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Under interim Chief Michael Pickett's leadership, the city has seen an almost 50 percent decrease in homicides in the first quarter of 2025, and a homicide clearance rate well above the national average.
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Mac Marquette, who was fired from the Decatur Police Department, has been charged with murder in the Sept. 29, 2023, shooting of Steve Perkins. Marquette's attorneys had argued that he should be immune from prosecution.
Read More →Montgomery (Ala.) PD Officer David Lee Colley, 24, was killed in a car crash involving an 18-wheeler on Saturday in south Montgomery while responding to a call.
Read More →Birmingham ended 2024 with 152 homicides, the highest number of killings in the city ever, breaking the record of 148 set in 1933. The lowlight of a violent year was the Sept. 21 mass shooting at the Hush Lounge that killed four.
Read More →Video and pictures from the scene show the 18-wheeler collided with the driver's side of Montgomery (Ala.) PD Officer David Lee Colley's patrol car, but officials haven't said exactly how the accident happened. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the crash. More Here.
Read More →Deputy Chief Michael Pickett will serve as interim chief for the Alabama city. Additionally, Capt. Edmond Hanks was promoted to interim assistant chief.
Read More →SIG Sauer Inc. announced that the Montgomery (AL) Police Department has selected the SIG Sauer P320 as their official duty firearm. The Montgomery Police Department has a complement of more than 500 sworn officers protecting the second largest city in the state, with over 200,000 citizens.
Read More →The Mobile (Ala.) Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Steven Green, after a robbery suspect fatally stabbed him and fled in the officer's patrol car. The suspect was fatally shot by other officers after a manhunt.
Read More →Montgomery, AL, police officer Aaron "A.C." Smith, 23, has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Gregory Gunn.
Read More →Jacocks has been on the Montgomery County (MD) Police force for 61 years, making him among the longest-serving officers at a major U.S. police department.
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