Tag: MONTGOMERY CRIME

'Take some responsibility': State Sen. Bell rips Montgomery Mayor Reed for blaming constitutional carry, legislature for city's violent crime wave

State Sen. Lance Bell (R-Pell City) recently took Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed to task for blaming the recent crime wave in Montgomery on the legislature’s actions two years ago, removing state-mandated concealed carry permits.

State, federal law enforcement investigating Montgomery triple homicide after string of crimes against Hispanics in the city

On Wednesday, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and interim Police Chief John Hall spoke regarding the triple murder that occurred in the city on the Troy Highway Tuesday night.

State Rep. Bedsole on Montgomery mayor CoS's gun violence rant: 'My District has the same gun laws with not even a fraction of the gun violence'

A Republican lawmaker pushed back against Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s chief of staff Chip Hill’s prolonged weekend gun-violence screed in which he both denied the existence of rampant crime in Montgomery and blamed the violence on Alabama’s gun laws.