Crime Archives December 2020
Search underway for Tuscaloosa attempted murder, robbery suspect
Man found dead from gunshot in Montgomery
Former north Alabama high school teacher indicted for sex act with student
27-year-old sought in Montgomery murder
6-month-old killed in Tuscaloosa County; caretaker charged with murder
Anthony Quinn Warner’s girlfriend warned police he was making bombs a year before Nashville blast
New Alabama parole system head is a reformer: Q&A with Cam Ward
Missing 14-year-old girl found safe after 3 1/2 hour search in east Birmingham
Rapper Splash Zanotti accused of kidnapping Florida couple
20-year-old charged with murder, arson in Winston County slaying
Justice Department officially closes case involving Tamir Rice without bringing charges against police officers
65-year-old man dies 10 days after Montgomery shooting
2 suspects sought in holdup at CVS on Birmingham’s Southside
Trio indicted in shooting death of 8-year-old Royta Giles inside the Riverchase Galleria
Suspect in Tuscaloosa officer’s murder accused of trying to bribe a jailer for drugs
Son charged with murder in mother’s death in Irondale apartment
Anthony Quinn Warner: ‘Nashville and the world is never going to forget me’
29-year-old man shot to death in Montgomery
50-year-old woman found slain in north Birmingham apartment
Alabama conservation officer injured in crash during pursuit
Text scam targets concealed carry permit holders, authorities warn
Woman stole money, debit card from elderly woman during church service, police say
Lori Loughlin, ‘Full House’ actress, released from prison after college bribery scheme
62-year-old woman killed in domestic homicide in Irondale
Why did Anthony Quinn Warner bomb downtown Nashville on Christmas Day?
Anthony Quinn Warner, Nashville explosion suspect, died in blast, FBI says
Sunday-morning shooting leaves 1 man dead in southwest Birmingham
Anthony Quinn Warner: Antioch, Tennessee man killed in Nashville explosion; what we know
61-year-old man killed in Montgomery shooting
Montgomery man charged in shooting that left 1 dead, 3 wounded
Woman critically injured in Mobile fire early Christmas morning
Suspect fires at Tuscaloosa police, charged with attempted murder: Authorities
Man charged with attempted murder of Covington County deputy
Alabama mother of 8 missing since 2018 leaves family seeking answers
‘She was a beautiful spirit’: Slain nursing student Destiny Washington honored at UAB vigil
Walker County corrections officer charged with smuggling contraband for cash
Northport man charged with 15 counts of possessing child pornography
52 COVID-19 positive Alabama inmates dead this year after state reports 2 more deaths
Suspect in Birmingham cold case murder jailed 10 years after the crime
Prichard police officer charged with murder fired, faces excessive force lawsuit
Jackson County Commission chairman resigns during courthouse surveillance investigation
Suspect in shooting of MetroPCS store clerk now in custody
4 found dead after welfare checks, suspect kills self in Mississippi near Alabama border: Report
Woman killed in single-vehicle crash on Lee-Macon county line
Louis Nix III home after being shot, looking forward to Notre Dame-Alabama
Ensley man indicted by federal grand jury in armed robberies of Birmingham Family Dollars
Po Po Po! Birmingham police toss toys to kids during west side sleigh ride
Alabama poultry worker killed by co-worker shooting at stray chickens, authorities say
$5,000 reward offered in random I-59/20 shooting that paralyzed Georgia husband and father
Prichard police officer charged with murder in off-duty shooting
Man, 37, held teen girl against her will and raped her, authorities say
‘Operation Home Alone’: Alabama man arrested in Florida for allegedly soliciting sex from teen
1 killed in single-vehicle Montgomery wreck Monday morning
Woman arrested for allegedly using girl to smuggle drugs into Alabama jail
Father, daughter dead in Athens murder-suicide
3 state inmates with COVID-19 die within 10 days of each other
Ex-UAB athlete charged with capital murder in nursing student Destiny Washington’s shooting death
‘He was my shadow’: Mother vows justice for son, father-to-be, killed in Birmingham
No charges will be filed in north Birmingham shooting that left 2 dead
Alabama investigating secret surveillance of courthouse employee
Police investigating afternoon shooting off Lakeshore Parkway; 1 injured during dispute
Alabama father and son kill each other in fight over dog
40-year-old man killed in Montgomery shooting
Veteran now charged with capital murder in 11-year-old Jeffco boy’s hunting death
Fundraiser for family of 9-year-old Alabama girl struck, killed by car passes goal
Teenager killed in single-vehicle crash in Northport
Domestic violence suspect captured after getting stuck in wall while hiding from police
Man shot to death in Birmingham’s Elyton Village
‘She wanted a good life’: Family, friends stunned by nursing student’s murder outside UAB building
2 killed in separate Montgomery shootings in past 24 hours
Teen’s Alabama Christmas party shooting death a hate crime, family says
Man shot at Huntsville gas station
Alabama inmates sleep on floors as jails overcrowded: ‘It’s inhumane.’
Nosey, ‘world’s saddest elephant’ taken from Alabama, adopted in Tennessee
2 charged with kidnapping after 2-year-old boy left at Mississippi Goodwill
UAB nursing student shot to death in vehicle outside Hill Student Center
Supervisor suspended after illegal winery found at Alabama wastewater plant, mayor says
‘I will never get over this’: Midfield High graduate honored after deadly shooting
Muscle Shoals man who allegedly took woman from her home charged with kidnapping, sexual abuse
‘Born to love - trained to serve’: Homewood K9s getting new body armor
Suspect captured in road-rage shooting that killed young Blount County man
Man out on bond in shooting charged with teen’s murder at Prichard Christmas party
6 suspects indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Family argument in Bessemer leaves father shot, son in custody
Young man shot, killed while sitting in vehicle in north Birmingham
Huntsville man’s death sentence overturned
$2,500 reward offered in Mobile’s 8 unsolved 2020 murders
‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect sought in shooting of Birmingham MetroPCS clerk
Alabama man sentenced to life without parole for killing ex-wife at her bakery
Lee County teen threatened to shoot deputy and his wife with AK-47, sheriff says
Alabama man convicted of murder sentenced to prison for pipe bomb
Suspect indicted in shooting death of Kimberly police Officer Nick O’Rear
3 more federal executions planned ahead of Biden inauguration topping state executions for 1st time
Peter Nygard, Canadian fashion mogul, arrested on sex abuse charges
Gunfire at Bessemer home leaves 1 dead
Family convicted Alabama judge stole $25,000 from: ‘I’m poor....I can’t go against no judge’
Mobile man charged with murder in deadly Auburn crash
Police seize 13 gambling machines at Decatur business
Alabama man gets 3 years in prison for transporting guns to Buffalo
Accused bank robber wounded in exchange of gunfire with Montgomery police
Woman called 911 while being raped and choked, Limestone County Sheriff’s Office says
1 seriously injured by gunfire inside Birmingham Ramada Inn hotel room
Masked man robs east Jefferson County credit union
Unjustifiable Chapter 6: The legacy of Bonita Carter
Deadly gun violence hits Birmingham family for 2nd time in just over a year
Police use pain to make people obey. But critics say dog bites go too far.
Louis Nix III, former Notre Dame nose guard, shot in Florida
1 dead, 2 injured in Prichard Christmas party shooting
Man whose decapitated, burning body found in Birmingham ID’d; suspect charged
Man found shot to death in vehicle on Birmingham’s west side
20-year-old charged with capital murder in Midfield double killing
Alabama-raised cop named Deputy of the Year in Mississippi
2 killed in Mobile motorcycle crash
Birmingham toddler’s blunt force trauma death ruled a homicide
Burning body found in Birmingham was decapitated; person of interest in custody
Man charged with murder in Huntsville bar shooting
Alfred Bourgeois, truck driver who killed daughter, 10th federal inmate executed in 2020
‘She’s an angel now’: Family mourns toddler girl who died from head injury
Trio charged in Lee County kidnapping, robbery
Man facing capital murder charge in deadly Walker County shooting
New York first responders honor colleague who died in Alabama
Alfred Bourgeois to become 2nd federal inmate executed in 2 days
1-year-old Birmingham girl dies weeks after suffering blunt force trauma
1 critically injured in Walker County shooting
Body found burning in vacant Birmingham building
3rd suspect jailed in 2019 killing of UAB student in Galleria parking deck
Randall Woodfin: No defunding Birmingham police but more accountability, training coming
Boyfriend charged in killing of Tiffany Osborne whose body was found under a mattress
Pair charged in November holdup at Hoover bank; suspected in Trussville, Georgia robberies
Man serving life for 1993 Jefferson County double murder dies in prison
Watch accused beer and bong thief shoot at Montgomery store clerk; suspect’s ID sought
Video of men taunting woman passed out in a car leads to Mobile arrest
U.S. Marshals capture 2 Birmingham men sought in statewide car break-in spree
Recaptured teen who escaped Bessemer police now charged in 2 Tuscaloosa carjackings
Wanted Bessemer murder suspect found hiding in closet, wearing a wig
Authorities ID 37-year-old Bessemer man fatally shot in Ensley home
Alabama’s deadliest jail sees nine inmate deaths since 2019
88-year-old man killed in Cullman County wreck with truck
1 shot dead Tuesday night in Ensley
Suspect sought in November shooting death of 59-year-old man in Bessemer
3 females injured in Birmingham shooting - 2 of them critically
Former Alabama judge sentenced to prison for theft, abuse of power
Canadian financier fights deportation in multi-million dollar fraud: ‘Never been to Alabama’
18-year-old found fatally shot in Montgomery; 16-year-old charged
Father stabbed 2-year-old daughter, Mobile police say
How court-ordered drug testing in Alabama poses impossible choices
Man shot to death at Talladega County gas station; investigation ongoing
Search continues for Birmingham man who vanished in 2019; police ask for public’s help
Carjacking suspect captured by sheriff’s deputies after chase throughout Jefferson County
Police: Man trying to break into Mobile precinct drops canned sausage, yells at cops
Clues sought in 2010 death of Birmingham man fatally shot at his front door
Gunman sought in 75-mile Alabama chase found murdered on Atlanta street
Trump plans 5 executions before Biden’s inauguration
19-year-old Bessemer escapee recaptured after 3 days on the run
3 hurt in weekend Tuscaloosa shootings; multiple children present when gunfire erupted
Twin brothers charged in Sunday-night shooting death of 19-year-old
Authorities ID 2 killed in overnight shootings in Center Point and Birmingham
Unjustifiable Chapter 5: The story of the man who killed Bonita Carter
Young man gunned down in Center Point street following argument
Mobile sheriff’s ‘thug’ Christmas tree photo deleted; rebranded Warrant Wednesday
Witnesses, clues sought in Midfield shooting that killed 2
Dispute at Center Point Parkway store leaves 1 injured by gunfire
10-term Alabama sheriff to face trial next year on theft, ethics charges
2 killed - including pregnant woman - in Saturday night Jefferson County crashes
5-year-old shot in Forestdale; investigation ongoing
Three Alabama jailers beat man until they broke bones in his face, says federal lawsuit
Man found shot dead in Birmingham alley is city’s 113th homicide of 2020
Authorities searching for man who escaped Bessemer police custody
Witnesses sought in fatal Blount County road rage incident
Alex City double-murder suspect in killings of mother, son captured
37-year-old man ID’d as victim in fatal single-vehicle Tuscaloosa wreck
‘Delta Dawn’ infant identified: Mystery of child found in river in 1982 solved; mother still missing
Mobile sheriff’s ‘thug’ Christmas tree draws criticism for ‘despicable’ racial connotations
Alabama murder suspect confessed: ‘We planned it all,’ police testify
Former Alabama judge ‘stole from those who couldn’t protect themselves,’ prosecutor writes
Montgomery police arrest suspect in murder of elderly man
Talladega County employee convicted of using work truck to deliver meth
Kyle Rittenhouse must stand trial for Kenosha shooting, court rules
Mobile mother allegedly threw her baby to the ground
Huntsville city schools will reopen Monday without computers
Man gets 25 years in prison for murder of single Mobile mother
4 arrested - including 16-year-old - after shots fired into Bessemer home
Montgomery police charge man with woman’s murder
Alabama man allegedly cut girlfriend’s throat after she called him ugly, insulted his family
19-year-old woman, 20-year-old man killed in Midfield shooting
Authorities seek homicide suspect after Wednesday night shooting on Highway 75 in Blount County
Birmingham officer arrested for allegedly taking advantage of elderly relative
3 people hit by vehicle near Avondale Park, 1 critical
Autauga County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect wanted on underage sex abuse
‘He was one of a kind’: Daughter mourns father killed in Ensley double shooting
Obama: ‘Defund the police’ a ‘snappy slogan’ that misses the mark
76-year-old Shelby County man convicted in shotgun shooting that blinded his brother
Suspect charged in November slaying of Montgomery Public Schools teacher
$2,000 reward offered in search for ‘armed and dangerous’ double murder suspect
22-year-old charged in deadly shooting at Fairfield BP station
Former U.S. attorney advises parents, staff after Huntsville schools ransomware attack
2 young men killed just 30 minutes apart now identified
Trump may as well pardon Alabama, too
Former Alabama judge deserves prison for ‘gut-wrenching ... lies, deceit,’ fellow judge writes
Cause of death undetermined for Taylor Rose Williams, Florida girl buried in Alabama
Alabama death row inmate Willie B. Smith III’s execution set for Feb. 11
Dash cam shows multi-county police chase with armed suspect; 1 charged
Huntsville students out all week after computer system attack
‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect sought in Alexander City double killing of woman and her teen son
Mobile police chief tests positive for COVID-19
Boaz man faces charges after reportedly striking deputy’s vehicle
Gunfire in west Birmingham neighborhood leaves 1 dead
21-year-old killed in shooting near Fairfield gas station off I-59/20
5-year-old killed after Alabama soldier allegedly forced him out of car at night
Dying man who confessed to 1995 Alabama murder free on bail
Montgomery woman faces murder charge in stabbing death
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