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CRIME & SAFETY
Mobile PD: Woman pistol-whipped and robbed on the street in broad daylight
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — According to Mobile Police, on Monday, July 22, 2024, at approximately 5:20 p.m., officers responded to the area of Union Avenue and Pages Lane in reference to a female victim being robbed at gunpoint. Upon arrival, officers discovered the injured victim who was struck in...
Mobile Police investigating after man shot Tuesday night
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department is investigating after a man was shot Tuesday night. Police said the shooting happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Inn Road. LOCATION: According to MPD, the incident left a man with a gunshot wound in the left arm. The man, who has not been identified, was taken […]
Two killed, five injured in crash north of Dauphin Island
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — According to Mobile Police, a two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:56 p.m. Monday, July 22, has claimed two lives. Mary R. Hawkins, 61, of Mobile, was fatally injured when the 2014 Lexus ES-350 she was driving collided head-on with the 2018 GMC Sierra driven by Austin L. Ross, 33, of Conway, Ark. Hawkins was pronounced deceased at the scene. A 6-year-old juvenile passenger in the GMC was injured and pronounced deceased at the scene. Ross and another passenger in the GMC, Laura L. Ramirez, 40, of Conway, Ark ., were both injured and transported to USA Hospital in Mobile.
Prichard police seek Dollar General robbery suspect for questioning
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — Officials with the Prichard Police Department are looking for a woman to question regarding a robbery. According to City of Prichard officials, three people — a woman and two men — attempted to steal Tide Pods from the Dollar General on St. Stephens Road on July 23. INCIDENT LOCATION: Officials said […]
Mobile County sheriff responds to man with ‘four-page-long rap sheet’ being taken off the streets
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A murder suspect with a “four-page-long rap sheet” is back in police custody, and Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said he hopes it stays that way. 25-year-old Isaiah Jamal Kelly was arrested Monday, July 22, in connection with the murder of Demetrius Hunter, which took place in March of 2023 […]
Drug courier in Mobile sentenced to 5 years in prison
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Lexington, Miss., man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a drug distribution ring, federal prosecutors announced this week. U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Alabama on Tuesday said that U.S. District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer imposed the 60-month sentence on Morris Alan Morgan last week. According to court documents, Morgan was courier for drug distributor Darrin J. Southall, who operated the drug distribution organization operated by who in 2022 was sentenced to 35 years.
‘Never stop fighting for justice’: Mother thankful after arrest in Prichard murder one year later
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - A mother is grateful after waiting more than a year for an arrest in her son’s murder. In March of last year, 24-year-old Demetris Hunter was gunned down at a gas station in Prichard. The deadly shooting was caught on surveillance video. Dozens of people...
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