A Mobile police officer drove a bleeding machete attack victim to USA Medical Center herself, and the suspect was later taken into custody after a nearly four-hour standoff on Emogene Street.
Tag: Mobile violent crime
Crime
MPD Investigates Shooting That Left One Man Critical on Forest Park Drive
Mobile police are investigating after a man was shot Tuesday in the 5400 block of Forest Park Drive, according to the Mobile Police Department. Officers responded to the scene and confirmed that one man had been shot. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical…
Crime
Mobile Police Make Arrest in Deadly MLK Boulevard Drive-By Shooting
Mobile police arrested Jesse T. Dixon Jr., 22, on murder and attempted murder charges after a Thanksgiving weekend drive-by shooting near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard left 20-year-old Canyra Osborne dead and another woman injured.
Crime
How a Downtown Mobile Attack Exposed Cracks in the Region’s Mental Health and Court Systems
A downtown Mobile attack during last week’s storm has drawn scrutiny to how the accused, a man with a long arrest record and untreated schizophrenia, kept cycling through the local jail, courts and mental health system without being stopped.