Montgomery Police

Civil Rights Pioneer Seeks Expungement of ’55 Arrest Record

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An 82-year-old Black woman who became a civil rights pioneer when she was arrested for refusing to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955 wants to end the case once and for all. Claudette Colvin was arrested by Montgomery police months before the better-known Rosa Parks because of the mother of the movement…

MPD: Elmore Man Arrested in South Holt Street Homicide

21-year-old Zy’cal Patterson/Source: Montgomery County Detention Facility An Elmore man has been arrested and charged in Thursday’s fatal shooting near I-65. Montgomery police say 21-year-old Zy’cal Patterson is charged in the death of 33-year-old Brandon Thomas, of Montgomery. The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 1300 of South Holt Street. Police and fire responded to the area to find…

Stolen MPD Vehicle Crashes Near Pine Level

One man is in custody after stealing a police car in Montgomery and later crashing it near Pine Level. Montgomery police say it started just after 1:00 p.m. in the 3900 block of Marie Cook Drive. Police responded to the area in reference to a suspicious person, detaining 36-year-old Brandon Bazzell. While Bazzell was in custody, he stole a marked…