show say 28-year-olds Jeremy and Amanda Swann of Jones are charged with rape. Dallas County Investigator Janet Cole tells the Selma Times-Journal the couple propositioned a girl to have sex with the man. They allegedly wanted the…

Police Apprehend Man After Tuscaloosa Killing

Authorities say they’ve apprehended a suspect in the killing of a man at a Tuscaloosa business. The Tuscaloosa News reports (http://bit.ly/1BUIU9y) that 38-year-old Eric Omar Petty is accused of killing 41-year-old Marcellus Brown at the Easy Money payday loan business on McFarland Boulevard around 6 p.m. Saturday. Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips said Brown was shot…