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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2017

AL Senate Votes to Allow Church to Form Police Department

The Alabama Senate has voted to allow a church to form its own police force.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2017

Alabama SRO Killed in On-Duty Vehicle Crash

“Alabama State Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on Alabama 21 in Lowndes County in the Hayneville city limits. It was a one vehicle crash involving a Lowndes County sheriff’s deputy and unfortunately, that deputy did succumb to his injuries in the crash,” said Sgt. Steve Jarrett with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

AL PD Uses Asset Forfeiture Funds from Big Seizure to Buy Needed Gear

Thanks to an OnStar tip two years ago that led them to four pounds of powder cocaine and a quarter-million dollars, the entire Pleasant Grove (AL) Police Department was able to use asset forfeiture funds to become better equipped.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2016

Video: Alabama Officer Shot in Head, Suspect Killed

A Saraland, AL, police officer was shot in the head and a suspect was killed Wednesday when officers responded to a domestic violence call.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2016

Off-Duty Alabama Officer Shot, Seriously Wounded at Party

An off-duty Cordova, AL, officer was seriously wounded by gunfire during a surprise birthday party for his wife on Saturday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2016

AL Training Center Exposed 9,700 First Responders to Toxic Ricin

Almost 10,000 first responders training at Anniston's Center for Domestic Preparedness in Alabama unknowingly trained with a toxic form of ricin over the last four years.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2016

Video: Gun-Wielding Mannequin Challenge Video Leads to Arrests in Alabama

The Madison County Sheriff’s office wondered if those 19 guns were accompanied by the proper licenses and permits. Given that the house was caught on film, police investigated further and eventually got a search warrant for the property on Powell Drive in Huntsville.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 25, 2016

Police: AL Couple Planted Fake Bomb Hoping to Shoot Officers

An Alabama couple planted a fake bomb at a suburban elementary school hoping to shoot officers arriving at the scene or even rob a bank, police said Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2016

Officer Fatally Shoots Man in 2-State Chase

Police say an east Georgia police officer fatally shot a man in a car chase that ended in western Alabama.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2016

AL Police Say It's Hard to Hire Recruits

Police chiefs in some of Alabama's biggest cities say they are having a harder time recruiting and they are concerned that if trends continue they could have trouble putting enough officers on the street.

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