Alabama police department should be ‘immediately abolished’ over ‘rampant culture of corruption’: grand jury
There is a rampant culture of corruption in the Hanceville Police Department, which has recently operated as more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency.”
Small Alabama city’s police force put on leave after grand jury finds ‘rampant’ corruption'
Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer said Thursday in a statement that the Cullman County Sheriff’s Department will temporarily take over over law enforcement duties as city officials mull the next steps.
Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department because of a ‘culture of corruption’
A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department because of a “rampant culture of corruption” after charging five officers with a variety of crimes, officials announced Wednesday.
Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that the Hanceville Police Department be "immediately abolished," prosecutors said Wednesday.
Grand jury calls for rural Alabama police department to be abolished
A federal grand jury has recommended a rural Alabama police department be abolished as it indicted five of its officers with federal and misdemeanor charges.
Alabama police force put on leave after grand jury says it operated like a "criminal enterprise"
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that the grand jury had indicted the Hanceville police chief and four of his officers, who are accused of mishandling or removing ...
Small Alabama city's police force put on leave after grand jury finds 'rampant' corruption
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that the grand jury had indicted the Hanceville police chief and four of his officers, who are accused of mishandling or removing ...
Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be abolished
The district attorney prosecuting the case, Champ Crocker, told News 2’s sister station, NewsNation, on Thursday night that investigators found “troubling things.” Five members of the ...
Entire Alabama police department put on leave after grand jury recommends its abolition
The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”
Town's Entire Police Force Put On Leave After Jury Recommends Abolishing It
The entire police department in Hanceville, Alabama, has been placed on administrative leave following a grand jury's recommendation to abolish it. The grand jury described the department as "more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency" after indicting the police chief and four officers on corruption charges.
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District Attorney discusses impact of Hanceville police scandal on pending cases
FOX54 has also reviewed a lawsuit filed in 2024 against the city by former Hanceville police officer Lowell Hadder. The suit ...
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Hanceville police arrests, dispatcher’s death, corruption allegations threaten department: What we know today
“Let me say this, I am not here to defend Chris Willingham, and I am not here to tear him down,‘’ D.A. Champ Crocker said. ”He has a family, friends. He’s been around for a long time ...
Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department: 'Culture of corruption'
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that five Hanceville police officers were indicted on ...
Hanceville police chief, 4 officers, spouse indicted and arrested amid investigation
Five officers with the Hanceville Police Department and one of their spouses have been indicted by a Cullman County grand ...