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CRIME & SAFETY
Man back on the streets after major Morgan County gun and drug bust
A Morgan County man caught with more than 40 guns and illegal drugs is now back out on the streets. The Decatur Police Department arrested Jonathan Cook and charged him with trafficking illegal drugs and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Cook bonded out of the Morgan County Jail Thursday...
Alabama woman hit, killed while walking along side of highway: ‘This doesn’t feel real’
A woman from Union Grove died in a Friday afternoon crash in Morgan County. Megan S. Persiani, 30, was walking along the side of U.S. 231 when she was struck by a 2017 Chrysler 300, according to a news release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Persiani died at the...
Priceville Police: Man found passed out behind steering wheel of car facing drug charges
A Decatur man is facing multiple drug-related charges after police say they found him passed out behind the steering wheel of his vehicle. According to the Priceville Police Department, 45-year-old Christopher Andrew Waldrep was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, and driving without being in possession of a license.
'Unprofessional statement' surrounds demoted Decatur firefighter's disciplinary appeal
DECATUR, Ala. — A hearing was held Friday as a Decatur first responder appeals a demotion levied against him by Mayor Tab Bowling earlier this year. Lt. Kevin Jackson was demoted to the basic status of firefighter in response to an incident that took place at the scene of a medical call in November 2023.
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