Mobile County officials are pursuing a Department of Justice hiring grant that would fund four new deputies if Prichard disbands its police department and hands law enforcement duties to the Sheriff’s Office permanently.
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Coverage of FBI from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Mobile County
FBI Takes Custody of 148 Untested Sexual Assault Kits From Prichard Police
Fewer than half of the 247 sexual assault kits held by the Prichard Police Department have been processed. The FBI has now taken custody of the remaining evidence and is expediting testing.
Mobile
FBI Director James Comey Visits Mobile, Warns of Shifting Terror Threat
During a Mobile field office stop, FBI Director James Comey described a transformed terrorism threat and praised the region’s local-federal law enforcement ties.
Mobile
FBI Director James Comey Visits Mobile Field Office, Talks Terrorism and Local Cases
FBI Director James Comey toured the Mobile field office in December 2014, discussing terrorism trends, a local kidnapping case and law enforcement partnerships.
Local News
Investigator Shuffle Follows Elections at Alabama AG and Mobile DA Offices
A wave of personnel changes reshaped the investigative ranks of the Alabama attorney general’s office and the Mobile County district attorney’s office as new officeholders prepared to take charge.
Baldwin County
White Powder Closes Bonner’s Mobile and Foley Offices as Labs Test the Substance
The Mobile and Foley district offices of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner were closed and checked for contamination after employees opened envelopes containing baggies of white powder.
Local News
Alabama’s Shelby Warned Justice Budget Would Cripple Local Police and Sheriffs
Chairing the Senate subcommittee that funds the Justice Department, Alabama’s senior senator told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales the administration’s budget would gut aid to state and local law enforcement.
Baldwin County
Stan the New Man: A 30-Year FBI Veteran Takes a Seat on the Fairhope City Council
Dan Stankoski spent three decades at the FBI supervising violent crime, domestic terrorism and civil rights cases. Now he’s on the Fairhope City Council worrying about the next bottleneck on Highway 181.