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

A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished.

The police chief and four officers were arrested amid an intense investigation and scathing findings by the grand jury.

Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker said five Hanceville police officers were indicted on corruption and drug charges.

The indictment from the grand jury alleges that five officers including the police chief of the Hanceville Police Department tampered with physical evidence, sold and distributed illegal drugs

The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”

The entire police department in Hanceville, Alabama, has been placed on administrative leave following a grand jury's recommendation to abolish it. The grand jury described the department as "more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency" after indicting the police chief and four officers on corruption charges.