From the West Alabama Newsroom– The state of Alabama requires annual firearms re-qualifications for all law enforcement officers in the state. And police officers in Selma have been out on the firing range all week long. It’s tough to be a cop this day and age. Gun violence continues to rise. And police are the first line of defense against…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma Police are honoring the memory of a fallen police officer — and giving back to the community at the same time. Golden Bike and Toy Giveaway — honors the memory of slain Selma police officer — Marquis Moorer. Moorer was shot and killed in the line of duty — nearly one year ago. “Not…
A Selma police officer was killed and a woman injured in what Dallas Co. District Attorney Michael Jackson is calling an ambush shooting.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a Birmingham police officer was arrested on charges of rape and drug possession after investigators searched his home following a complaint about allegations of misconduct. Officer Matthew Wilcox, 37 was arrested and relieved of duties. Records show he was released from the Jefferson County Jail on a bail of $26,000 on Sunday. A statement…
Tallapoosa County Sheriff Deputies and ALEA State Troopers involved in Dadeville shooting.
Montgomery police charged Xavier McCall, 20, with second-degree assault on an officer in reference to a domestic disturbance that occurred on April 26 around 10 a.m. in the 2500 block of Woodley Road. While on scene, contact was made with McCall who became aggressive with officers. As they attempted to take him into custody, McCall became combative and caused minor…
Isaiah Taylor, 17, a junior at Reeltown High School with cerebral palsy, has always dreamed of becoming a police officer. On Tuesday, that dream came true when Taylor was deputized by the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office. He was also made an investigator with the State Bureau Investigations. Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies attended the ceremony. Afterwards, Taylor was given…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The Latest on the shooting of two police officers in Alabama (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Officials have released the name of an Alabama police sergeant killed in an early morning shooting. Birmingham police officials identified the officer as 44-year-old Sgt. Wytasha Carter. Local news media report Carter had served with the Birmingham Police Department since…
A lawyer for a white Alabama police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a black man has asked a judge to move the officer’s upcoming trial. Aaron Smith’s lawyer filed a motion Friday seeking a new venue, saying publicity and protests over the February shooting death of 58-year-old Greg Gunn in Montgomery would make a fair trial…
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…
