Alabama, Hanceville police and Grand jury

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 evidence room.
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 administrative leave a day after the grand jury recommendation.
Small Alabama city’s police force put on leave after grand jury finds ‘rampant’ corruption
A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished.
Alabama police department should be ‘immediately abolished’ over ‘rampant culture of corruption’: grand jury
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.”
Police corruption claims, Parker’s Law: Down in Alabama
The Hanceville police chief and four police officers have been arrested, and a Cullman County grand jury has called for the department to be abolished, reports AL.com’s Carol Robinson. In August, Hanceville police dispatcher Christopher Michael Willingham was found dead at work. A coroner determined he died of an accidental drug overdose.
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 charging five officers with a variety of crimes, officials announced Wednesday.
Grand jury calls for rural Alabama police department to be abolished
A federal grand jury has recommended a rural Alabama police department be abolished as it indicted five of its officers with federal and misdemeanor charges.
Grand jury says police department should be 'abolished' as 5 officers charged
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that a city's police department be "immediately abolished," finding there is a "rampant culture of corruption," officials said Wednesday while announcing the indictment of five of the agency's officers,
Jury Calls for Disbandment of Alabama City's Police Department
A grand jury has called for an Alabama police department to be immediately disbanded after its chief and four officers were indicted.
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”, ...
‘Why am I still out?’: Alabama town pays two police chiefs as political fight rages
The town of Lipscomb, Alabama is paying both its suspended police chief and an acting chief appointed by the mayor amid an ...
Hogs attacked man before he was found dead under vehicle, Alabama police say
An Alabama man found dead underneath his vehicle had several injuries from hogs, reports said. The man was identified by ...
Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department: 'Culture of corruption'
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that five Hanceville police officers were indicted on ...
Alabama city suspends entire PD after 5 officers indicted on corruption
An Alabama city suspended its entire police department Thursday after most of its officers were indicted by a grand jury on ...
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5 police officers arrested in connection to dispatcher’s death
Five officers with an Alabama police department, including the police chief, have been charged in connection with the death ...
Hanceville police dispatcher died of drug overdose at work, coroner says
A Hanceville police dispatcher found dead at work in 2024 died from a drug overdose, authorities announced Wednesday.
Alabama’s proposed police immunity bill sparks mixed reactions
A new proposed bill in the Alabama Legislature aims to grant law enforcement immunity from civil cases. Many law enforcement ...