There is a growing number of mental health crisis situations, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office wants to make sure first responders know what signs to watch for. It wrapped up a three-day crisis intervention course on Wednesday, where first responders were trained how to be more aware when dealing with people with mental health issues in crisis situations. One…
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham says he’ll help pay for your college education if you join his department. “When you look at us in law enforcement times have really changed in order to get to these ranks such as assistant chief deputy. major and captain you know now you have to have a degree.” says Cunningham.That’s what prompted him to start…
Bibb County Sheriff Keith Hannah has been found dead at his office in the central Alabama town of Centreville. District Attorney Michael Jackson says Hannah’s body was discovered Wednesday morning. He says it was located in a bathroom connected to Hannah’s office at the sheriff’s department. Jackson says preliminary evidence indicates Hannah died of a gunshot wound, but there was…
The Georgiana Police Department has a new interim police chief while they wait for a permanent chief to apply. Mayor Jerome Antone appointed 21-year-old Officer Garrett Goodson as chief on Wednesday morning, almost three days after former Chief David Scruggs resigned from the position. Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden offers some advice to Interim Georgiana Chief Garrett Goodson. Scruggs resigned Monday…
A former west Alabama sheriff removed from office by impeachment is now facing multiple criminal charges. Sumter County District Attorney Greg Griggers says former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark has been arrested on eight felony and two misdemeanor charges. Clark is accused of using his office for personal gain, plus promoting prison contraband, human trafficking and perjury. He’s also charged…
Crenshaw County Sheriff Mickey Powell is investigating what he believes is a murder in Rutledge. Powell says the body of 78-year-old Edwin “Earl” Cosby was found in Cosby’s office late Monday afternoon. Reports say Cosby was last seen earlier that day around three o’clock. Cosby was self-employed and owned the Cosby Body Shop in Rutledge. He also lived down the road from…
The 5 AM wake up call some Greenville residents received was not exactly pleasant. “It’s the police, come to the door!” Sergeant Tommy Anderson shouted at a closed door. Nearly two dozen homes were visited by Greenville Police and Butler County Deputies early Thursday morning during an organized round up. The round up was the finale of months of hard…
Butler County Sheriff’s Deputies are getting some new technology upgrades, thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The grant money was used to purchase two new car camera systems for the deputies, something Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden said they desperately need. “We’ve got some that’s out of date, quit working and…
A man is in custody after a fatal shooting in Hope Hull, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say the female victim was killed on West McClean Road around 7:30 Tuesday evening, but there is no word on what lead to the shooting. Neither the suspect nor the victim have been identified. The investigation is still in the…
