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Dothan Police Asking for Community’s Help with Murder
(DOTHAN, Ala.) On July 20, 2024, Dothan Police responded to reports of a stabbing near the intersection of West Powell and Linden Street. When officers arrived, they located the victim, identified as Damon Goodson (53) of Dothan, lying in the roadway with a stab wound to his upper torso. Goodson was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. Goodson, after undergoing surgery, was placed on life support. On July 21, 2024, Goodson died from his injuries. The Dothan Police Department is asking for the community’s help in solving this case.
Dothan teen arrested in Blakely drive-by shooting, police say
BLAKELY, GA (WDHN) — A teen from Dothan is behind bars in southwest Georgia after police claim he was identified as a suspect in a drive-by shooting. According to Blakely Police, 17-year-old Joseph Pelland was arrested on Friday, July 19, after investigators claimed he fired shots at an occupied home on Palmetto Avenue on Wednesday, July 17.
Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Vehicle on Highway One
The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a tragic incident early Sunday morning, July 14, 2024, involving a fatal single-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Washington County. At approximately 5:50 a.m., a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 19-year-old Peyton Taylor of Greenville, Mississippi, was traveling north on Highway 1 when it collided with 36-year-old Angel Skoglund of Dothan, Alabama.
Missing 15-year-old boy from Dothan
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Dothan Police Department released an alert today, July 23, that 15-year-old, Christopher Jamal Bradley, had been reported missing. Bradley was last seen by his mother at their residence in the 500 Block of Dutch Street in Dothan at about 8 a.m., July 16. He is 5′ tall, weighs 145, and has […]
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