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Injured suspect back in custody after escape from Huntsville Hospital
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (297+ words) The Madison County Sheriff's Office confirms Bastianns was arrested and placed back in custody on Tuesday night. Deputies arrested him near Patton Road and Drake Avenue. MCSO spokesperson Brent Patterson says additional charges against Bastiaans will be announced. Two Huntsville…...
Search for injured escaped suspect prompts two Huntsville schools to increase security measures
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (138+ words) WAAY 31 News Jacob Bastiaans (Source: Madison County Sheriff's Office) Two Huntsville schools increased security measures while authorities searched for a suspect that escaped custody while getting treatment at Huntsville Hospital on Tuesday. According to Huntsville Police the suspect was in…...
Decatur woman accused of depositing stolen check worth more than $95 K
17+ hour, 20+ min ago (196+ words) A Decatur woman was arrested after investigators say she fraudulently deposited a stolen check worth more than $95, 000. Officers were called to the 500 block of West Willow Street on April 2 after a business reported a fraudulent check. A representative told police…...
5 arrested in Morgan County sting operation targeting child sex predators
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (211+ words) Five people face charges after a sting operation targeting child sex predators in Morgan County. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office says they launched Operation Spring Sting on Saturday and Sunday. Antoriaunte Shivoughn Provens, Carlow Lamont Roseboro, Fleury Jobenson, Kendrick Lashunn…...
Police conduct death investigation after two found dead in Athens
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (255+ words) WAAY 31 News Athens Police say they're conducting a death investigation after two people were found dead on Friday. Police say they responded to a call in the Watercress subdivision at 9: 30 a. m. Friday. "There is no threat to the community," said Athens…...
2 arrested in Decatur on organized retail theft charges
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (181+ words) Two people were arrested after Decatur Police say they stole more than $600 worth of Pok'mon cards from a local Game Stop. In March, the Decatur Police Department received a report of theft from the Game Stop on Spring Avenue Southwest....
Man charged with trafficking meth, fentanyl in Lawrence County
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (196+ words) Authorities seized more than 200 grams of methamphetamine, fentanyl and multiple firearms after executing a search warrant in the Red Bank community, said the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office on Thursday. The Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force Region E and the Lawrence…...
Suspect in Morgan County murder-for-hire case seeks to suppress confession to police
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (145+ words) A woman charged in a murder-for-hire case is asking a judge to throw out statements she made to police, claiming investigators used coercive tactics and improper promises to get her to talk. Jaclyn Elaine Skuce is accused in the September…...
Automated license plate readers spark debate in North Alabama
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (543+ words) Flock license plate reader cameras have been installed widely in North Alabama, with over 100 in Huntsville since 2019. The use of automated license plate readers is expanding rapidly across North Alabama, with more than 100 cameras installed in Huntsville since 2019, according to…...
City of Huntsville moves to dismiss police officer's DUI firing appeal
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (227+ words) The City of Huntsville is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a former employee who claims he was wrongfully fired after getting arrested for driving under the influence. Scott Hartman filed what he called a "Notice…...