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.
Small Alabama city's police force put on leave after grand jury finds 'rampant' corruption
A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished.
Hanceville police should be abolished after dispatcher death, officer arrests, grand jury finds: ‘Rampant culture of corruption’
The police chief and four officers were arrested amid an intense investigation and scathing findings by the grand jury.
Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that the Hanceville Police Department be "immediately abolished," prosecutors said Wednesday.
Cullman County grand jury calls for the Hanceville Police Department to be abolished
The indictment from the grand jury alleges that five officers including the police chief of the Hanceville Police Department tampered with physical evidence, sold and distributed illegal drugs
Entire Alabama police department put on leave after grand jury recommends its abolition
The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”
Town's Entire Police Force Put On Leave After Jury Recommends Abolishing It
The entire police department in Hanceville, Alabama, has been placed on administrative leave following a grand jury's recommendation to abolish it. The grand jury described the department as "more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency" after indicting the police chief and four officers on corruption charges.
Hanceville police arrests, dispatcher’s death, corruption allegations threaten department: What we know today
A grand jury recommended abolishing the department after six arrests they said came from a "rampant culture of corruption." ...
Cullman Co. Sheriff’s Office to provide temporary service to city of Hanceville, all Hanceville police employees placed on administrative leave
The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office will temporarily provide all law enforcement services in the Hanceville Police ...
Hanceville says Cullman County Sheriff’s Office will temporarily take over police jurisdiction
The City of Hanceville has announced that the Cullman County Sheriff's Office is taking over its police jurisdiction ...
All Hanceville Police Department employees placed on administrative leave
The city of Hanceville announced that the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office will take over law enforcement within the city ...
‘We will do what is necessary’: Cullman Co. Sheriff assures department will respond to calls after Hanceville PD officers, chief arrested
The decision to abolish the police department now rests in the hands of Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer and the city council. In ...
Indictments shed new light on charges against Hanceville Police chief, officers and spouse
Indictments filed with the Cullman County Circuit Court are shedding new light on charges against the Hanceville Police Chief ...
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Grand jury calls for abolition of Hanceville Police Department after arrest of officers, death of dispatcher
A grand jury in Cullman County is calling for the immediate abolishment of the Hanceville Police Department following the arrests of multiple officers.
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Authorities said five Hanceville police officers and one of their spouses are facing charges as a result of an investigation ...