Chickasaw Police Arrest Purse-Snatching Suspect and Getaway Driver After Predawn Chase
Chickasaw police arrested a juvenile and a 20-year-old man after a woman's purse was snatched near 4th Avenue and Jacona Street.
Mobile County Metro Jail Hits Record 1,806 Inmates in Sweltering Summer
Warden Trey Oliver said the Mobile County Metro Jail set an all-time population record of 1,806 inmates, far above its designed capacity, as summer heat and rising numbers strained the…
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 Metro Jail Replaced Failed Air-Conditioning Units in 2007
In August 2007, Mobile County moved to replace two failed Metro Jail air-conditioning units as heat affected inmates and about 230 employees.
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,…
Political Notebook: A Former Federal Agent to Serve as Mobile’s Interim Sheriff
Under an arcane provision of Alabama law, retired federal agent David A. Evans Sr. was set to be named a special coroner so he could assume the duties of Mobile…