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‘I refuse to go backwards’ — Police chief successfully fights for officer’s termination
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (934+ words) Decatur Police Chief Torry Mack, left, presents officer Jacob Winnert with his badge during a swearing-in ceremony at Decatur High School in August 2025. Mack recommended his termination, which the mayor implemented and the Personnel Board on Wednesday upheld. [JERONIMO NISA…...
Detective: Woman beaten, threatened with fentanyl in Decatur kidnapping case
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (769+ words) A Decatur police detective testified Thursday in Morgan County District Court that a woman told investigators two defendants beat her, held her against her will and threatened to inject her with a lethal dose of fentanyl. Joseph Lance Dowd and…...
Decatur police arrest 140 in Operation Clean Sweep
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (124+ words) A Decatur Police Department initiative aimed at locating people with outstanding warrants resulted in 140 arrests in just over a month, according to the department. Operation Clean Sweep was launched July 22 by Police Chief Torry Mack and concluded Friday, police said....
PEEHIP to seek $222 million funding increase as state budget pressures grow
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (691+ words) BIRMINGHAM — Alabama’s health insurance program for public education employees plans to ask lawmakers for about $222 million in additional funding next year as rising health care costs continue to strain the program’s finances. The Public Education Employees Health Insurance Program’s Board…...
Judges to decide whether to toss lawsuits in deadly Decatur police chase
1+ week, 4+ day ago (726+ words) A memorial for Jaiden DeJarnett in front of Decatur City Hall in November 2023. [BAYNE HUGHES/DECATUR DAILY/FILE] The family of a teen killed during a Decatur police pursuit is fighting moves by the city, former officials and former officers…...
Athens man charged with robbery after victim shoots him in self-defense | Limestone County | decaturdaily.com
1+ week, 6+ day ago (166+ words) An Athens man was shot after he allegedly tried to rob two people at gunpoint, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office. Marvin Blair Fletcher, 46, was booked into Limestone County Jail on Aug. 17 and charged with first-degree robbery. He remained…...
Decatur woman accused of smuggling hundreds of grams of drugs into ADOC facility | Morgan County | decaturdaily.com
2+ week, 4+ day ago (260+ words) A Decatur woman was arrested Tuesday after authorities said she attempted to smuggle hundreds of grams of illegal drugs into an Alabama Department of Corrections facility. Morgan County Jail records show Elizabeth Nichole Davenport, 43, was charged with two counts of…...
Decatur man set for trial in 2024 road rage shooting into occupied SUV
3+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) Police arrest a suspect Thursday after they say he shot into an occupied vehicle at the Walmart on Spring Avenue Southwest. [WES TOMLINSON/DECATUR DAILY] A Decatur man accused of firing into an occupied vehicle carrying a woman and her…...
Man arrested after occupied East Limestone home struck by gunfire, placed on ICE hold
3+ week, 4+ day ago (171+ words) Decatur Daily Deputies arrested a Decatur man in Birmingham on Friday after identifying his vehicle in connection with a shooting at an occupied home in the East Limestone community, according to the Limestone County SheriffâÂÂs Office.Jail records…...
Morgan County law enforcement defends Flock use amid calls for stronger guardrails
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1192+ words) Amid concern over automated license plate readers and reports of misuse elsewhere, Morgan County law enforcement agencies continue to defend the cameras as effective investigative tools while Flock Safety prepares tougher safeguards for customers. Decatur police operate 44 Flock cameras that…...