Death, evidence issues, a 'criminal enterprise': How an entire police department was put on leave
A grand jury handed down felony indictments against roughly half the Hanceville, Alabama, police force and recommended the ...
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Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be abolished
The small Alabama city of Hanceville, located about 45 miles north of Birmingham, placed its entire police force on ...
Alabama police force put on leave after grand jury says it operated like a "criminal enterprise"
The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's ...
Lawmakers consider expanding police immunity with “Back the Blue” bill
State Representative Rex Reynolds (R-Huntsville) says the goal of House Bill 202, called the “Back the Blue Protection Act”, ...
Small Alabama city’s police force put on leave after grand jury finds ‘rampant’ corruption
Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer said Thursday in a statement that the Cullman County Sheriff’s Department will temporarily take over over law enforcement duties as city officials mull the next steps.
Indictments shed new light on charges against Hanceville Police chief, officers and spouse
Indictments filed with the Cullman County Circuit Court are shedding new light on charges against the Hanceville Police Chief ...
Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department over 'culture of corruption'
The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said ...
Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department because of a ‘culture of corruption’
A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department because of a “rampant culture of corruption” after ...
Senate passes bill adding to crime of impersonating law enforcement
The Alabama Senate passed a bill furthering the crime of impersonating a peace officer. Senate Bill 115 is part of the ...
5 officers charged as Alabama officials call to abolish ‘criminal’ police department
There is a rampant culture of corruption in the Hanceville Police Department, which has recently operated as more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency,” according to the grand jury ...
Hanceville police should be abolished after dispatcher death, officer arrests, grand jury finds: ‘Rampant culture of corruption’
The police chief and four officers were arrested amid an intense investigation and scathing findings by the grand jury.
'Culture of corruption': Five Hanceville police officers indicted amid department probe
Hanceville police officers were arrested and each face multiple charges.The Cullman County Sheriff's Office announced the arrests Wednesday and said of ...