Orange Beach Withholds Portions of Police Surveys Sought in Ethics Probe Tied to Kennon Incident
Orange Beach is withholding portions of police surveys tied to an ethics complaint over Mayor Tony Kennon's presence at a 2024 domestic violence call.
Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon Served Notice of October Ethics Commission Hearing
Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon has been served notice that the Alabama Ethics Commission will hold an October hearing on a complaint filed by three City Council members.
Judge Splits Ruling in Mobile Teen’s Fatal SWAT Shooting Lawsuit, Orders Bodycam Video Released
A federal judge dismissed part of a wrongful-death lawsuit over the 2023 SWAT shooting of 16-year-old Randall Adjessom, but let other claims proceed and ordered body camera footage released within…
Body Camera Fight Boils Over: Orange Beach Council Meeting Dissolves Into Shouting
An Orange Beach council meeting drew 2,000 livestream viewers and a packed City Hall before public comment devolved into accusations between the mayor, a council member's husband and residents.
Mobile Orders Outside Review of Police Policies After Teen Killed in Pre-Dawn Raid
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has called for an independent review of the Mobile Police Department’s use-of-force policies, procedures and training after a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by a…
Officer Names, Body Camera Footage Handled Very Differently in Two South Alabama Shootings
Mobile County's sheriff released the names of deputies involved in a fatal May shooting within a day, while Bay Minette officials have withheld the identity of the officer who fatally…
Alabama Supreme Court Ruling Shields Police Body Camera Footage in Baldwin County Shooting Case
A new Alabama Supreme Court ruling allows police body camera footage to be withheld as "investigative materials," a decision rooted in a Baldwin County deputy's 2017 shooting of an unarmed…
Bodycam Video Released in Pensacola Officer-Involved Shooting; No Charges for Officer
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The State Attorney’s Office released body camera footage of a September police shooting in downtown Pensacola and determined that no criminal charges would be filed against Pensacola…
Marshall, Siegelman Spar Over Bentley Probe, Body Cameras and Prison Reform Ahead of November Vote
Alabama's attorney general candidates, Republican incumbent Steve Marshall and Democratic challenger Joseph Siegelman, are staking out different positions on police body camera policy, prison overcrowding and the fallout from the…
Gulf Shores Police Lead Alabama in Body Camera Use as More Agencies Follow
Gulf Shores police have used body-worn cameras since 2010, and Fairhope and Daphne are following suit as departments across Baldwin County adopt the technology.