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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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Prichard Homeowner Shoots Intruder as Two Juveniles Break Into Thors Avenue Home
A 63-year-old Prichard homeowner shot and wounded one of two juveniles who broke into her home on Thors Avenue, telling officers she realized someone was inside when a light switched on, authorities said.
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Mobile Man Granted Bail in Manslaughter Case After Girlfriend Killed in Gun Mishap
A Mobile man is out on bail facing manslaughter charges after his mother says a gun mishap on a trampoline led to his girlfriend’s death.
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Veteran Lawman Takes the Helm as Prichard’s Interim Police Chief
Michael Rowland, a 40-year law enforcement veteran and former Bay Minette police chief, stepped in as Prichard’s interim police chief, pledging a renewed emphasis on training and community policing.
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Mobile Police Sought Two Men After Robbery, Assault at Water Street Gas Station
Mobile police searched for two young men after a robbery and assault at a North Water Street Exxon, where a victim’s wallet and phone were snatched and he was attacked as he gave chase.
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Prichard Police Catch Driver After Elderly Man Struck Outside Greer’s Grocery
A 70-year-old man was struck and seriously hurt outside a Prichard Greer’s grocery store, and police caught up with the driver who had fled the scene, according to reports.
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Mobile Police Chief Urges State Board to Deny Early Parole for Two Violent Felons
Mobile Police Chief James Barber asked the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to deny early release to two men convicted of violent felonies, citing long arrest histories that predated their convictions.
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Prichard Police Chief Jerry Speziale Steps Down, Citing His Children and a New Jersey Post
Prichard Police Chief Jerry Speziale resigned to become acting police director in Paterson, New Jersey, saying the move was about being closer to his two children after his wife’s death.
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Mobile Police Sought Man Wanted in Rape and Kidnapping of a Woman
Mobile police searched for Jeffrey Sewell, 30, wanted on four felonies including first-degree rape and kidnapping after a woman said she was held and assaulted for several hours.
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Mobile Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Domestic Stabbing
Tamekia Danielle Steele, 35, broke down in a Mobile courtroom as she pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in the June stabbing death of a man she had once been close to, court proceedings showed.