Mobile police searched for Jeffrey Sewell, 30, wanted on four felonies including first-degree rape and kidnapping after a woman said she was held and assaulted for several hours.
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Coverage of crime from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Prichard
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Veteran Lawman Takes the Helm as Prichard’s Interim Police Chief
Michael Rowland, a 40-year law enforcement veteran and former Bay Minette police chief, stepped in as Prichard’s interim police chief, pledging a renewed emphasis on training and community policing.
Mobile
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Mobile Police Chief Urges State Board to Deny Early Parole for Two Violent Felons
Mobile Police Chief James Barber asked the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to deny early release to two men convicted of violent felonies, citing long arrest histories that predated their convictions.
Mobile
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Mobile Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Domestic Stabbing
Tamekia Danielle Steele, 35, broke down in a Mobile courtroom as she pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in the June stabbing death of a man she had once been close to, court proceedings showed.
Mobile
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Mobile Police Open Homicide Case After Woman Found Stabbed in Burning Navco Road Apartment
An early-morning fire at Mobile’s Chaumont Apartments on Navco Road became a homicide case in July 2014 after crews found a woman who had been stabbed inside the burning building.
Spanish Fort
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Mobile County Constable Jailed on Murder Charge After Fatal Shooting Outside Spanish Fort Club
A 68-year-old Mobile County constable was booked into the Baldwin County jail on a murder charge after a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a club along the Causeway in Spanish Fort, police said.
Mobile
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West Mobile Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Hancock Bank Robbery, Ordered to Repay $5,190
A west Mobile man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for robbing a Hancock Bank on Rangeline Road, fleeing the state before his arrest and later admitting to the crime.
Prichard
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Prichard Police Chief Jerry Speziale Resigns, Citing Personal Circumstances After His Wife’s Death
Prichard Police Chief Jerry Speziale resigned after less than a year, with city officials pointing to personal circumstances following the death of his wife as he returned to New Jersey.
Irvington
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Sheriff’s Office Investigates Apparent Murder-Suicide at Irvington Home
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating an apparent murder-suicide after a couple was found dead in the driveway of a Cook Avenue home in Irvington.
Mobile
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Mobile Police Name Suspect in Morning Shooting on Valeria Street
Mobile police identified a 42-year-old man as the suspect in a Valeria Street shooting that sent a woman to a hospital one Tuesday morning, and asked the public for help locating him.