Alabama Crime

A 79-year-old man from Bankston was found guilty of attempted murder this week relating to a 2021 shooting.

Two teenagers from Tuskegee are facing multiple charges stemming from the Dadeville mass shooting that left four people dead and 32 injured.

You know, when Jack & Rose sneak off and end up in the back of a car? It is a pretty iconic scene in movie history and it leaves a question to be asked in Alabama. In fact, to refresh your memory....

Alabama's most common crimes may catch you by surprise. find out which crimes made the list.

It is a huge problem in West Alabama. It's not showing signs of slowing down in the near future. Finding a decent parking spot in downtown Tuscaloosa is always a challenge, but there's something you need to know if you plan to leave your car overnight.

I don't recall ever, in my 47 years, seeing a retailer do anything like this in the actual business. Other than the mini newspaper I see in Tuscaloosa/West Alabama gas stations, with mugshots of folks arrested in the last few weeks.

Now, we have a mom that noticed a man that set off her internal alarms because he was acting strange. Parents are blessed with this gift of the ability to sense that something is just off. That same man tried to take her child just a little while later. So, police are looking for this man that, allegedly, tried to abduct her child in a Walmart with her mother.

It's Christmas time for heaven's sake! Not only thieves at Christmas time, but brazen thieves in broad daylight! This is happening more and more in Tuscaloosa and West Alabama.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and RadarOnline, a young teen girl was allegedly kidnapped in Alabama and then taken across state lines. The young girl reportedly met someone named Colby Jordan in Houston County, Alabama. Houston County, of course, is the county with it's biggest city being Dothan, Alabama.

I wish violent crimes were not an everyday occurrence in Alabama. Wish in one hand, and, well, you-know-what in the other hand....and see which one fills up first. As we get ready for a new year, the violent crime statistics are released for review. This research is from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting stats on violent crime and property crime.