sheriff Blake Turman

Overnight fire claims life of Andalusia man

Emergency responders were dispatched around 10:19 P.M. Tuesday to a structure fire on Antioch Road

According to Covington County Sheriff Blake Turman, emergency responders were dispatched around 10:19 P.M. Tuesday to a structure fire on Antioch Road. When crews arrived, they found a home engulfed in flames.

Sheriff: Senior Citizen Runs off Burgler

DOZIER, Ala. (AP) — Police say a 95-year-old south Alabama man who heard someone breaking into his home grabbed a weapon and ran off an intruder who was later captured and charged with burglary. News outlets quote Covington County Sheriff Blake Turman as saying a senior citizen in the Dozier community was napping in his living room on Friday evening…

Law Enforcement Investigating Several Thefts in Covington County

Covington County law enforcement is needing the public’s help after several burglaries in the area. “We’ve had numerous burglaries thats been caused by a couple of different cells of burglars,” Sheriff Blake Turman says. Turman says several thefts have taken place in rural areas of the county. Some have occurred in parts of Escambia County, also. One recent investigation was…