From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma Police say an armed robbery suspect was shot and killed in Selma by one of the victims he was trying to rob. Police Chief Spencer Collier says robbery suspect has been identified as 20 year old Tyler Rose of Selma. Collier says Rose walked up to a vehicle at a house on Leroy Street…
Montgomery Police have identified the suspect accused of robbing a woman in the 500 block of Cloverdale Road and stealing her car. The victim received minor injuries after she was allegedly hit with a steel pipe. 17-year-old Benjamin Jackson was arrested after a traffic stop today in the area of Norman Bridge Road. Police say Jackson is also the suspect wanted in…
Montgomery police are looking for a man wanted for robbing a Montgomery store of Christmas gifts. Police say he showed employees a handgun, then told them that he was taking the toys from the business without paying for them. Witnesses say he was possibly a driver or passenger in a goldish/gray 4-door Toyota type vehicle. If you have any information…
A federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment against Tariq Khalil Jones, 34, of Tuskegee, Alabama, charging him with committing ten armed robberies in Alabama and Georgia while brandishing and discharging a firearm, and an attempted carjacking, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Jones is alleged to have robbed various convenience stores and other cash-heavy businesses, including:…
Three one-time athletes at Faulkner University in Montgomery have been indicted on murder charges in the death of another school athlete. Court documents show 20-year-old Tabias Russell of Alexander City, 20-year-old Marshall Wall of Atmore and 21-year-old Ronnie Williams of Loxley are charged in the death of 19-year-old Faulkner football player Ryan Brooks of Chelsea. Police say Brooks was fatally…
Crimestoppers says a man accused of robbing and assaulting a Montgomery woman has been captured. Police say 28-year-old Xavier McDowell robbed the 63-year-old victim at gun point, assaulted her, then burned her vehicle in a wooded area. Authorities say he was arrested Friday. McDowell was wanted by the Montgomery Police Department for Attempted Murder, Assault 1st Degree, Kidnapping 1st Degree, Robbery…
The Prattville Police Department, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is searching for an unknown male wanted in reference to a Bank Robbery. According to investigators, this subject robbed the First Community Bank located at 211 Highway 82 Bypass West on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at approximately 3:29 p.m. The suspect was armed with a black handgun and was wearing dark clothing….
Four suspects have been arrested after a man told Auburn police that he was robbed at gunpoint while he was playing the popular “Pokemon Go” smartphone game. Auburn police said in a news release that the man was playing the game outside of a vacant building early Wednesday when he was approached by four men who attacked him and robbed…
A city councilman from Mobile, Alabama, is in stable condition after he was shot in the face in Johannesburg, South Africa. The city released a statement Monday from relatives of councilman C.J. Small Jr. saying he was shot Saturday when someone ambushed a tour bus on which he was riding. The statement says Small and others were robbed of cellphones…
The Selma Police Department is asking the public for help in locating Jamarro Marhshaye Bolden. Bolden, 34, is a 5’9″, 164 lbs black male. He is wanted in connection with the burglary and robbery of several businesses in the Selma area. He is considered armed and dangerous. He has arrived at businesses driving a white Nissan Maxima or riding with…
