Prichard Races the Clock to Rebuild Its Police Force and Pass a New Budget
Prichard has hired consulting firm POLIHIRE to help rebuild its police department and find a new chief, all while racing an October 1 budget deadline.
Prichard Prepares to Place Remaining Officers on Paid Leave During Full Police Review
Mayor Carletta Davis says about 15 remaining Prichard police officers will go on 30 days of paid administrative leave while the city conducts a comprehensive review of the department.
Prichard Mayor Sets Aug. 4 Town Hall as Police Department Crisis Deepens
Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis has called a town hall for Aug. 4 to let residents weigh in on the future of the city's police department amid an ongoing corruption investigation…
Mobile County Grand Jury Indicts Prichard Police Chief, Sergeant After Misconduct Probe
A Mobile County special grand jury indicted Prichard Police Chief Walter Knight and Maj. Aaron Tucker on ethics and theft charges. DA Keith Blackwood called the findings a "cultural rot,"…
Alabama Supreme Court Ruling Shields Police Body Camera Footage in Baldwin County Shooting Case
A new Alabama Supreme Court ruling allows police body camera footage to be withheld as "investigative materials," a decision rooted in a Baldwin County deputy's 2017 shooting of an unarmed…
Mobile Police Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting, Elects Leadership
Mobile's reconstituted Police Citizens Advisory Committee held its first meeting this week, electing new leadership and beginning work to define its role as a liaison between residents and police.
Two Pensacola Protest Leaders Named to Police Citizens Advisory Committee
Two young activists who helped lead Pensacola’s recent demonstrations have been nominated to serve on a citizens advisory committee the city is forming to review the Police Department. Mayor Grover…
Pensacola protest organizer tells mayor ‘we are here to stay until we get change’
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is asking peaceful protesters to leave Graffiti Bridge after some demonstrators stepped into the street at the Three Mile Bridge over the weekend. The appeal came…
Hundreds Join Voices of Hope March and Rally in Crestview
Several hundred people marched through the streets of downtown Crestview to Twin Hill Park Wednesday afternoon as part of the Voices of Hope March. The march brought people out to…
Mobile Weighs Trust in Police as Michael Moore Shooting Probe Continues Amid National Unrest
As federal investigators continue examining Mobile police's fatal shooting of Michael Moore, residents are weighing how last week's police shootings in Baton Rouge, St. Paul and Dallas should shape the…