City officials are addressing crime in Montgomery after concerns that crime in the city has spiked recently. Mayor Strange has maintained that despite perception, crime is down in Montgomery, referencing statistics over the past month that indicate crime in the city is decreasing. “If you take August of this year to September of this year, violent crime was down 2…
The Chilton County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an officer involved shooting this afternoon. Details are limited, but according to the Sheriff’s Department Facebook page, deputies shot one person around 5:00pm. Officials say the suspect is being treated for injuries, and that all law enforcement officers are safe. Stay with Alabama News Network for the latest. Categories: News Tags: Chilton…
11:15 P.M. UPDATE: Montgomery Police say the man injured in the shooting died Sunday night at a local hospital. The incident is now being investigated as a homicide. No further information is available at this time. Montgomery Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that sent a man to the hospital with injuries. Police were called to the 4800 block…
The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation in the 400 block of County Road 82 in the Pink Lilly community. Officials say they were called to the scene just before noon Saturday, in response to a possible shooting. When they arrived they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Prattville Baptist Hospital…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the death of Leeandre Lockley, 27, who was pronounced dead Thursday, April 6, after sustaining a gunshot wound April 5. At about 5:00 a.m. April 5, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1700 block of Carter Hill Road after receiving a report of a subject shot. At the scene…
Willie Fred Jenkins, Courtesy – Butler Co. Jail Willie Fred Jenkins of Greenville was arrested early February and is facing charges of rape, sodomy, and kidnapping in Butler County. He is also facing three counts of rape in Lowndes County, from another arrest that came after the first alleged victim came forward. Authorities say Jenkins has a violent criminal history….
A homeowner in the McGehee Estates neighborhood captured something startling on her home surveillance cameras Wednesday morning. Katherine Hert says she found a man in a black Mercedes who shouldn’t have been at her house. “He walked right up here and then proceeded to walk up the walkway to my front door,” she explained. Hert says her house has…
The Montgomery Police Department negotiated with a man barricaded in his home for multiple hours Tuesday afternoon. The home is on Myrtlewood Drive in the McGehee Estates neighborhood. Officials say they were attempting to question Matthew Shashy about an ongoing investigation. They did not specify what that investigation entails. Police say they were able to secure the neighborhood and…
A recent murder has Greenville residents concerned about violent crime numbers in the city. Greenville Police arrested 28-year-old Jermario Smith of Greenville on murder charges Sunday. Police recieved a call concerning gunshots on Whittaker Street around 2 p.m. Police say they responded to the call and found a victim with gunshot wounds at the scene. That victim was pronounced dead,…
The Montgomery Police Department has identified the victim of a weekend fatal shooting as 34-year-old Chauncey Robinson of Montgomery. MPD initiated a homicide investigation into Robinson’s death following the Sept. 18 shooting. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 100 block of Judge C. Price Street at about 7:50 p.m. after receiving a report that a subject had been shot. There, they discovered…
