Tag: MONTGOMERY CRIME

During a Friday interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) discussed failed legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Huntsville.

If Reed wants the state to stay out of his city’s business, then he should immediately admit he has a problem and publicly embrace a pro-law enforcement, pro-law-and-order philosophy.

One of the most important issues facing our country right now is the rise in violent crime. The tragic shooting in Montgomery earlier this month is a heartbreaking reminder of this issue’s urgency.

Crime disenfranchises EVERYONE, whether you live in the vicinity of it or not. Huntsville, Vestavia Hills, Mobile, and every smaller community in between pays for Montgomery’s issues; therefore, it should be a state-level concern.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed released a statement Sunday evening after a weekend of violence.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed was clearly displeased with Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth after Ainsworth took a jab at the capital’s mayor at a sold-out Eastern Shore Republican Women's luncheon in Fairhope on Thursday.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the City of Montgomery hosted a sneaker ball for its Stop the Violence Campaign, featuring a guest performance by Mobile Rapper Yung Bleu, who has a somewhat recent history of less-than-stopped violence.

After being delayed on the final day of last week’s legislative week, legislation by State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) allowing the governor and attorney general (AG) to appoint an interim police chief in municipalities with out-of-control crime is nearing its final chance at becoming law as session winds down.

Bizarre new details have emerged regarding the recent arrest of one of four men accused of robbing a Montgomery business, with the recently arrested suspect appearing to have a role in local daycare and multiple Christian ministries.

A Montgomery man has been arrested and federally charged in connection with a brutal robbery and assault of a very familiar Montgomery business owner earlier this month.

A $5,000 reward is now being offered for detail in a harrowing robbery where the owner of a Montgomery staple business was assaulted, tied up, and robbed at gunpoint by four masked men.

The Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit is boasting of increased efficacy in cracking down on crime in the Montgomery area, including nearly 700 arrest warrants for an array of crimes and seizing dozens of stolen cars, illegal guns and machine gun conversion devices.

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday mandating that every county and municipal law enforcement agency annually disclose to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency how many sworn officers are employed.  

A Montgomery police officer working with the Metro Area Crime Suppression (MACS) Unit was injured in a traffic stop on Saturday night.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed recently and interim Montgomery Police Department Chief James Graboys on Tuesday laid out a large display of seized firearms during a press conference as the pair pushed lawmakers to pass gun control legislation. 

A third teen suspect has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the October slaying of 22-year-old Elden Wright, who was one of five struck in the shooting.

A mother has come forward, claiming the 18-year-old suspect charged with murder and attempted murder of a police officer on Tuesday was suspected of killing her daughter and others in recent years without being questioned by police.

Two 18-year-olds in Montgomery have been charged with murder, and one is accused of shooting at a responding police officer in a shooting that shut down a portion of Zelda Road in Montgomery on Tuesday.

According to Georgia police, a Montgomery woman missing since June had her missing car towed by highway patrol that same month, a fact that didn’t alert law enforcement because Montgomery authorities failed to enter her vehicle into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).

Montgomery Police arrested two separate individuals on Thursday in connection with two separate murders earlier this year, with one suspect including a 19-year-old male.

The Montgomery Police Department (MPD) announced on Thursday the arrest of a 23-year-old Montgomery man, charging him with capital murder in the death of a six-month-old baby earlier this month.

The Montgomery Police Department is investigating the murder of a six-month-old infant that occurred earlier this month.

One victim has died in last week’s Montgomery shooting, where five people, including two juveniles, were shot.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Montgomery Police Department interim Police Chief James Graboys recently addressed the past week's uptick in violent crime at a Monday press conference.

An investigation is currently underway in Montgomery after five people, including two juveniles, were shot on Wednesday evening.

Montgomery Police are investigating a shooting that left two dead early Friday morning.

In an increasingly troubling trend in the state’s capital city, another teenager has been charged with murder in the case of a July shooting that left one 16-year-old dead and another seriously injured.