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Pelham SRO resigns after probe into inappropriate texts to middle school student, police say
A Pelham police officer has resigned following an investigation involving potentially inappropriate messages with a student. The officer, who police have not identified, was initially put on leave in September. Officials announced Friday that an independent investigation by the Alabaster Police Department into the Pelham Park Middle School officer showed...
Roy S. Johnson: Hush arrest reveals infuriating thread of terror among our own
This is an opinion column. That thread. That infuriatingly annoying thread. That loose thread dangling from the sleeve of your favorite sweater. That loose and dangerous thread. You want to pull it, yet you don’t. You want to quickly yank it away, yet you don’t—afraid of where it might lead,...
Wildest murder story of the year? Blood reigns in Birmingham
This is an opinion cartoon. It’s raining blood in Birmingham. Because gun violence reigns in Birmingham. The Hush Lounge mass shooting investigation may have produced the wildest, most complicated murder story of the year. Our relentless crime reporter Carol Robinson has been putting the “murder on top of murder” puzzle pieces together from the beginning.
Alabama Man in Custody for October 2024 East Lake Shooting
Disclosure: State of Alabama-based writer. This article is a work from cited sources for informational purposes and is used with permission. No affiliate links are included. The Birmingham Police Department has announced that detectives have arrested a man in connection to the murder of Paul Devaried Terry Jr. Terry was shot and killed on Friday, October 11, 2024, in the 8200 Block of 4th Avenue North, also known as the East Lake area.
Man charged in fatal robbery 24 hours after Birmingham mass shooting has ‘been demonized,’ lawyer says
The attorney for one of four men charged with capital murder in the fatal robbery of a 32-year-old man less than 24 hours after a Birmingham mass shooting said his client maintains his innocence and is seeking to be released from jail on bond. Larry Denzel Rollins Jr., 31, is...