Tuscaloosa Police Department

Police in Tuscaloosa have two suspects in custody after an alleged shoplifting incident at Target led to a low-speed chase around the University Mall parking lot.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has named his police chief, Brent Blankley, as the city's Executive Director of Public Safety, a newly created position which will see him assume command of the fire department and E-911 service.

Police are on 10th Avenue in Tuscaloosa after a pedestrian was struck by a driver there Tuesday morning.

The felony domestic violence charge against a high-ranking Tuscaloosa Police captain was dismissed last month after the alleged victim declined to proceed with prosecution.

Three people were shot in a residential area of Tuscaloosa overnight and two of them have died, police said.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department has identified the victims of two fatal wrecks in the city this weekend, including the University of Alabama student who died while crossing a local road Saturday afternoon.

A 19-year-old pedestrian died Saturday after she was struck by a vehicle in Tuscaloosa hours before the Alabama-LSU football game kicked off.

A Tuscaloosa County judge will not postpone the trial of a man who fatally shot a police officer over six years ago, denying a request from his new lawyers.

The Tuscaloosa City Council set aside around $360,000 for costs associated with hiring its new Executive Director of Public Safety, who will oversee the police and fire departments, and E-911 service.

Mayor Maddox is pushing for a new public safety role, but some council members are skeptical. Can a new director truly make a difference?