Apoliner Teopanci-Mariano The Montgomery Police Department has charged a man with sexual assault of a child under the age of 12. MPD charged Apoliner Teopanci-Mariano, 35, with first degree Sodomy and Sexual Abuse of a Child Less Than 12. The incident is said to have happened on July 20 around 11 am. Teopanci-Mariano was identified as the suspect, taken into…
All five leaders of SOS, the Save OurSevlves Movement for Justice and Democracy, and Black Lives Matter showed up at Monday at the City of Montgomery Police Station to voluntarily turn themselves in on warrants issued late Thursday and Friday night. Those leaders were: Faya Rose Toure, John Zippert, Karen Jones, Johnny Ford and Juan McFarland, II. A number of…
On July 8, around 7:00 AM, Lee County Sheriff’s Investigators, Lee County SWAT members, Muscogee County, Georgia Investigators, Alabama Game and fish officers, members of the Alabama Fire Marshals Office and The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency SWAT team conducted two search warrants in Lee County in reference to illegal drug sales. During the searches, Investigators located approximately seven ounces of…
HOOVER, Ala. — In a Sunday evening press conference, the Hoover Police Department announced 22-year-old Montez Moses Coleman of Birmingham was arrested as a suspect in the July 3rd Riverchase Galleria mall shooting. Coleman is at the Jefferson County Jail charged with Capital Murder and 3 counts of Assault 2nd degree in the shooting death of 8-year-old Royta De’Marco Giles….
A Crenshaw County woman has been charged with second degree assault after she intentionally ran over a woman at the Bulldog Car Wash last week. On Thursday, June 18, around 11:01 p.m., The Andalusia Police Department’s Capt. Jamey Wismer said the department responded to a report of a domestic altercation at the car wash. The victim, Faith Alexander, 18, of…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A woman faces disorderly conduct charges after an altercation that began when a Walmart employee in Birmingham asked her to wear a face mask in the store and ended with a police officer performing a “take-down” maneuver on her, officials said. Video of the confrontation at a Birmingham Walmart circulated widely on social media. The video…
Montgomery police charged Dontavious Nelson with one count each of first-degree robbery, discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. The charges stem from a call of gunshots around 2 p.m. on March 18. Police responded to the 1700 block of Gibson Street. The adult male victim says an unknown male attempted to…
On April 17, Dadeville police responded to 911 call at 218 North Barrett Street in reference to two deceased persons. Willie Tidwell, 61, and his wife Barbara Tidwell, 65, suffered apparent gunshot wounds. After finding the bodies, an investigation began into the deaths of the Tidwell’s. On April 21, Dadeville Police obtained warrants for Derrick Lee Hightower, 32, of Columbus,…
An Andalusia woman faces multiple charges after hosting a party while Alabama is under an order from the state health officer limiting gatherings. Chief Paul Hudson said the Andalusia Police Department received a complaint Monday night of loud music on Brewton Street. “When officers arrived, they found a party of about 40 to 50 people,” Hudson said. “They also smelled…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the death of Gary Young, 79, of Montgomery who died from injuries he sustained in a March 11, physical assault. Young was pronounced dead April 12 at Jackson Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment since the assault. Further forensic evaluation confirmed Young died from the injuries he sustained. On…
