A police spokesman in Birmingham, Alabama, described the details of the fatal shooting that occurred in the Marks Village housing projects near Interlaken Avenue and 64th Court Way South. A 21-year-old man allegedly shot his sister’s 29-year-old boyfriend during a heated argument. Several witnesses said no one tried to stop the men as their argument […]
According to police, a 20-year-old man has been charged in a homicide that occurred at an Alabama motel on Dec. 19. The man had already been detained by authorities on Dec. 23 on charges of drug possession, carrying a pistol without a permit and criminal trespass. A man and woman killed were 23 and 24 […]
According to authorities with the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, a 24-year-old woman who was being booked into jail on charges related to writing a bad check is now facing more charges. Detention deputies allege that the woman failed to tell them she had a needle when they asked if she had anything that could hurt […]
Individuals in Alabama may have heard of cases in which people confessed to crimes and later attempted to withdraw their confession. Sometimes, the accused person claims that police interrogation methods pushed them to confess. A recent study appears to support the idea that false memories of crimes never committed can be implanted in people’s minds. […]
Five Alabama residents were taken into custody after an alleged carjacking and assault. The Houston County Sheriff’s Department detained the defendants on Jan. 15. Although it is believed that all five individuals knew the man who was carjacked, their presumed motives and the nature of their relationship with him has not been ascertained. All of […]
Two men were apprehended by police for allegedly breaking into several parked vehicles on the morning of Jan. 7 near a University of South Alabama residence hall in Mobile. Both men are facing various charges for the alleged incident. According to sources, university police officers responded to a call regarding a vehicle break-in near the […]
Police in Birmingham announced on Dec. 30 that a 17-year-old male was taken into custody and charged with the murder of a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver. Authorities say that the 63-year-old male driver was killed while making a delivery to District at the Summit apartments. The teen taken into custody in this case was also […]
On Dec. 24, authorities in Alabama took a man into custody after he was accused of stabbing another man during an apparent domestic altercation. The man was identified as a 43-year-old Mobile resident. The man was taken to the Mobile County Metro Jail at approximately 1:10 p.m, and he remained in jail on Dec. 26. […]
Officers with the Etowah County Sheriff’s Department reportedly charged four people with attempted murder, kidnapping and robbery on Dec. 16. According to documents, the charges followed an incident that allegedly occurred earlier in the month involving a man being beaten multiple times. Detained in connection to the case were two Altoona women, ages 36 and […]
Most Alabama residents have heard about the case of Michael Brown’s shooting and may even be saddened or angry regarding the grand jury’s decision to not indict the officer involved in the situation. However, the case brought attention to witness credibility, as the grand jury heard many witnesses who later admitted to lying or who […]