Baldwin County Undercover Drug Operation Reported 18 Suspected Dealers Arrested
Archived WKRG coverage reported that an undercover Baldwin County operation led to 18 suspected drug-dealer arrests, including several in Daphne.
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Reported Prostitution-Sting Arrests in 2007
Archived WKRG coverage reported that deputies made arrests during a 2007 undercover prostitution sting in the Old Pascagoula Road area.
Citronelle Man Returned in 2007 Murder Investigation
Mobile County deputies returned a man from Mississippi in October 2007 as a suspect in the killing of a Citronelle-area neighbor and co-worker, according to WKRG.
Mobile County Lands $450,000 Federal Grant to Fight Methamphetamine
The U.S. Justice Department awarded the Mobile County Commission $450,000 through the COPS meth program, money Sheriff Sam Cochran said would fund an awareness campaign, data analysis and enforcement over…
Appeals Court Declines to Rehear Former Sheriff Jack Tillman’s Case
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals turned down a rehearing petition from the former Mobile County sheriff, whose lawyers argued his rights were violated when his own former attorney testified…
Sheriff Sam Cochran Made a Crowded Metro Jail His First Order of Business
Mobile County's sheriff told a civic club he had cut the jail population by hundreds, won a raise for corrections officers and put technology at the center of his department,…
Mobile Police Solve Twice as Many Car Thefts as the National Average, Chief Says
Mobile's clearance rate on stolen vehicle cases stood at 28.8 percent, more than double the national figure, and Police Chief Phillip Garrett said false reports and scrap yards were both…
How a Law About Judges Nearly Cut the Mobile County Sheriff’s Pay by $28,000
A 1999 law meant to equalize judicial pay between rural and urban counties had an unnoticed side effect: the sheriff's salary was pegged to the judges'. Sam Cochran nearly took…
Sam Cochran to Take the Oath as Mobile County’s Interim Sheriff
Sam Cochran, the retired Mobile police chief and new Republican nominee for sheriff, was set to be sworn in Friday as interim Mobile County sheriff, taking over a department left…
Five Republicans for Sheriff: GOP Groups Set a Candidate Forum in Semmes
Area Republican groups scheduled a May 2006 forum at the Semmes Community Center for the five candidates seeking the GOP nomination for Mobile County sheriff ahead of the June primary.