Given the rise of young offenders committing gang-related crimes over the past year, Sheriff Paul Burch said he wants the constitutional carry law amended to require people under 21 to purchase a permit to carry a handgun.
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office continues to concentrate efforts in Prichard following an uptick in crime last year.
Herbert McCants, retired Chief of Alabama Port Authority, died in Mobile July 3.
The suspect in an attempted rape in Foley was arrested in Foley a few months before investigators said he randomly attacked and stabbed a woman along the Wilbourne Antique Rose Trail on January 17.
The family of a man who lost his wife and children in Semmes last week is rallying behind him and raising money for support.
A settlement that includes $2.02 million in monetary relief and several policy changes for the Mobile County Sheriff's Office has been approved by a federal judge. The lawsuit claimed female jailers were harassed by male prisoners and sheriff's officials ignored concerns.
The family of a Faith Academy student, who former teacher and soccer coach Jonathan Sauers is accused of having a sexual relationship with, has filed a civil case against the school.
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a teacher and soccer coach at Faith Academy private school was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.