The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.

A grand jury handed down felony indictments against roughly half the Hanceville, Alabama, police force and recommended the department be abolished.

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 of 18 people.