Montgomery Police Department

UPDATE: Missing 9-Year-Old Boy Found Safe

UPDATE: An emergency missing child alert has been canceled, after it was was issued Tuesday evening.  Monday Morning, the agency reported the child was found safely.  Police say Ezra Redden was last seen on June 19th in the area of Hickory Street in Montgomery. The canceled emergency missing child alert did not say where the child was found, or specify…

Man Charged with Sexual Assault of Child Under the Age of 12

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…

Montgomery Police Launch Investigation into Early Monday Morning Homicide

The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the July 13 shooting death of Donald Cullins, Jr., 22, of Montgomery. On Monday, July 13, around 2:15 am, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 900 Block of Queensbury Drive in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, police located Cullins with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was…

Three Suffer Injuries in McGhee Place Drive Shooting

On Tuesday, July 7, around 11:50 am, police responded to two separate local hospitals in reference to a subject shot. Upon arrival, contact was made with two adult male victims at one hospital and one adult male victim at the other hospital who sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds. The victims said the incident occurred in the 3500 block of McGhee…

US Marshals: Suspect Charged with Murder of Ke’Aira Battle

James Burton Dunn/  Source:Montgomery County Jail According to the US Marshals, James Burton Dunn was taken into custody Monday morning and charged with Capital Murder in the death of Ke’Aira Battle. On Friday, June 19, authorities found Battle’s body outside of Elmore Community Hospital. An investigation determined she died from a gunshot wound. The Wetumpka and Montgomery Police Departments started…

CrimeStoppers: Montgomery Police Searching for Missing 17-Year-Old Girl

Lesley Pantaleon/Source: CrimeStoppers Montgomery Police is investigating the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl. Investigators say Lesley Pantaleon was reported missing by her parents on Wednesday, June 24. Pantaleon was last seen driving a blue 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer with license plate 3BF4014. The teen also has a scar on the left side of her face from a car accident. If you…

Man Dies in Montgomery Shooting Sunday Morning

A man is dead after a shooting in Montgomery Sunday morning. The Montgomery Police Department says officers and fire medics were called to the 5800 block of Oakleigh Road around 11:40 in reference to a person shot. At the location, they found the victim with a life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene. His identity…

Montgomery Mayor, Police Chief to Review Policing Policies

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has released a statement to say that he and Police Chief Ernest Finley will be reviewing policing practices. Nationally, there have been cries for police reform in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Reed and Finley say the Montgomery Police Department will join the…

Man Shot Near Downtown Montgomery

Montgomery police say a man has been shot near downtown Montgomery. They say the shooting happened this afternoon in the 700 block of Drivers Row. They say the man has a life-threatening gunshot wound and has been taken to a hospital. Police say a suspect is in custody. They haven’t release the names of the people involved. Stay with Alabama…