A Montgomery police officer working with the Metro Area Crime Suppression (MACS) Unit was injured in a traffic stop on Saturday night.
Special Agents assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Major Crimes Unit responded to the incident on Saturday night. According to authorities, the unnamed Montgomery Police Department (MPD) officer was working with the MACS Unit when police engaged in a traffic stop near the 1000 Block of Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery.
During the stop, the suspect, identified as Edward Burnes, 31, of Montgomery, exited his vehicle, and an on-foot pursuit commenced. Burnes was eventually apprehended, but not after he assaulted the MPD officer.
The nature and severity of the assault were not released, but the officer was transported to Jackson Hospital for injury treatment. Burnes was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on a $15,000 bond for second-degree assault charges.
MACS hit the ground running in June 2024. It was touted as a joint effort by ALEA secretary Hal Taylor, Attorney General Steve Marshall, Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and then-interim Montgomery Police chief James Graboys. The task force involves collaborative efforts from multiple state and local law enforcement agencies to crack down on crime in a city plagued by a chronically understaffed police department.
MACS was formed in response to complaints of increased crime in the Montgomery area combined with a severely diminished police force.
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