A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.”

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — A small Alabama city placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be disbanded, saying it has “operated as more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency.”

The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.

Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers are accused of multiple crimes, including removing evidence from the department's evidence room.

Hanceville, a small Alabama city of around 3,200 located about 45 miles north of Birmingham, placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after the grand jury recommendation. Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer said Thursday in a statement that the ...

Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker said five Hanceville police officers were indicted on corruption and drug charges.

There is a rampant culture of corruption in the Hanceville Police Department, which has recently operated as more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency.”

Attorney General Steve Marshall says his office will not be directly involved in the investigation into Hanceville Police Department.

Fate of Hanceville police department still uncertain after ‘culture of corruption’ accusations The fate of the Hanceville Police Department remains uncertain after the city council on Thursday delayed a vote on the possible ending of the department following a dispatcher’s death,

HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — As a small Alabama city weighs whether to disband its police department accused of having a “rampant culture of corruption,” residents are split over how to weigh the ...

An Alabama grand jury has recommended that the Hanceville Police Department be "immediately abolished," prosecutors said Wednesday.