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CrimeStoppers increases reward in hopes of solving Montgomery cold case murder

CrimeStoppers is doubling the reward it's offering in the hopes that someone will come forward with information to help police solve a cold case murder.

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Investigators: Union Springs shooting suspects surrenders

Authorities say a suspect in a shooting in Union Springs has turned himself in, less than 24 hours after a CrimeStoppers alert regarding him.

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Man convicted of Labor Day 2023 double shooting at Montgomery hotel

A man has been convicted of a double shooting inside a Montgomery hotel on Labor Day 2023, which left a woman dead and a teenager injured.

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Wetumpka man sentenced to more than 12 years after pleading guilty to drug charge

A Wetumpka man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison on a methamphetamine charge.

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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall discusses role in investigation of Southern Poverty Law Center

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says his office was part of a coalition that evaluated and investigated the allegations.

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Crime victims honored at vigil in Montgomery

As part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, “An Evening of Remembrance” took place Tuesday at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl.

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Alabama reaches $12.2 million settlement with Roblox

Alabama will receive the money to be put into the Attorney General's Safe School Initiative, so it can be used for funding school resource officers across the state.

Suspect arrested in Montgomery homicide in March

It happened around 12:40 a.m. on Monday, March 23 at a gas station in the 3400 block of McGehee Road.

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Montgomery County District Attorney to hold vigil from crime victims

As part of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, the "Evening of Remembrance" will take place on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl. The event is free and open to the public.