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Alabama football's backup safety Dre Kirkpatrick, Jr. was allegedly speeding on the Tuscaloosa Strip and fled from police who tried to stop him before his weekend arrest.

John Hooks, the longtime chief of the University of Alabama Police Department, is resigning after a decade in the role.

The University of Alabama is offering unrivaled salaries and benefits for new police officers, even those without any prior experience.

The police departments at the University of Alabama and the city of Tuscaloosa are opening a joint precinct on the Strip to increase safety there, they announced Friday.

A Northport man is facing misdemeanor charges after he allegedly spit on event staff members at Bryant-Denny Stadium during the football game there Saturday.

A statement from a UA spokesperson indicates that the man was not charged with any crimes.

Several dozen units have responded and we are working to learn more about the situation.