Aaron Cody SmithMontgomery Police Officer Aaron C. Smith has been indicted for murder in the fatal shooting death of 58-year-old Greg Gunn. Smith was arrested after he shot and killed Gunn, a resident of the Mobile Heights community in Montgomery. Smith said he feared for his life. It happened in the early hours of February 25, 2016 as Gunn was…
At about 8 p.m., Nov. 16, MPD responded to Cresta Circle in reference to a stolen vehicle that was reported by Onstar as being pinpointed in that area. Cresta Circle is the Smiley Court community. The vehicle was located and as officers approached, the vehicle moved forward towards the officers. An officer discharged his firearm at the vehicle. All the discharged…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a suspect in the Sunday, Nov. 13, shooting death of a Montgomery teenager. The shooting occurred in the 3000 block of Woodley Road. MPD detectives charged Desman DeAngelo Webster, 31, of Montgomery with one count of capital murder in connection with the death. Detectives placed Webster in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he…
MPD and medics are responding to the 4200 block of Mobile Hwy in reference to an adult subject found deceased. At this time in the investigation, any indication of foul play has not been determined. Check back with Alabama News Network for more on this developing investigation. Tags: death investgation, mobile highway, MPD
Friends and family of a Montgomery man shot and killed held a memorial walk Monday evening. The Montgomery Police Department says 19-year-old Zhivago Hines was shot Saturday Sept. 24, around 11 p.m. The shooting happened in the 600 block of Clinton Street. Hines was taken to a local hospital where he later was pronounced dead. Civil Rights Activist Ja’mel Brown…
On Thursday, September 22, at approximately 9:20 p.m. a Montgomery resident was parked in the drive thru at Popeyes of Ann Street getting ready to order. She didn’t know but the two individuals were in waiting, preparing to rob her. Video released by the Montgomery Police Department captures the two suspects laughing on the other side of the restaurant. Shortly after, one of the…
Law enforcement officials are warning that people involved in a rash of creepy clown hoaxes across the state could be prosecuted. Decatur police said Tuesday that a 16-year-old and 12-year-old were arrested in connection with “Klown” social media accounts that made threats against area schools. Police said there was no valid threat of danger; the messages were an attempt to…
A four year veteran of the Montgomery Police Department is charged with one count of Domestic Violence 3rd Harrassment. According to the deparment, 35-year old Clarence Doniver was arrested Sunday, September 11 and booked into the Montgomery City Jail. MPD did not release any information about the incident that led to the charge against the officer. Doniver is on administrative…
A video featuring the Montgomery Police Department is going viral. The video shows a “cookie roadblock” Wednesday in West Montgomery. Officers were out in the streets stopping cars and giving them girl scout cookies. Chason Smitherman of Grow 334 shot and produced the video. “It was just awesome to see what happened, just amazing,” he explained, “to see those officers…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the May 4 shooting death of 22-year-old Demetrice Kelly of Montgomery. MPD charged Willie McLean, 34, with capital murder and placed him in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he is being held without bond. The U.S. Marshals Service Task Force took McLean into custody Aug. 24 in Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded…
