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, saving taxpayers millions.
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Coverage of public safety from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Mobile Police Solve Twice as Many Car Thefts as the National Average, Chief Says
Mobile’s clearance rate on stolen vehicle cases stood at 28.8 percent, more than double the national figure, and Police Chief Phillip Garrett said false reports and scrap yards were both part of the story.
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Alabama’s Shelby Warned Justice Budget Would Cripple Local Police and Sheriffs
Chairing the Senate subcommittee that funds the Justice Department, Alabama’s senior senator told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales the administration’s budget would gut aid to state and local law enforcement.
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Saraland Fire Rescue Lands a $54,526 Federal Grant for Operations and Safety
The Department of Homeland Security agreed to release $54,526 to the Saraland Fire Rescue Department in late 2006 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, money earmarked for operations and safety.
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Sam Cochran to Take the Oath as Mobile County’s Interim Sheriff
Sam Cochran, the retired Mobile police chief and new Republican nominee for sheriff, was set to be sworn in Friday as interim Mobile County sheriff, taking over a department left unsettled by Jack Tillman’s departure.
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Five Republicans for Sheriff: GOP Groups Set a Candidate Forum in Semmes
Area Republican groups scheduled a May 2006 forum at the Semmes Community Center for the five candidates seeking the GOP nomination for Mobile County sheriff ahead of the June primary.
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Why Mobile’s Fire Hydrants Wear Different Colored Hats
Blue, green, orange or red: the paint on a Mobile fire hydrant is not decoration. A city fire official explained the national code that tells firefighters how much water a hydrant can actually deliver.
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Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove Set to Lead Mobile Police as Cochran Retired for Sheriff’s Run
Mobile Police Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove was set to become interim chief in March 2006 as Chief Sam Cochran retired to run for sheriff of Mobile County, with Mayor Sam Jones to name a permanent successor.
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State Rep. Spencer Collier to Address Mobile County Young Republicans
State Rep. Spencer Collier, a state trooper representing District 105 in south Mobile County, was set to headline the monthly meeting of the Mobile County Young Republicans at Wintzell’s on Airport Boulevard.
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Mobile Firefighters Union Endorses Bess Rich for Mayor
The Mobile firefighters’ union backed Bess Rich for mayor ahead of the Aug. 23 city election, the second endorsement from an organized city employee group for the former councilwoman’s campaign.