Talk Around Mobile County: Is Prichard Nearing the End as a City?
Political and governmental circles in Mobile County were openly discussing the possibility that Prichard might dissolve as a municipality, and what that would mean for policing.
Mobile County Investigated Reported Sexual Assault of Juvenile in 2008
An archived 2008 WKRG report said Mobile County deputies investigated a reported sexual assault of a juvenile in Wilmer and sought to question a man.
2008 Report Detailed Major Mobile County Drug Seizure
A historical WKRG report said Mobile County deputies described a 2008 seizure of thousands of Ecstasy pills, cocaine, guns and other property after an undercover investigation.
Mobile County Deputies Reported Major Drug Seizure in 2008
In April 2008, Mobile County deputies reported seizing thousands of Ecstasy pills, cocaine, firearms and electronics during an investigation in West Mobile.
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.
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…
Citronelle Police Investigated Severe Assault in 2007
Citronelle Police investigated a severe assault on Dogwood Drive in August 2007 near the location of a recent homicide, according to WKRG.
Jack Tillman Asks Appeals Court to Reconsider, Says Sheriff’s Lawyer Broke Faith
Attorneys for former Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman asked the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to rehear his bid to undo the misdemeanor convictions that ended his career, arguing his…
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,…