Alabama lawmakers approve stiffer penalties for falsely reporting crime
Alabama lawmakers voted to stiffen penalties for making a false report to law enforcement, legislation that follows a kidnapping hoax that drew national attention.
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Woman convicted of faking her abduction on Interstate 459 in Hoover
A judge in Hoover has found a woman guilty of two misdemeanor charges connected to a faked abduction in July which attracted national attention.
WATCH: Hoover police cast doubt on Carlee Russell’s kidnapping claim
Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis says investigators have been “unable to verify” most of Carlee Russell’s statement about being abducted.
Woman returns home following disappearance after reporting child on Interstate 459 in Hoover
A woman has returned home after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who she said was walking along Interstate 459 in Hoover.
Hoover police searching for woman who vanished after reporting child on side of Interstate 459
Update: Hoover police say the woman has returned home.
Police Officer Shot Multiple Times in Hoover
A Hoover police officer was shot multiple times after police responding to a report of gunfire on I-459 faced off with a suspect at an apartment complex.
Shooting Protesters Block Major Road in Hoover
Demonstrators upset with the police shooting of a black man at an Alabama shopping mall are blocking one of the busiest roads in the state. Several dozen protesters holding signs and chanting blocked heavily traveled U.S. 31 at Interstate 459 on Monday night. The site is near the Riverchase Galleria, where a police officer killed 21-year-old Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr….
