Mobile and Baldwin County News
Crime and public safety news from Mobile, Baldwin County, and South Alabama, including arrests, court proceedings, and law enforcement updates.
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help identifying a masked, armed man who robbed a Grand Bay McDonald's at gunpoint and fled with cash from the…
JaMarcus Russell, the Mobile native and former NFL No. 1 overall draft pick, was arrested this week in his hometown on a controlled-substance charge, according to authorities. Investigators said the…
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran says jail release rules were overhauled after allegations that former Circuit Judge Herman Thomas used his authority to have prisoners released for personal reasons.
Orange Beach police made 147 arrests, mostly for minor drug and alcohol offenses, during a three-night Widespread Panic run at The Wharf's amphitheater in 2008.
Crime in Mobile is spreading well beyond downtown into neighborhoods like Oakleigh, The Loop and Spring Hill, and officers say the fix is simple: more patrols, not more roadblocks.
Mobile police ran a string of weekend checkpoints downtown, on the Causeway and in Midtown in early March 2008, prompting questions from residents about whether the effort was the best…