Small Alabama city’s police force put on leave after grand jury finds ‘rampant’ corruption
Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer said Thursday in a statement that the Cullman County Sheriff’s Department will temporarily take over over law enforcement duties as city officials mull the next steps.
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Alabama city divided over whether to abolish police department accused of “culture of corruption”
A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.” The residents of Hanceville, Alabama, flooded the city council on Thursday for a polarized debate over whether to disband the department altogether.
Small Alabama city's police force put on leave after grand jury finds 'rampant' corruption
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.
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Alabama city divided over whether to abolish police department accused of "culture of corruption"
A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.” The residents of Hanceville, Alabama, flooded the city council on Thursday for a polarized debate over whether to disband the department altogether.
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Alabama city divided over whether to abolish police department
A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.” The residents of Hanceville, Alabama, flooded the city council on
Death, evidence issues, a 'criminal enterprise': How an entire police department was put on leave
A grand jury handed down felony indictments against roughly half the Hanceville, Alabama, police force and recommended the department be abolished.
Alabama city divided over whether to abolish police department accused of “culture of corruption”
A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.”
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Small Alabama city's police force put on leave after grand jury finds 'rampant' 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.”
Alabama police force put on leave after grand jury says it operated like a "criminal enterprise"
The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.
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Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be abolished
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 ...
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Alabama police department should be abolished over "culture of corruption" after 5 officers charged, grand jury says
Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers are accused of multiple crimes, including removing evidence from the department's evidence room.
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Grand jury says abolish Alabama police department immediately: 'Culture of corruption'
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker said five Hanceville police officers were indicted on corruption and drug charges.