Police are saying around 20 cars were broken into, including an unmarked police car. Greenville Police are investigating several car break-ins that were reported early Wednesday morning. They say the break-ins most likely occured sometime after midnight; the first reports came in between 3 and 4 AM. All were within a mile of one another. Police are saying around 20 cars…
The Greenville Amnesty Program begins February 1st and runs until the end of March. Greenville Police are once again extending the annual Amnesty Program to anyone who may have outstanding warrants in the Greenville system. The Amnesty Program is designed to give those who are unable to pay those fines a little relief. That could be up to 33% off…
Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn has one major New Year’s resolution: make Greenville a safer place. Lovvorn says the numbers for crimes in 2016 aren’t in yet, but believes they’ll be similar to 2015 statistics. He wants to lessen the numbers in 2017, and has a good idea of how to do that. Lovvorn is upping police presence throughout the…
Butler County authorities are on the look out for an escaped inmate. Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn says that 35-year-old Cedric Poole escaped from the Butler County Jail Tuesday afternoon. Police say he is 6’2″ tall and weighs 165 pounds. If you see him, or have any information, call (334) 382-9911. Categories: News, South Alabama Tags: butler county, escaped inmate, Greenville Police
Greenville Police are asking for the public’s help to find three men who broke into the Corner Stop Grocery not once, but twice in eight days. The first break-in was on August 1 at around 3:30 AM. Two men broke through the glass front door and hopped over the counter to steal several rows of scratch off tickets. The men…
Being a police officer is a tough job. Officers train for years with heavy and dangerous equipment, all to save lives. More often than not, they don’t get a thank you. The Greenville community wanted to make sure its local law enforcement felt appreciated. After the Dallas, TX shooting where five officers were killed and seven more injured by an…
Greenville Police are looking for individuals who vandalized the Camellia Pavilion and Greenville City Library. The Camellia Pavilion is where many meetings, parties, special events, and even weddings are held. “Countless people have enjoyed it,” says Library Director Keving Pearcey. “You know, I would say thousands of people have used this facility, and the city of Greenville uses it.” But…
Greenville Police are asking for the public’s help to find a suspect in an armed robbery case. On Monday May 2, a man came into the Marathon gas station on Highway 10 around 8:30 in the afternoon. Police have released a surveillance video of the incident, hoping someone will bring information leading to an arrest. The video shows the man confronting the…
A new class of felony has local enforcement worried the state will be releasing prisoners too soon. The Prison Reform Act signed by Governor Bentley in May of 2015 was designed to help prisons deal with over-crowding. Part of the act lowers the sentencing of Class C felonies to a new type of crime known as Class D felonies, allowing non-violent offenders…
Greenville Police say a fight at Dunbar Park was anything but normal. They say the fight on Sunday involved eighth and ninth grade girls fighting over comments one girl made about another on social media. “They were just not happy with what the other girl was saying about them,” says Chief Investigator Justin Lovvorn. “And just felt like they were…
