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Mobile police said two teenagers arrested after a chase and crash were part of a larger armed robbery ring that had targeted at least six Waffle House restaurants across the…
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran and Mobile Police Chief James Barber warned residents about a dangerous batch of spice linked to two deaths, hours after deputies seized 489 packages of…
A loaded gun found at Mae Eanes Middle School marks the third weapon discovered on a Mobile County school campus in a month, following incidents at B.C. Rain and Mary…
A veteran Mobile police homicide detective has been indicted on federal tax charges, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced Monday. Cpl. Donald Pears, who has spent more than 42 years…
Ron Wallace, a former Mobile police officer, resigned from the force as he considered a campaign for mayor in the 2013 city elections, pointing to spending restraint, transparency and public…
Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city’s new juvenile curfew for teens 17 and younger, a measure Mayor Sam Jones framed as a push for parental accountability…
An interactive crime “hot spot” map published on the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office website has sat frozen since 2006, even as public interest in how local law enforcement shares crime…
Mobile Moves to Rewrite Downtown Panhandling Rules Mobile city officials are moving forward with a rewrite of the ordinance governing panhandling in the downtown business district, following a Tuesday meeting…
A 25-year-old Mobile man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon during what police describe as a home invasion near Kenny Street and Pleasant Valley Road, according to the Mobile Police…
JaMarcus Russell, the Mobile native and former NFL No. 1 overall draft pick, was arrested this week in his hometown on a controlled-substance charge, according to authorities. Investigators said the…