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Meth lab found next to Piedmont day care by AnnistonStar
Dec 10, 2010 |  4 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
An operational methamphetamine lab was found Thursday night next door to a day care facility in Piedmont, according to a news release from Piedmont Police Chief Steven Tidwell. Officers with the Piedmont Police Department's narcotics unit found the lab about 7:30 p.m. inside a detached gara...
Prosecutors to upgrade abuse charges against stepmother of two children presumed dead by AnnistonStar
Dec 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Prosecutors will upgrade charges against the stepmother of 2 children who disappeared earlier this year to aggravated child abuse after she is transferred to Mobile from a Louisville, Kentucky, jail, authorities said Thursday. Heather Leavell-Keaton, 22, was being held on lesser child abus...
Tuscaloosa bail bondsman accused of impersonating cop by AnnistonStar
Dec 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a bail bondsman who they say impersonated a police officer Wednesday night. .art_main_pic { width: 250px; float: left; clear: left; } Gregory Garner, 32, is accused of using white strobe flashing lights in his champagne-colored Ford Crown Victoria to stop a 2...
Dispute over bedroom privacy led east Jefferson teen to stab sister with kitchen knife, deputies say by AnnistonStar
Dec 09, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Jefferson County authorities are searching for a 19-year-old woman they say stabbed her younger sister this morning during a fight about going in each other's rooms. Sheriff's officials identified the older sister as Jasmyne Gholston. Read the full story from The Birmingham News.
Selma police officer charged with receiving stolen property by AnnistonStar
Dec 09, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A Selma police offi­cer was arrested Wednesday and charged with receiving a stolen ri­fle that was found in the trunk of his patrol car. Police Chief William Riley said officer Robert Johnson was ar­rested at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and charged with a misdemeanor in connection with the stolen p...
Richard Scrushy's wife's jewelry to be auctioned by AnnistonStar
Dec 09, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
More Richard Scrushy family possessions are set for the auction block today in New York, where Sotheby's is scheduled to sell gems once owned by Leslie Scrushy that are appraised at $1.3 million. It's all part of the ongoing attempt by Birmingham-based HealthSouth Corp. to ...
Assault suspect from Albertville claims to be vampire by AnnistonStar
Dec 09, 2010 |  1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A 20-year-old man who claims to police he is a vampire has been charged with assault after he burned a “V” into the face of a teenager. Evan Francis Brown, Albertville, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for second-degree assault, a felony, after he appeared in Gadsden Municipal Court on misdem...
Mom sues Birmingham schools, says son beaten at Barrett Elementary by AnnistonStar
Dec 09, 2010 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A Birmingham woman who claims her son was beaten with a belt by his second-grade teacher for missing six answers on a test has filed a federal lawsuit against the teacher and the Birmingham city school system. Sarah Blackmon said her 9-year-old son, referred to as TW in the lawsuit because he ...
Snow reported in Montgomery, more expected by AnnistonStar
Dec 09, 2010 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Scattered snow showers were reported in a few areas of central Alabama on Wednesday, but most of the flurries melted upon contact. Gary Goggins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said that as the weekend approaches, flurries could return to the Montgomery area. Read the ful...
Moving of ICE detainees from Etowah County could be delayed by AnnistonStar
Dec 09, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt said he has been told by officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they will delay their decision to abandon operations in Etowah County until next year. The delay means about 350 detainees will not be moved from the Etowah County Detention Center Sat...

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