Hanceville police arrests, dispatcher’s death, corruption allegations threaten department: What we know today
A grand jury recommended abolishing the department after six arrests they said came from a "rampant culture of corruption." ...
Bill allowing state takeover of police departments moving through Alabama legislature
Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) said some police departments need help from the state and he hopes to give cities that help.
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City in Alabama suspends entire PD after five officers indicted on corruption
An Alabama city suspended its entire police department Thursday after most of its officers were indicted by a grand jury on ...
Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be abolished
The small Alabama city of Hanceville, located about 45 miles north of Birmingham, placed its entire police force on ...
Hanceville police injected and distributed drugs while on duty, court records state
A grand jury found a “rampant culture of corruption” at the Hanceville Police Department and recommended the department be abolished.