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Arrest Made in Fairground Road Shooting

The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Wednesday, Oct. 5, shooting death of 41-year- old Tyler Sasser of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Rodrick Senderson Jr., 22, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Senderson was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals. Following his arrest, he was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a $300,000 bond. On Oct. 5 at about…

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Suspect Arrested In Greenville Murder

A murder leaves one dead in Greenville Sunday. Police found a 58 year old man shot in the front yard of a Whittaker street home around 2 p.m. The man was pronounced dead on the scene. Officers were able to…

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Dept. of Justice Opens Investigation into Conditions of Alabama's Men Prisons

The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a statewide investigation into the conditions in Alabama’s prisons for men. The investigation will focus on whether prisoners are adequately protected from physical harm and sexual abuse at the hands of…

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Escaped Inmate Recaptured Near Federal Drive Walmart

Zedarius Briggs, 19, of Montgomery was taken into custody and transported to the Montgomery County Jail. Briggs was being held for outstanding warrants with the Montgomery Sheriff’s Department for Robbery, Receiving Stolen property 1st and Reckless Endangerment when he fled from…

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MPD Arrest Second Teen in Montgomery Homicide Investigation

The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a second teenager in the shooting death of 23-year-old Jermaine Hogan of Montgomery. Hogan was wounded in a Sept. 11 shooting and died more than two weeks later, on Sept. 27. MPD detectives charged a juvenile…

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Teen Charged with Capital Murder in Montgomery Murder

The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Saturday, Sept. 24, shooting death of 19-year-old Zhivago Hines of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Kijuan Flowers, 17, of Montgomery with one count of capital murder. Flowers was taken into custody on Oct.…

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Tuskegee Man Indicted on Robbery Charges

A federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment against Tariq Khalil Jones, 34, of Tuskegee, Alabama, charging him with committing ten armed robberies in Alabama and Georgia while brandishing and discharging a firearm, and an attempted carjacking, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S.…

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Prattville PD Arrest Papa John's February Robbery Suspect

The Prattville Police Department officially notified CrimeStoppers that Tariq Kahlil Jones has been identified, arrested, and indicted on several counts of robbery due to a CrimeStoppers Anonymous Tip. Tariq Jones is being charged with multiple robberies and criminal charges that occurred in…

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Overnight Greenville Shooting Leaves One Shot, One Arrested

On Thursday, September 29, shortly after 1 a.m, officers received a report of shots fired in the area of North Conecuh St. Officers responded to 864 North Conecuh st. where they found a male and female subject outside who stated…

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University of Alabama Football Star Arrested on Gun Charges

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama linebacker Tim Williams has been charged with carrying a pistol without a permit. The incident report shows that campus police arrested Williams on the misdemeanor charge at about 1 a.m. Thursday in his vehicle. Williams…