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Sand Rock man charged with soliciting murder by AnnistonStar
May 26, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A Sand Rock man has been indicted by a Cherokee County grand jury for two counts of criminal solicitation after he allegedly tried to hire someone to kill a woman. James Thomas Stimpson, 63, was arrested Friday after he allegedly solicited the murder of Lorrette Gilbert, according to a news re...
Told he can't graduate, 19-year-old Alabama senior holds teacher prisoner with pair of scissors by AnnistonStar
May 25, 2010 |  1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
When told Friday that he wouldn't be graduating due to his grades, 19-year-old Corrderialous Jaquez Ingram of Opelika allegedly grabbed a pair of scissors from a teacher's desk and detained her for about 20 minutes while making threats, school officials told the Opelika-Auburn News. Ingram...
Pell City council members knew nothing of meeting Sunday by AnnistonStar
May 25, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Council members said they knew nothing about a meeting held Sunday to discuss a police shooting that left one man dead. “I had three phone calls about a town meeting that I was suppose to be at,” Councilman Greg Gossett said at Monday night’s council meeting. “They wanted to know why I wasn...
Dog-fighting ring busted in Montgomery County by AnnistonStar
May 25, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Montgomery County sheriff's deputies are looking for 20 to 30 suspects involved in a dog-fight­ing ring near Ramer. Deputies found a dog-fighting event in progress about mid­night Sunday after receiving an anonymous tip, said Humane Deputy Scott Hill. The event was held near the dead end of Ni...
Athens resident questions scarcity of black police officers by AnnistonStar
May 25, 2010 |  3 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A local resident questioned Athens City Council members Monday on why there are not more African-American officers in the Police Department. Dr. Eugene C. English called for a citywide recruitment effort to increase the numbers of black officers. Read the full story from The Athens News Cou...
Legal action on Etowah County bingo to resume soon by AnnistonStar
May 25, 2010 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Legal action on the Etowah County electronic bingo case should soon resume, according to District Attorney Jimmie Harp. A ruling Friday by the Alabama Supreme Court said Gov. Bob Riley's Task Force on Illegal Gambling had the authority to continue its legal efforts to shut down electronic bingo...
Child porn suspect flees Florida on ice cream truck found in Mobile by AnnistonStar
May 25, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Authorities say a man wanted on charges of possessing child pornography and placing his wife in a brothel has been captured in Louisiana after fleeing the Pensacola, Fla., area in an ice cream truck later found abandoned in Mobile, Ala. U.S. marshals arrested Martin Lyle Christianson without in...
Businessman puts pressure on lawmakers over free Iron Bowl tickets by AnnistonStar
May 25, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A Birmingham activist is getting an early start in his campaign to dissuade Alabama legislators and public officials from accepting free tickets to the 2010 Iron Bowl game. Jim Metrock of Obligation, Inc., whose mission is to "remove marketers from public schools," has been badgering lawmakers...
Montgomery robbery victims turn on tormentors when they realize the gun's unloaded by AnnistonStar
May 24, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Victims of a home invasion robbery fought back, eventually hog-tying two suspects until officers could arrive, police said. The seven victims told police that the two suspects entered their residence through an unlocked door and demanded money early Saturday morning. Read the full stor...
Georgia man arrested in Huntsville for kidnapping warrants, kids found safe by AnnistonStar
May 24, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A man police say kidnapped four children in Rome, Ga., Sunday afternoon was picked up by Huntsville police Sunday night, authorities said. Walter Antonio Ventura Torres, 27, is wanted in Georgia on four kidnapping charges, said Huntsville Sgt. Mark Roberts. Police said someone called autho...

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