
The Hanceville City Council moved to dissolve the city's police department and its municipal court system on Thursday, while also appointing a new mayor.

The Hanceville City Council voted Monday to suspend and rebuild its police department.

The Cullman County Sheriff's Office has taken over law enforcement duties for the City of Hanceville after the police chief, four officers and an officer's wife were charged in a corruption case.

A Cullman County grand jury has determined the Hanceville Police Department has been operating as a criminal enterprise and recommended disbanding the department after an investigation into the death of a dispatcher and other reported failures.